|
It's not just the proprietary nature of DRM, it's the varying implementations. I use Mobipocket Reader exclusively on my iPAQ 4700. It's the only reader I've installed for several years. However, when I change devices, I have to redownload all of my ebooks, which is a huge task. A universal device, or universal software, won't fix this. I'd still have to redownload all the books because of the DRM implementation.
With books, when I buy them, they're mine for life. With ebooks, they're mine until I change devices, update the ROM, etc., then I have to go get them again. What happens if Mobipocket dies in five or ten years and I can't get a new PID for my new device? My entire library of ebooks will have been wiped out. DRM needs to be tied to me, not a device. That way, I'll always have the ebooks.
|