Comments on: Expecting to read Adobe-DRMed books soon on your iPhone via Digital Editions? Fergit it, perhaps http://www.teleread.com/drm/expecting-to-read-adobe-drmed-books-soon-on-your-iphone-via-digital-editions-fergit-it-perhaps/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:23:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Felix Torres http://www.teleread.com/drm/expecting-to-read-adobe-drmed-books-soon-on-your-iphone-via-digital-editions-fergit-it-perhaps/comment-page-1/#comment-1061947 Felix Torres Thu, 21 May 2009 11:47:45 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/2009/02/01/expecting-to-read-adobe-drmed-books-soon-on-your-iphone-via-digital-editions-fergit-it-perhaps/#comment-1061947 Eric: things have changed since the article came out. Adobe is now shoving their DRM SDK out to any and all comers and there are at least a half-dozen dedicated ebook readers promising Adept comptatibility Real-soon-now. I wouldn't holding my breath just yet but the stampede unto the Adobe DRM bandwagon is on. Now, if your definition of potable devices is limited to the iPhone/iPod, you may have to wait until Stanza implements Adept-compatibility but most dedicated ebook Readers should be "infected" with Adobe's DRM by the end of the year. ;) Eric: things have changed since the article came out.
Adobe is now shoving their DRM SDK out to any and all comers and there are at least a half-dozen dedicated ebook readers promising Adept comptatibility Real-soon-now. I wouldn’t holding my breath just yet but the stampede unto the Adobe DRM bandwagon is on. Now, if your definition of potable devices is limited to the iPhone/iPod, you may have to wait until Stanza implements Adept-compatibility but most dedicated ebook Readers should be “infected” with Adobe’s DRM by the end of the year. ;)

]]> By: Eric http://www.teleread.com/drm/expecting-to-read-adobe-drmed-books-soon-on-your-iphone-via-digital-editions-fergit-it-perhaps/comment-page-1/#comment-1061700 Eric Thu, 21 May 2009 04:03:23 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/2009/02/01/expecting-to-read-adobe-drmed-books-soon-on-your-iphone-via-digital-editions-fergit-it-perhaps/#comment-1061700 interesting article. adobe really has a flawed business model here. do they really expect consumers to purchase drm-ed ebooks without a mobile platform on which to easily transport them to. dont get me wrong, i think de is a great peice of software. it is everything i could want in a DESKTOP ebook reader. but the fact remains, unless i an using a netbook, i am not going to what to read my ebooks on a full blown pc, i am going to want to port them to a portable media player (iphone/itouch etc.) so that i can enjoy them in a comfortable location of my choosing. interesting article.
adobe really has a flawed business model here.
do they really expect consumers to purchase drm-ed ebooks without a mobile platform on which to easily transport them to.

dont get me wrong, i think de is a great peice of software. it is everything i could want in a DESKTOP ebook reader. but the fact remains, unless i an using a netbook, i am not going to what to read my ebooks on a full blown pc, i am going to want to port them to a portable media player (iphone/itouch etc.) so that i can enjoy them in a comfortable location of my choosing.

]]> By: Bobby http://www.teleread.com/drm/expecting-to-read-adobe-drmed-books-soon-on-your-iphone-via-digital-editions-fergit-it-perhaps/comment-page-1/#comment-1011440 Bobby Tue, 10 Feb 2009 20:55:25 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/2009/02/01/expecting-to-read-adobe-drmed-books-soon-on-your-iphone-via-digital-editions-fergit-it-perhaps/#comment-1011440 Here's a stetement I wrote for you Peter: "We care about our customers and we are working towards an ebook model that does not totally disregard their wants and needs." I was just hoodwinked into Adobe Digital Reader by purchasing an ebook at ebooks.com. They got their $16 but thats it, never again. Plus, now I am upset about Adobe's reader that I just married and am about to divorce along with any other new adobe products I encounter. Oh yeah, I am a photrapher Peter. I look forward to the next Adobe Yoda quote. Here’s a stetement I wrote for you Peter:

“We care about our customers and we are working towards an ebook model that does not totally disregard their wants and needs.”

