Re: discontinuation of the Microsoft Reader

I wish publishers would get a clue that their proprietary formats make us
less likely to buy, not more.  I foolishly bought a couple of .lit books,
and one of them I was never able to read because the software lost my
authorization, and MS had just quit offering tech support. (Probably, I
suspect, because they couldn't fix the problems either!)

So I thanked my lucky stars that I'd only lost $8 and never bought another
.lit book again.

At the very least, these providers ought to offer a one-time transfer to a
live format when they decide to kill their old format. (I know this has all
been said before, but I can't resist saying it again . . . .)

Beth


On Sat, Aug 20, 2011 at 6:13 PM, Jon Jermey <[email protected]> wrote:

> Well, it provides another cautionary tale about purchasing ebooks with
> proprietary DRM systems and expecting to be able to read them in ten
> years' time.
>
> But for anyone who is stuck, the Reader format can be cracked fairly
> easily with a little conversion program called -- I'll put a hyphen in
> this so it gets through the filters -- xxxxx.
>
> Jon.
>
> Nope, didn't get through the filter. I was told not to allow cracking hints
> through.
> On the other hand, since MS is dumping the format and thereby dumping ON
> anyone who bought ebooks in that format, it's only fair people should be
> informed to search for a possible work-around.
> Ed
>
> >  >
> >  > Will this discontinuation have any particular impact?
> >  > Ed
> >  > Ed Howdershelt - Abintra Press
> >  > Science Fiction & Semi-Fiction
> >  > http://www.AbintraPress.com
> >
> >
>
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