Comments on: The Perils of DRM-protected eBooks http://blog.text2go.com/2008/01/04/the-perils-of-drm-protected-ebooks/ Blogging about text to speech for iPods Tue, 02 Mar 2010 07:30:01 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Steven Gregory http://blog.text2go.com/2008/01/04/the-perils-of-drm-protected-ebooks/#comment-2356 Steven Gregory Thu, 25 Feb 2010 08:43:27 +0000 http://text2go.wordpress.com/2008/01/04/the-perils-of-drm-protected-ebooks/#comment-2356 I have several novels and computer eBooks that are "protected." It has been so frustrating because my Palm Treo 755p is chock full of programs that were hard to juggle. For example, my Slovo Ed Unabridged Dictionary and English-Spanish Dictionaries were a a real mind bender to distribute amongst internal memory and SD card. I've also recovered from several crashes and operating system reinstalls. Every time something like this happens I loose some of my most important eBook licenses and registrations. I have frequently exhausted my registration limit and have to resort to getting in touch with the publisher for a little understanding and reinstatement. I hate the hassle. It's been months since I've been able to read my a couple of my computer eBooks upon which my livelihood depends. I have several novels and computer eBooks that are “protected.” It has been so frustrating because my Palm Treo 755p is chock full of programs that were hard to juggle. For example, my Slovo Ed Unabridged Dictionary and English-Spanish Dictionaries were a a real mind bender to distribute amongst internal memory and SD card. I’ve also recovered from several crashes and operating system reinstalls. Every time something like this happens I loose some of my most important eBook licenses and registrations. I have frequently exhausted my registration limit and have to resort to getting in touch with the publisher for a little understanding and reinstatement. I hate the hassle. It’s been months since I’ve been able to read my a couple of my computer eBooks upon which my livelihood depends.

]]> By: Stuart http://blog.text2go.com/2008/01/04/the-perils-of-drm-protected-ebooks/#comment-2266 Stuart Fri, 14 Aug 2009 08:22:32 +0000 http://text2go.wordpress.com/2008/01/04/the-perils-of-drm-protected-ebooks/#comment-2266 I have purchased an ebook but it will allow me only to read on E Reader and Stanza ok when i entered my credit card but my favorite app to read on is Bookshelf which cost $10 on itunes by far the best ebook reader with automatic scroll so when i am on the treadmill it's great . How can i get that book in my Bookshelf ? I have purchased an ebook but it will allow me only to read on E Reader and Stanza ok when i entered my credit card
but my favorite app to read on is Bookshelf which cost $10 on itunes by far the best ebook reader with automatic scroll so when i am on the treadmill it’s great .
How can i get that book in my Bookshelf ?

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]]> By: Gabriel Agu http://blog.text2go.com/2008/01/04/the-perils-of-drm-protected-ebooks/#comment-2058 Gabriel Agu Sat, 10 May 2008 20:35:32 +0000 http://text2go.wordpress.com/2008/01/04/the-perils-of-drm-protected-ebooks/#comment-2058 M. Gladding, sir I'm pleased to note that I have been able to restore my ebooks and they have opened. I deleted the previous copies and downloaded them again from my ebookshelf. Thanks for the role you played. I hope that eventually a more sensible alternative to DRM will be found for digital books. The ebook is one of the best things that ever happened to computers, in my opinion. M. Gladding, sir
I’m pleased to note that I have been able to restore my ebooks and they have opened. I deleted the previous copies and downloaded them again from my ebookshelf. Thanks for the role you played. I hope that eventually a more sensible alternative to DRM will be found for digital books. The ebook is one of the best things that ever happened to computers, in my opinion.

