Apple iBooks To Be Wrapped in FairPlay DRM

Did you really think book publishing would go the way of the music industry and publish eBooks without DRM? Amazon already wraps their eBooks in DRM for the Kindle and now, Apple will do the same for publishers in its iBookstore.

According to the Los Angeles Times, sources in the book publishing industry have indicated that Apple’s FairPlay DRM – the same DRM used for its apps and its audio and video content – will be made available to any book publisher who’d like to use it.

While there hasn’t been an official announcement on its use, it’s unlikely that many publishers will decline to use it – except for maybe O’Reilly who is outspokenly against DRM.

Has DRM stopped you from buying eBooks?

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[Los Angeles Times]

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