How are ebooks protected from being freely distributed (copy-protected)?
Publishers or authors of ebooks decide whether they will allow their ebook to be: • freely distributed (anyone can read or copy ie: any Diesel free ebook) or • encrypted for only one person to read Depending on the type of ebook software, the ebook file is either encrypted to a specific computer or device (meaning it can only be read on that computer or device) or it is encrypted to a specific user’s account (meaning it can be read on any device or computer which contains that user’s secret account information). If an ebook has been protected for only one person to read, then consumers download the file to their computer and must read the ebook on that computer (or on other devices containing their secret account information). Copies of the ebook can only be read on authorized computers or by authorized users. If a publisher/author has decided not to copy-protect their ebook, then consumers download the file to their computer and can then copy it to any other computer/device they choos
