Tag Archives: drm

A Brief Note on “Piracy”

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Andrew Hickey

I have been wanting to read Howard Kaylan’s book Shell-Shocked (his autobiography) for some time now, but when it first came out it was only in paperback, and I’m trying not to buy dead-tree books unless I really know I’m … Continue reading →

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Howto: Strip Adobe DRM in Debian GNU/Linux

Posted on March 24, 2013 by Andrew Hickey

Please note, before reading any further — the legality of anti-DRM tools varies from country to country. Do not do this if you live in one of those countries where it is illegal. There are plenty of guides to stripping … Continue reading →

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Note To Publishers: DRM Costs You Money

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Andrew Hickey

I recently bought a cheap e-reader from Waterstone’s, and am very happy with it so far. I’ve been using it to read books from Project Gutenberg, papers from the Arxiv, ebooks from Baen, books by Charles Stross and so on. … Continue reading →

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My Books Now Available For Kindle

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Andrew Hickey

I dislike the Kindle, for a variety of reasons, but it’s hugely popular and Amazon sold more ebooks than physical books last year on it, so I’ve made my books available that way. Please note, I do not have any … Continue reading →

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Linkblogging For 13/03/10

Posted on March 13, 2010 by Andrew Hickey

Apologies for the radio silence for the last few days (Tilt, I’ll try to get that track to you at some point…) but I’ve been suffering from exhaustion – not just tiredness, but proper unable-to-function-in-any-coherent-way, barely-able-to-stand,unable-to-focus-the-eyes exhaustion – for the … Continue reading →

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