Publishing News: There’s no such thing as degrees of DRM (via Tools of Change for Publishing)
Here’s what caught my eye in publishing news this week. Social DRM is as bad an idea as traditional DRM The most talked-about news this week was the release of the Harry Potter ebooks. The release was interesting on a couple of fronts. First, Amazon and B&N were strong-armed into allowing a portal…
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