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I have been unable to find any logical, financial, or preferential reason for the switch. Both systems appear to provide free software to read and just charge for the actual books, so that is also not an issue for competition. MyScribe and Adobe have the same DRM (digital rights management) abilities to prevent copyright infringement so that is not an issue. Adobe Digital Editions is accessible through the computer and through Ebook readers such as my Sony PRS-505. The MyScribe system takes closed source to extremes unlike the previously used system of Adobe Digital Editions, as stated earlier reading a book on MyScribe is limited to use only through their reader that can only be accessed on a computer. A thumb drive) for use “away from home” but, as I had to explain to DeVry University, that still requires a computer. Yes, MyScribe allows you to transfer the book to a USB drive (ie. This switch to a solely computer based system has killed my ability to read my text book when away from home. As with most online students I have other daily activities such as work, commuting, and other travel that takes me away from my computer. I, like many of my online classmates, purchased an Ebook for my previous classes so I could bring my textbook with me wherever I go. MyScribe is an online book reading system provided by CafeScribe this reader is just that you can read highlight and add notes but you have to be on a computer to access it. I have spent the last week working with the system and contacting both DeVry and MyScribe support and have found the MyScribe system to be woefully lacking. My College DeVry University has made the decision to switch their online text books to MyScribe.
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