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Archives: Digital rights management

Can You Actually "Sell" an E-book? How You Answer Affects Your Revenue Assumptions

Customers have accepted the analogy that they “buy” e-books, but publishers may be faced with accepting the fact that they’re selling licenses. What this could mean to their bottom lines may not be the most painful part of this shift.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Feb 23, 2011
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O’Reilly to Amazon: Open the Kindle!

Part 1 of a 3-part series — Amazon’s proprietary e-book platform needs to open up in order to truly thrive.

  • By David Crotty
  • Jul 7, 2009
  • 3 Comments

More Kindle Limitations Discovered

Two new undocumented DRM limitations make the Kindle a less appealing device.

  • By David Crotty
  • Jun 24, 2009
  • 2 Comments

Kindle Failings Serve as Early Warning

Expensive, proprietary systems are no basis of a successful business strategy.

  • By David Crotty
  • Apr 23, 2009
  • 12 Comments

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