]]> By: mgladding http://blog.text2go.com/2008/01/04/the-perils-of-drm-protected-ebooks/#comment-2047 mgladding Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:46:54 +0000 http://text2go.wordpress.com/2008/01/04/the-perils-of-drm-protected-ebooks/#comment-2047 Hello Gabriel, Thanks for sharing your story. I hear of this scenario time and time again. I took the liberty of contacting eBooks.com and pointed them at your comment, not expecting a reply. However, I'm pleased to say that I got the follow very prompt reply. --- Thank you for your message, I am not sure why he didnt get a reply if he email us. The ebooks should all be still in his account for which fresh downloads should work with the new reader installation. If he has any further problems however if he can email help@ebooks.com again and I will keep an eye out for any emails. Regards eBooks.com Support --- I strongly suggest you send a detailed description of your problem to the email address above. Let me know how you get on and if you don't have any satisfaction, I'll follow it up again. Good luck! Hello Gabriel,

Thanks for sharing your story. I hear of this scenario time and time again. I took the liberty of contacting eBooks.com and pointed them at your comment, not expecting a reply.

However, I’m pleased to say that I got the follow very prompt reply.

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Thank you for your message, I am not sure why he didnt get a reply if he email us. The ebooks should all be still in his account for which fresh downloads should work with the new reader installation. If he has any further problems however if he can email help@ebooks.com again and I will keep an eye out for any emails.

Regards
eBooks.com Support

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I strongly suggest you send a detailed description of your problem to the email address above. Let me know how you get on and if you don’t have any satisfaction, I’ll follow it up again. Good luck!

]]> By: Gabriel Agu http://blog.text2go.com/2008/01/04/the-perils-of-drm-protected-ebooks/#comment-2042 Gabriel Agu Sun, 27 Apr 2008 20:35:26 +0000 http://text2go.wordpress.com/2008/01/04/the-perils-of-drm-protected-ebooks/#comment-2042 I am a teacher by profession and a strong advocate of ebooks over paperback. Recently I had an experience from an ebook site (ebooks.com) over DRM books that I can't recover from. I changed my laptop, reinstall the readers and activated them(I use Microsoft, Mobi and Adobe just in case a needed book is available in one format only) and then none of the books on my hard-drive would open again. I contacted ebooks.com and requested another download or to re-activate the copies in my computer. They didn't even bother to reply. I don't live in the US so I believe I've lost my investments for sure. This has been my experience with DRM. I wish people could read your article and help speak for the rights of others. Thank you. I am a teacher by profession and a strong advocate of ebooks over paperback. Recently I had an experience from an ebook site (ebooks.com) over DRM books that I can’t recover from. I changed my laptop, reinstall the readers and activated them(I use Microsoft, Mobi and Adobe just in case a needed book is available in one format only) and then none of the books on my hard-drive would open again. I contacted ebooks.com and requested another download or to re-activate the copies in my computer. They didn’t even bother to reply.

I don’t live in the US so I believe I’ve lost my investments for sure. This has been my experience with DRM. I wish people could read your article and help speak for the rights of others. Thank you.

]]> By: The Top 13 DRM-free eBook Sites « Text2Go Blog http://blog.text2go.com/2008/01/04/the-perils-of-drm-protected-ebooks/#comment-1930 The Top 13 DRM-free eBook Sites « Text2Go Blog Thu, 03 Jan 2008 20:46:02 +0000 http://text2go.wordpress.com/2008/01/04/the-perils-of-drm-protected-ebooks/#comment-1930 [...] The Top 13 DRM-free eBook Sites January 4, 2008 at 6:44 am | In eBook | With the holidays upon us, many of us can think of nothing better than curling up with a good book. Therefore I  thought it a good time to compile a list of the top DRM-free eBook sites. If you want to know what DRM is and why it’s bad when it comes to eBooks, see my previous post on The Perils of DRM-protected eBooks. [...] [...] The Top 13 DRM-free eBook Sites January 4, 2008 at 6:44 am | In eBook | With the holidays upon us, many of us can think of nothing better than curling up with a good book. Therefore I  thought it a good time to compile a list of the top DRM-free eBook sites. If you want to know what DRM is and why it’s bad when it comes to eBooks, see my previous post on The Perils of DRM-protected eBooks. [...]

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