The GITS Blog » ebooks http://ginstrom.com/scribbles Random scribbling about programming, translation, and Japan Wed, 20 Apr 2011 05:09:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Packt makes ebooks friendlier http://ginstrom.com/scribbles/2008/12/12/packt-makes-ebooks-friendlier/ http://ginstrom.com/scribbles/2008/12/12/packt-makes-ebooks-friendlier/#comments Fri, 12 Dec 2008 00:33:55 +0000 Ryan Ginstrom http://ginstrom.com/scribbles/?p=703 I've blogged before about inconveniences with Packt ebooks. The company's draconian DRM measures annoyed me so much, that I stopped buying ebooks from them.

That's why I was very happy to see an announcement in my inbox this morning, stating that Packt ebooks now allow copy and paste. They also let me re-download the ebooks I've purchased from them before, with copy & paste enabled.

From their email:

Following feedback and advice from our customers, Packt has decided to enable the copy and paste feature on all of its eBooks. This means that all text and code embedded in the PDF can be copied and pasted directly into your working examples. If you already own a Packt eBook, simply download it again from your account at www.PacktPub.com and this new copy will have this feature enabled. We would like to thank all customers who took the time to provide us with this feedback.

I'm very happy that Packt is paying attention to its customers. This was the most annoying mis-feature in my opinion, and I'm glad to see it go.

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