I don't remember when this syndicated article rolls over, but right now it's showing this:
eBook Protection Schemes - Do They Work?]
However, in the event it's
not showing that article, here's the gyst:
Quote:
eBook Protection Schemes - Do They Work?
By David Vallieres © 2002
"In a previous article I reviewed two ebook publishing programs that promise to protect your ebooks by a remotely administered activation / deactivation scheme. They didn't work as promised...."
"What do I mean by "'remote' activation and deactivation"? The methods differ but they all have in common the ability to select a desired state (i.e. to activate or to deactivate) for the ebook without knowing exactly where that ebook is located..."
"You're sitting in your home office in Atlanta and your buyer is home in San Diego. If the buyer should request a refund you would simply login into a web site or call up a program on your computer, select the ebook and the user you want to disable and click 'disable'. The next time that person decided he wants to access the content after they've requested and received a refund, they would not be able to access the contents of the ebook..."
"Unfortunately the majority of ebook publishing and protection programs have the same flaw: The ebooks create a temporary file in the user's "c:\windows\temp" folder that bypasses the protection scheme. Anyone can access the ebook in their temp folder and gain access without paying for the content or worse, distributing bootleg copies themselves to anyone who cares to have a copy..."
"I searched everywhere and I actually found a program that fits everyone of my requirements...I bought the program, I tested it, and it works as promised...."
"The product is called eBook Generator and you can take a peek at it here:"
http://www.genstream.com/
"No program is perfect. They all have flaws and you should consider your customers need to access the content they paid for with your need to control the distribution and protection of your intellectual property."
About the Author:
"This article courtesy of http://www.InfoProductLab.com. Uniting direct marketing, information publishing and technology for digital entrepreneurs."
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It's mainly just another piece of the puzzle, but I wanted to pass it along while it was still around....hope it's useful