Romance Publishing Giant Offering Ebooks Without DRM; Reporter U...

Courtesy Techdirt  Thu, 11/12/2009 - 02:33

Kevin Cummings writes in with the news that romance novel publishing giant Harlequin is setting up a new ebook division to offer digital books directly from the company's own websites, as well as via various online retailers.

That, by itself, isn't a huge surprise these days, but the article does note that the publisher decided to go without DRM on the books.

Now, that seems like a smart, consumer-friendly move that should be applauded. However, the reporter who...

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