Audiobook publishers drop DRM

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According to an NYT story last week, book publishers are getting rid of DRM in audiobooks.

In a letter sent to its industry partners last month, Random House, the world’s largest publisher, announced it would offer all of its audio books as unprotected MP3 files beginning this month, unless retail partners or authors specified otherwise. Penguin Group, the second-largest publisher … now appears set to follow suit.

How come I haven’t heard more about this? Sounds like a big deal. If they’re willing to do that, why won’t they sell ebooks in non-proprietary formats?

Mar 12, 2008 | Comment | Tags: , ,

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