ebook security

What would you suggest for ebook security?

I have deliberately bought a few different ebooks in
different formats to check user experience, and by far the
best I found is a simple .pdf with or without setting a
simple password (easily circumvented). There are non
transferable/non printing versions which I guess are most
secure but the difficulty of use will put people off. It
puts me off buying more of them like this.  I can't copy
some to a hard drive for safety.

I suppose you can offset the loss of income from pirated
copies against the lack of sales you might make from
producing the ebook in a harder-to-use format.  Plus, if
people want it and your name and product is getting a wider
audience, it means more people know about your stuff. Could
this be a good thing if you produce more or eventually go
for conventional publishing-armed with experience from the
ebook side.

Stuart






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From: Sensei J. Richard Kirkham B.Sc <tutor2000-/[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Sat, 19 December, 2009 17:59:30
Subject: Re: [ebook-community] Re: Steps of creating ebook ? Att: Brenna Lyons

  
Why don't you use Open Office to make your pdf (free)

Start with a basic domain and hosting (I can recommend one)

Use the free paypal shopping cart to take ebook orders

Set up a download page with a few basic security tags

And go from there. I can help if you want

Rick
http://KirkhamsEboo ks.com

----- Original Message ----
From: sandimarketing <sandihere2003@ aol.com>
To: ebook-community@ yahoogroups. com
Sent: Sat, December 19, 2009 5:13:37 PM
Subject: [ebook-community] Re: Steps of creating ebook ? Att: Brenna Lyons

Hi All,

I'm still writing my book but did a test run using Primo http://www.primopdf .com/index. aspx

My document is typed in "word". It was easy to convert but it didn't allow me to open the hyperlinks.  I went back to all my "useful resources" and typed in the url.  That worked and when you click on the url, it takes you to the website really quickly.

I'm a little confused regarding the "steps of creating ebook".  Why do you have to go through all those steps if the software such as Primo converts the document?

I called godaddy.com re: websites.  I was first told "godaddy night" for $56/yr would work.  I could download the pdf and set up a paypal account.  Today I called to order it, but am now told I also need to have another website "shopping cart" $113/yr.  He said if I had "godaddy night", people could download the book for free.  I would need both "night" and "shopping cart" for what I want to do.  I would also like people to send in their stories, videos & pictures.

I don't know how they could download the ebook from "godaddy night" if I have a paypal account.  After the reader pays for it, they will receive the ebook.  Again, I'm confused. 

My friend just suggested youpublish.com (free).  Do you know anything about them?

Thanks a bunch!

Sandi

--- In ebook-community@ yahoogroups. com, Brenna Lyons <brennalyons4168@ ...> wrote:
>
> On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 9:24 AM, mountainman0074
> <mountainman0074@ ...>wrote:
> 
> >
> >
> > Here's a shortcut. In MS Word, and I think something similar will work in
> > WordPerfect, select and copy your document, open a new document, and Edit >
> > Paste Special and select "unformatted text". Save as a different file.
> >
> > Of course, you will still have the tedium of applying your desired
> > formatting styles to the unformatted text. Which gives you another
> > opportunity to make a mess of it! :-)
> >
> >  __._,_._
> >
> You still have to turn off track changes and auto formatting/correcti ng
> first...and you may screw up some special characters in the file that way,
> but it's all fixable. Taking the extra steps with find/replace saves a lot
> of time on the end side.
> 
> B
> -- 
> http://www.brennaly ons.com http://www.myspace. com/brennalyons
> "I found the world Ms. Lyons created to be realistic. Both main characters
> had humanistic characteristics but also the genetic makeup of their Xxanian
> ancestors as well. I blushed more than once, that's for sure. CLOSE ENOUGH
> TO HUMAN was an exceptional read." Reviewed by Natasha Smith for Romance
> Junkies 4.5 Ribbons
> 
> 
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>

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