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01-25-2019 , 02:38 PM
Hi,

I hope I post in the correct section.

2 of my all-time favorite books on Poker strategy are Poker Theory and Poker Tournament for Advanced Players. I’ve the French edition of these books.

I play Poker for about 13 years now but I still like read books. So just for curiosity I was thinking of buying NL Hold’em Theory and Practice from my preferred Poker author. :-)

I found it at bargain price 2nd hand but if possible I’d buy it as an eBook. However, I’ll only buy it (electronically) if it’s DRM free.

Hence my question : is there a DRM free eBook shop selling it ?

Thanks and regards,
Kid.
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02-07-2019 , 11:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Kid_Eastwood
Hi,

I hope I post in the correct section.

2 of my all-time favorite books on Poker strategy are Poker Theory and Poker Tournament for Advanced Players. I’ve the French edition of these books.

I play Poker for about 13 years now but I still like read books. So just for curiosity I was thinking of buying NL Hold’em Theory and Practice from my preferred Poker author. :-)

I found it at bargain price 2nd hand but if possible I’d buy it as an eBook. However, I’ll only buy it (electronically) if it’s DRM free.

Hence my question : is there a DRM free eBook shop selling it ?

Thanks and regards,
Kid.

If you aren't planning to copy and distribute it to others, then why is it so important to you that the ebook be DRM-free?

If the answer is "I just want to know I'll always have access to it," then just buy the used paperback.
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02-11-2019 , 06:11 AM
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Originally Posted by DrChesspain
If you aren't planning to copy and distribute it to others, then why is it so important to you that the ebook be DRM-free?

If the answer is "I just want to know I'll always have access to it," then just buy the used paperback.
Digital content is more convenient than hard copy, so owning the used paperback would be the less preferred option for many people.
Once DRM restricted content has been consumed its' value diminishes greatly though. The content can't be loaned, gifted, traded or sold after it has been consumed.
This lack of a secondary market for something apparently purchased is a legitimate concern for people opposed to content being bound by DRM.
I don't oppose the idea of DRM per se, but only a very small percentage of consumers would even think of copying and distributing the content to others in order to bypass paying the creator/distributor.
Maybe the model will trend towards a system where hard copy becomes more expensive and content bound by DRM restrictions becomes cheaper.
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02-23-2019 , 06:40 AM
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Originally Posted by DrChesspain
If you aren't planning to copy and distribute it to others, then why is it so important to you that the ebook be DRM-free?

If the answer is "I just want to know I'll always have access to it," then just buy the used paperback.
This is what I did.

I don’t want that the distributor impose limiatations on which device can read it, ...

DRM are only hurting the customers who actually want to legally buy stuff.

In the end, I paid for a used book and 2+2 has not received a cent from my purchase.

I’ve moved from CD to digital music exactly when Apple has sold its music on iTunes as DRM free.

The only «*new*» video games I buy (and play) are from GOG.com.
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