I was just hoodwinked into Adobe Digital Reader by purchasing an ebook at ebooks.com. They got their $16 but thats it, never again. Plus, now I am upset about Adobe’s reader that I just married and am about to divorce along with any other new adobe products I encounter. Oh yeah, I am a photrapher Peter.

I look forward to the next Adobe Yoda quote.

]]> By: David Rothman http://www.teleread.com/drm/expecting-to-read-adobe-drmed-books-soon-on-your-iphone-via-digital-editions-fergit-it-perhaps/comment-page-1/#comment-1011351 David Rothman Tue, 10 Feb 2009 14:13:02 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/2009/02/01/expecting-to-read-adobe-drmed-books-soon-on-your-iphone-via-digital-editions-fergit-it-perhaps/#comment-1011351 Thanks, Peter! D Thanks, Peter! D

]]> By: Peter Sorotokin http://www.teleread.com/drm/expecting-to-read-adobe-drmed-books-soon-on-your-iphone-via-digital-editions-fergit-it-perhaps/comment-page-1/#comment-1011241 Peter Sorotokin Tue, 10 Feb 2009 05:25:28 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/2009/02/01/expecting-to-read-adobe-drmed-books-soon-on-your-iphone-via-digital-editions-fergit-it-perhaps/#comment-1011241 David, We cannot make statements about the future. Hadrien is right that Adobe EPUB/PDF engine does not depend on Flash. Peter Sorotokin Digital Publishing Adobe Systems Inc. David,

We cannot make statements about the future.

Hadrien is right that Adobe EPUB/PDF engine does not depend on Flash.

Peter Sorotokin
Digital Publishing
Adobe Systems Inc.

]]> By: David Rothman http://www.teleread.com/drm/expecting-to-read-adobe-drmed-books-soon-on-your-iphone-via-digital-editions-fergit-it-perhaps/comment-page-1/#comment-1009069 David Rothman Mon, 02 Feb 2009 04:51:31 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/2009/02/01/expecting-to-read-adobe-drmed-books-soon-on-your-iphone-via-digital-editions-fergit-it-perhaps/#comment-1009069 Many thanks, Hadrien. It would be nice if the Adobe material were clearer. What's more, is it possible that the mobile edition <em>for the iPhone</em> is to be Flashed-based? At any rate, the big issue remains. If Flash isn't an issue, then why is Adobe taking so long to bring out an iPhone e-reader? At least on Mobi's case, we can speculate about Amazon's possible fears that the iPhone will be a Kindle-killer. Any, big thanks for speaking up! And if someone from Adobe cares to join in, then so much the better! Just what does Adobe have in mind as an e-reader for the iPhone? And is Flash involved? David Many thanks, Hadrien. It would be nice if the Adobe material were clearer. What’s more, is it possible that the mobile edition for the iPhone is to be Flashed-based?

At any rate, the big issue remains. If Flash isn’t an issue, then why is Adobe taking so long to bring out an iPhone e-reader? At least on Mobi’s case, we can speculate about Amazon’s possible fears that the iPhone will be a Kindle-killer.

Any, big thanks for speaking up! And if someone from Adobe cares to join in, then so much the better! Just what does Adobe have in mind as an e-reader for the iPhone? And is Flash involved?

David

]]> By: Hadrien Gardeur http://www.teleread.com/drm/expecting-to-read-adobe-drmed-books-soon-on-your-iphone-via-digital-editions-fergit-it-perhaps/comment-page-1/#comment-1009020 Hadrien Gardeur Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:39:09 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/2009/02/01/expecting-to-read-adobe-drmed-books-soon-on-your-iphone-via-digital-editions-fergit-it-perhaps/#comment-1009020 Desktop DE is flash based but not the mobile edition (Sony Reader). Desktop DE is flash based but not the mobile edition (Sony Reader).

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