This morning on Twitter I asked: Can someone explain to me the tech reasons Kindle doesn’t work with library ebooks, know its DRM, want more specific plz & thnx @griffey

I included an @griffey at the end because I suspected Jason Griffey was the person I know most likely to know the answer. I wasn’t wrong Even better he answered me via a blog post.

Great technical information about ebooks, filetypes and DRM. Thinking talking or wondering about ebooks? Go read it.

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Thinking about an ebook reader? Concerned about ebooks and privacy? Just curious? The EFF’s E-Book Buyer’s Guide to Privacy v1.1 has answers to questions like

• Can they monitor what you’re reading?
• Is the device ONLY compatible with books purchased from an associated eBook store?
• Can they keep track of book searches?
• Can they keep track of book purchases?
• With whom can they share the information collected in non-aggregated form?
• Can they share information outside the company without the customer’s consent?
• Do they lack mechanisms for customers to access, correct, or delete the information?

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