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ebook sites
(updated April 4, 04)
1. FictionWise,
multi formats one stop
shopping site, include non fiction and exclusive short fictions.
2. BlackMask,
the best free ebook site in several
formats.
3. PeanutPress, award winning ebook store
for PDA, friendly DRM solutions.
4. Execubook,
eSummaries that deliver wisdom. Perfect for PDA users.
5. eBookAd, many indies label are here
6.
Univ. of Virginia
Library, Free ebooks
7. FreeeLiterature dot com,
classics for free
8. Memoware, free documents from
volunteers.
9.
ESSPC, great place to
start your collection (Free)
10.The Online Book Page,
from U.Penn. new
5
Recommended eBooks from my ebook shelf
(April 04)
(email me for 10%
off coupon)
1.
Don't Know Much About History
2.
Dirty Little Secrets
3.
Killing The Buddha
4.
The Get With the Program! Guide to Fast Food and Family Restaurants
5.
Flirt Coach
Pocket
PC eBooks
Bestseller List
(Jan-Mar 04)
1.
Star Trek Series
2.
Angels and Demons
3.
Holly Bible NIV ed.
4.
The
Da Vinci Code
5.
Deception Points
6.
Letters to Penthouse XIX
7.
Letters to Penthouse XVIII
8.
Resolutions
9.
7 Keys to Weight Loss Freedom
10.
Against All Enemies
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Kill DRM5
This is a great respond from Ed Hansberry, a Microsoft MVP regarding my idea of ebook distribution bundled with the printed book using DRM level 3 (printing buyer identification in the ebook). Now I learn some bad things of using DRM level 5 (which is MS Reader 1.5 for desktop and laptop use). This type of protection is used when you see "only for desktop and laptop, not for pokcet pc" in the MS Reader ebook's description in Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and other sites.
I don't think it is an issue of tracking a rogue ebook back to the purchaser. DRM 3 allows that. Is\t is the publisher assumes everyone is a thief and with DRM 5 they can completely restrict the locations of the ebooks. Never mind that you can't loan the book to a friend, or spouse, or that you lose your ebook if you get a new PC or just reformat your existing hard drive, or get a new Pocket PC, or any number of other things that could prevent you from legitimately copying the book to your PPC. The Audible DRM model is much less restrictive, and I've still had to call their tech support to get content activated because of software glitches.
> Does it mean if I change my notebook then all the ebooks using DRM 5 can't be read in my new notebook (or pocketpc when it allows)?
Bingo! You are toast if you are getting a new machine. Just be sure to read everything before making the switch.
Note on the PC it isn't hardware specific. It gets a number off of the HD that is placed there during formatting. Get a new OS and reformat your HD and you are equally screwed. This isn't MS either. This is mandated by the publishers. MS could do whatever they wanted to do, and they insist on this draconian measure. Even when MS Reader for the PPC is updated to allow DRM-5 content, I doubt I'll bother until the publishers treat me like a customer and not a thief.
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