books vs ebook

[desA]

I'm not sure exactly what you means DesA but there are several proprietary e-book formats which allow DRM. You can prevent duplication and set limitations on the product such as the number of times it can be read or the length of time the e-book will open.

Of course, where there's DRM there's also a way around it but it will work for the majority.

Thanks so much AndyD. If you have further info on these, I'd be very interested.

[rfnel]

Thanks so much AndyD. If you have further info on these, I'd be very interested.

Hi Des

I only saw this thread now. As Andy said, it is likely that there are tools available to create 'access-controlled' e-books and as always, there will be a way around them. However, I'm not familiar with any existing tools of that nature.

I am in the software industry, and developing an application like that could make for an interesting project. If you'd like to discuss it further, please give me a shout.

Cheers,
Riaan