Ebook Formats, DRM and You — A Guide for the Perplexed

Last updated on 22nd March, 2013 DRM: What it is and why you should care about it. DRM is used by publishers to restrict what you can do with your ebooks. DRM controls which devices you can use to read your ebook, and stops you converting your ebooks from one format to another. DRM makes buying and using ebooks harder. When you first start using ebooks, you might not notice the restrictions very much. There are several different DRM schemes. When you want to use a different ebook reader, or if the supplier stops supporting the ebooks you’ve bought, you may lose access to your DRMed ebooks. So to be able to read your ebooks on all the devices you have now, and to be sure that you will still be able to read your ebooks in the future, you will want to remove the DRM. Anti-Piracy Notice Please only use this application for gaining full access to your own ebooks for archiving/converson/convenience. Current Ebook Formats and DRM schemes There are three main current eBook formats. Ways to Remove DRM

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