: Re: What kinds of DRM are used in eBooks? Is it possible to purchase DRM free eBooks? I am a beginner to eBooks, and as somebody who has been "outside" of eBooks I've only ever heard of Amazon's

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Here are just a few sources of DRM-free ebooks (in alphabetical order):

Baen
Bokus (Swedish)
DriveThru
Note the associated sites for comics, RPGs, etc.
Gutenberg
Available in other languages, e.g. German or Swedish.
Humble Ebook Bundle
Irregular, time-limited offers.
O'Reilly
The Pragmatic Bookshelf
Leanpub
Smashwords
Tor
Also via other resellers
Weightless Books

Some of the "big" resellers, such as Amazon or Kobo, sell without DRM if the author/publisher requests it, but not generally. Furthermore, there are many non-book formats (e.g. Lightspeed Magazine) and independent, often crowdfunded projects (e.g. on Kickstarter).

Note that many DRM-free ebooks use watermarking, that is the files will contain information about the buyer. Since such data can be traced back to the leak in case of an ebook being illegaly shared, such measures detract from piracy but don't actively prevent it.

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