Okay, Amazon might be unhappy, probably all publishers as well; but the truth is DRM is not the solution to prevent sharing of ebooks in this digital era when programing has become much more collaborative on the net, and access to internet has become easier than ever. For a long time Amazon got immunity from publishing ebooks with their own DRM. Amazon, from the very beginning was unwilling to release any software to read ebooks on any devices other than on kindle; but due to fierce competition from others, specially, from B&N, in recent times, Amazon had to compromise with that kind of attitude. Now we have Kindle for iPhone, Kindle for PC, and Kindle for Mac on the way. And the irony is that Amazon, in the face of competition, needed to do what they had done to keep their market share, and unintended consequence of that is the cracking of its DRM.
The Register reports that
An Israeli hacker says he has broken copyright protections built in to Amazon’s Kindle for PC, a feat that allows ebooks stored on the application to work with other devices.The software is written in python and titled unswindle. It can crack the mobi format so that you can read in any device. You also need another python program titled mobiDeDRM along with this to crack any ebook. However, it’s not clear whether the program can also crack amazon other formats like awz and tpz. If not, probably that’s true, Amazon still has upperhand and prevail in the market with DRM by converting all ebooks in awz or tpz format before they also get hacked.
You can find these programs on internet by goggling a little bit.
Kindle Wireless Reading Device (6” Display, Global Wireless, Latest Generation)
Amazon Kindle Leather Cover (Fits 6” Display, Latest Generation Kindle)
Mighty Bright XtraFlex2 Clip-On Light (Kindle Version) Black [Amazon Frustration-Free Packaging]
2-Year Extended Warranty for Kindle (6” Display, Global Wireless, Latest Generation)
