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LIR: mara. It is more the necessity of having DRM. You're absolutely right that there is no Kindle DRM that supports a library model

Posted by kilbowl full of jelly (aka kkuphal) Dec 16 '10, 10:36

but non-DRM ebooks (EPUB/PDF) do work on the Kindle but, for obvious reasons, libraries will not use it.

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I'm not sure where we're supposed to get them. There's a vendor we can use? -- nm - mara Dec 16, 10:40 4
- Probably not. I can't see any publisher putting out non-DRM protected books. Truthfully, I put most of the blame on Amazon. I don't see what reason - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 16, 10:41 3
  - So I guess I totally misinterpreted your first post then. -- nm - mara Dec 16, 10:44 1
    - Oh, I'd love it if libraries went DRM free like iTunes did. It'd be great - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 16, 10:46
  - One thing is that Overdrive (the big library vendor) uses their own software download. -- nm - Amy Dec 16, 10:43
Some libraries circulate Kindles pre-loaded. We used to do that with Sony Readers. And mara, thanks for making me look! The overdrive app updated - Amy Dec 16, 10:37 3
- Interestingly, the color Nook has been rooted/hacked to run stock Android -- nm - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 16, 10:38 2
  - As soon as my "new ever 2" credit hits I'm getting whatevs Verizon is offering that is also a phone. Galaxy, or the next new thing. -- nm - Amy Dec 16, 10:39 1
    - Yes, that's the cream of the crop in Android tablets, for sure -- nm - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 16, 10:40

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