Comments on: List of DRM-free publishers http://blog.threepress.org/2009/11/10/list-of-drm-free-publishers/ Threepress creates software for publishers, educators and authors. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:57:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Adam C. Engst http://blog.threepress.org/2009/11/10/list-of-drm-free-publishers/comment-page-2/#comment-3519 Adam C. Engst Fri, 13 Aug 2010 16:58:47 +0000 http://blog.threepress.org/?p=819#comment-3519 Hmm, probably would have been good to put the URL in for Take Control Books, in case it's not obvious as the link under my name. http://www.takecontrolbooks.com/ cheers... -Adam Hmm, probably would have been good to put the URL in for Take Control Books, in case it’s not obvious as the link under my name.

http://www.takecontrolbooks.com/

cheers… -Adam

]]> By: Adam C. Engst http://blog.threepress.org/2009/11/10/list-of-drm-free-publishers/comment-page-2/#comment-3518 Adam C. Engst Fri, 13 Aug 2010 16:57:47 +0000 http://blog.threepress.org/?p=819#comment-3518 We've been publishing DRM-free technical ebooks (in PDF format, largely) since 2003. cheers... -Adam Engst, Take Control Publisher We’ve been publishing DRM-free technical ebooks (in PDF format, largely) since 2003.

cheers… -Adam Engst, Take Control Publisher

]]> By: Sebastien http://blog.threepress.org/2009/11/10/list-of-drm-free-publishers/comment-page-2/#comment-3500 Sebastien Wed, 04 Aug 2010 19:15:37 +0000 http://blog.threepress.org/?p=819#comment-3500 Hi Liza, great initiative... One french publisher is missing : Eyrolles who publish professionals and technicals books (computer, management, etc.). Thanks, Sebastien Hi Liza,

great initiative…

One french publisher is missing : Eyrolles who publish professionals and technicals books (computer, management, etc.).

Thanks,
Sebastien

]]> By: F Bon http://blog.threepress.org/2009/11/10/list-of-drm-free-publishers/comment-page-2/#comment-3488 F Bon Sun, 01 Aug 2010 13:34:25 +0000 http://blog.threepress.org/?p=819#comment-3488 Many thanks for www.publie.net recorded in your list (french contemporain littérature)... Many thanks for http://www.publie.net recorded in your list (french contemporain littérature)…

]]> By: BeWrite Books http://blog.threepress.org/2009/11/10/list-of-drm-free-publishers/comment-page-2/#comment-3442 BeWrite Books Sat, 17 Jul 2010 00:28:26 +0000 http://blog.threepress.org/?p=819#comment-3442 BeWrite Books launched at the turn of the millennium as a publisher of exclusive new high quality fiction. Since then, it has released twelve titles a year in paperback – each covered by a full ebook version. BB also produces two sole-authored poetry collections each year. The independent house is highly selective and editorially driven (each full-time qualified editor has an average of more than thirty-five years’ professional experience), and has a professional design and technical staff. Based in Europe for its first decade, the company re-located its administration to Canada in February 2010. The team, however, is scattered around the world, as are its authors, printers and retailers. The BeWrite Books catalogue at the start of 2010 contained 120 titles in so many genres that it’s simpler to itemise what we do not offer: books for children or exclusively YA, erotica, swords-and-sorcery fantasy and space-opera-style science fiction. All other genres are represented. BeWrite Books titles are available in paperback and all ebook formats (which can be read on any device) from major and minor online bookstores. Paperbacks can also be ordered from brick-and-mortar bookshops in your local high street. BeWrite Books launched at the turn of the millennium as a publisher of exclusive new high quality fiction. Since then, it has released twelve titles a year in paperback – each covered by a full ebook version. BB also produces two sole-authored poetry collections each year.

The independent house is highly selective and editorially driven (each full-time qualified editor has an average of more than thirty-five years’ professional experience), and has a professional design and technical staff.

Based in Europe for its first decade, the company re-located its administration to Canada in February 2010. The team, however, is scattered around the world, as are its authors, printers and retailers.

The BeWrite Books catalogue at the start of 2010 contained 120 titles in so many genres that it’s simpler to itemise what we do not offer: books for children or exclusively YA, erotica, swords-and-sorcery fantasy and space-opera-style science fiction. All other genres are represented.

BeWrite Books titles are available in paperback and all ebook formats (which can be read on any device) from major and minor online bookstores. Paperbacks can also be ordered from brick-and-mortar bookshops in your local high street.

