Re: Copy protection and Smashwords

Hi,

My advice, ditch the copy protection. It won't stop determined hackers,
in fact presents a challenge and just serves to annoy readers who buy
the book legally.

On Wed, 01 Aug 2012 18:04:38 -0000
"fire471" <merwiemba-/[email protected]> wrote:

> In reading Smashwords' policy, it seems as though they don't have any
> kind of anti-copying protection on their ebooks, preferring instead
> to gently remind readers not to share purchased copies.  To be
> honest, this has discouraged me from using Smashwords.  However, I'm
> not sure how to go about distributing my book to retailers without
> them - has anyone formatted their book separately and supplied it
> directly to Apple, Kobo, Sony, etc?
> 
> My book's been available in Kindle format for over a year and is
> selling quite well, but I'd like to make it available in other
> formats as well (as long as it's copy-protected).  Any advice is
> appreciated :)
> 
> M. Garzon
> author, Blaze of Glory
> A USA TODAY recommended read & soon to be a major new TV series.
> Finalist, Global eBook Awards
> 


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