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September 5th, 2008

Pan Macmillan’s retreat from hated DRM: Igorsk downloads three non-infested titles—and enjoys the good news first-hand

By David Rothman

What percentage of Pan Macmillan e-books are DRMed, and what percentage are genuinely ownable? That’s still unclear in the wake of today’s exciting news, but Igorsk has just reported:

I’ve bought and downloaded three books in the “Adobe Digital Editions” format and they are indeed plain unencrypted EPUBs. I did not check other formats.

I hope other TeleBlog readers will share their own experiences using the Pan Macmillan site. And while you’re at it, why not write the company to express your thanks?

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One Response to “Pan Macmillan’s retreat from hated DRM: Igorsk downloads three non-infested titles—and enjoys the good news first-hand”

  1. I just bought some books from the deal in mobipocket format and they are also without DRM. I also bought a .lit book, but couldn’t download it – 404 error.

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