]]> By: Chris Dolley http://blog.threepress.org/2009/11/10/list-of-drm-free-publishers/comment-page-2/#comment-3411 Chris Dolley Thu, 08 Jul 2010 13:05:47 +0000 http://blog.threepress.org/?p=819#comment-3411 All the books at Book View Café (www.bookviewcafe.com) are DRM-free. Book View Café is an author co-op with 33+ pro members including Nebula and Hugo award winners Ursula LeGuin and Vonda McIntyre, PK Dick winner CL Anderson, Sherwood Smith, Katherine Kerr, Patricia Rice... All the books at Book View Café (www.bookviewcafe.com) are DRM-free.

Book View Café is an author co-op with 33+ pro members including Nebula and Hugo award winners Ursula LeGuin and Vonda McIntyre, PK Dick winner CL Anderson, Sherwood Smith, Katherine Kerr, Patricia Rice…

]]> By: Yaron Goldstein http://blog.threepress.org/2009/11/10/list-of-drm-free-publishers/comment-page-1/#comment-2530 Yaron Goldstein Fri, 02 Apr 2010 19:03:40 +0000 http://blog.threepress.org/?p=819#comment-2530 http://www.mendele.co.il Hebrew eBooks at Mendele HeBooks. We are the first ever and so far the only ones to provide ePub eBooks in Hebrew (HeBooks). We are not a publisher. We take books from publishers, convert them to standard ePubs and sell them in our online store and encourage the publishers to sell them anywhere they can. We use Social DRM only. That is, each book is created on the fly, personally for the specific buyer with an ExLibris stamp showing the buyer's name and email address and with subtle watermarks. The files are completely open and not encoded in any manner. If someone chooses to distribute a book, he would be distributing his own details with it. That should qualify as DRM Free. Please add us to the list. Thank you. http://www.mendele.co.il
Hebrew eBooks at Mendele HeBooks. We are the first ever and so far the only ones to provide ePub eBooks in Hebrew (HeBooks). We are not a publisher. We take books from publishers, convert them to standard ePubs and sell them in our online store and encourage the publishers to sell them anywhere they can. We use Social DRM only. That is, each book is created on the fly, personally for the specific buyer with an ExLibris stamp showing the buyer’s name and email address and with subtle watermarks. The files are completely open and not encoded in any manner. If someone chooses to distribute a book, he would be distributing his own details with it.
That should qualify as DRM Free. Please add us to the list. Thank you.

]]> By: Wiebe http://blog.threepress.org/2009/11/10/list-of-drm-free-publishers/comment-page-1/#comment-2515 Wiebe Fri, 02 Apr 2010 06:36:50 +0000 http://blog.threepress.org/?p=819#comment-2515 All ebook titles from the Netherlands-based Eburon Academic Publishers (http://www.eburon.nl) are available without drm. There is a lot of discussion about drm and ebook pricing going on at http://www.ereaders.nl. All ebook titles from the Netherlands-based Eburon Academic Publishers (http://www.eburon.nl) are available without drm. There is a lot of discussion about drm and ebook pricing going on at http://www.ereaders.nl.

]]> By: Jodi Schneider http://blog.threepress.org/2009/11/10/list-of-drm-free-publishers/comment-page-1/#comment-2511 Jodi Schneider Fri, 02 Apr 2010 02:41:23 +0000 http://blog.threepress.org/?p=819#comment-2511 Dan, it's not a forum, but an example: Baen, a mainstream sf publisher, has been sharing content online, DRM-free, successfully for the past 10 years: http://www.baen.com/library/ Dan, it’s not a forum, but an example: Baen, a mainstream sf publisher, has been sharing content online, DRM-free, successfully for the past 10 years:
http://www.baen.com/library/

]]> By: Dean http://blog.threepress.org/2009/11/10/list-of-drm-free-publishers/comment-page-1/#comment-2507 Dean Thu, 01 Apr 2010 19:59:48 +0000 http://blog.threepress.org/?p=819#comment-2507 I'm wondering if there's a good group or forum for encouraging mainstream publishers to make their books available without DRM. I'm ready to buy books and I hope that the publishers don't make the same mistake the music industry did (forcing people to either use invasive DRM/apple for so long that unauthorized downloading of non-DRM media is now the socially accepted norm). If there are good ways to browse/buy/read mainstream books w/ out anti-consumer strings attached, I think people (self included) will be happy to pay. I haven't done any research yet, but I will look around and if I find any good ways to encourage publishers to make this an option, I'll post them here. I’m wondering if there’s a good group or forum for encouraging mainstream publishers to make their books available without DRM. I’m ready to buy books and I hope that the publishers don’t make the same mistake the music industry did (forcing people to either use invasive DRM/apple for so long that unauthorized downloading of non-DRM media is now the socially accepted norm). If there are good ways to browse/buy/read mainstream books w/ out anti-consumer strings attached, I think people (self included) will be happy to pay.

I haven’t done any research yet, but I will look around and if I find any good ways to encourage publishers to make this an option, I’ll post them here.

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