One area where it’s all too easy to fail is in the security surrounding your ebook and making sure it is not easily pirated. With a digital publication comes a broad new range of threats and attack avenues that physical books just don’t have. You may be wondering, then, what steps you should be taking to ensure the long-term security of your ebook. The problem with popular ebook DRM systems We’ll be discussing several threats ebooks face today and how they can you can remedy them with the right ebook protection tools.
When choosing ebook protection, it’s easy to rely on whatever DRM (Digital Rights Management) the publication platform provides. While it’s important to remember that no ebook DRM system is infallible – a user can retype an entire novel by hand if they want to – it’s important to recognize that some are much easier to break than others.Īdobe’s ADEPT DRM does similarly for ebooks in PDF and EPUB formats, including those from Google and Kobo.Īmazon, for example, has its own Kindle DRM and its own file format. To provide effective security, ebook DRM must be strong enough that the time, effort, or technical expertise is too high for a user to justify. Unfortunately, the most commonly used ebook DRM systems do not fit that bill. These days, a user can crack ADEPT and Kindle DRM in a few clicks with third-party programs like Epubor or Calibre’s DeDRM plugin. These require no technical knowledge to use and are easy to find with a simple “how to remove DRM” search. While Apple’s Fairplay DRM is harder to bypass, it’s only used with Apple products, which would severely hamper distribution and profits if used exclusively. To provide any real copy protection for your ebook, then, you need to go outside of the traditional ebook DRM offerings and publishing platforms.
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