iRex DRM policy: Mobipocket DRM and Adobe ePub DRM status

Thu Jan 21, 2010 Chris

Regrettably, IREX  Technologies is not permitted by Mobipocket to maintain the Mobipocket DRM viewer on any IREX device that runs Adobe DRM (ePub).
Therefore there will be no Mobipocket DRM support on the Digital Reader 800S or SG. Also there will be no software release supporting Mobipocket DRM in the future.

The IREX iLiad has been specially designed for Mobipocket DRM and therefore will be the only IREX reader to continue to support Mobipocket DRM reading.

On the IREX DR1000 series, currently supporting Mobipocket, a choice will be given to you to use Mobipocket or Adobe DRM at the moment that the E-Pub/Adobe DRM upgrade is offered. As explained in the blog posting of August 26.

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  1. rfog January 21st, 2010 6:22 pm

    But, as you can know, there are no-DRM viewers like FBReader and CoolReader that can be integrated into your firmware… and iRex will be the first company that sells a DRM ePUB reader with support for non-DRM mobipocket ebooks.

    And do not forget to add dictionary support.

  2. tjzeeman January 24th, 2010 6:58 pm

    +1 for non-DRM mobipocket support (on both 1000S and 800)

  3. Gustavo Campos January 26th, 2010 4:16 am

    Ok, ok, many was already reported about Adobe DRM, but can somebody please say it we, DR1000S owners, have the so waited and dreamed Standby mode, as you release to DR800, or does it going to keep being just a dream for us Costumers? Please could somebody officially say something ?

  4. john January 26th, 2010 9:31 am

    In August there is a statement to release an ePUB update in Q4 last year. Since you missed that what is the new target date ??

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  6. Marc-François February 10th, 2010 4:06 pm

    I’ m also waiting for reading my DRM Adobe ebooks I have paid for on the DR 1000. Is ti simply possible to have the real new date of we have to by another device (Plastic Logic for instance).

  7. Martin February 16th, 2010 10:35 am

    Hi,

    my old Iliad just passed away :-( . I was already at the shop site
    to purchase a DR800 but discovered the lacking Mobipocket support just barely in time. I consider this a very unfortunate development. I don’t understand why there are’nt two alternative firmwares (one: Mobipocket, other: Adobe). Since i already have ~300 mobipocket books, i’ll stick to that format.

    Sincerely yours, Martin Seeger

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