Are Ebook Security Programs All They’re Cracked Up To Be?
©2004 Viki Nygaard Reprint Instructions: This article may be reprinted freely with bylines and hyperlinked url. Ebook authors these days seem to be highly focused on ebook security. Stories run rampant about customers who share ebook files on the Internet and via email. Then there are the ones who buy your ebook and attempt to sell it themselves for a profit, or ask for a refund, but continue to use your ebook. These situations can result in thousands of dollars in lost profit for you. There are currently several products on the market that can help you control the distribution of your ebook. These programs use a technology called “IP tracking.” IP tracking is based on the fact that each computer connected to the Internet is identified by a unique string of numbers called an IP address. When using IP tracking, the buyer of your product has to enter either a username and password or a license code to open the product the first time they use it. When they do this, their IP address is rec
