Todd Allcock <elecconnec@AnoOspamL.com> wrote in news:ZO98n.14507$3W2.9050
@newsfe14.iad:

> At 27 Jan 2010 17:53:52 -0700 Michelle Steiner wrote:
>
>> Oh, by the way concerning your rant about eBooks: The iPad uses the
>> ePub format, which is a free, open, and non-proprietary format.
>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EPUB>
>
>
> I'll be interesting to see what Apple uses for DRM. If they use the
> existing Adobe ADEPT system, like Sony, then iPad users could take
> advantage of the wealth of public libraries who lend ePub books via the
> Overdive DRM system, which expire and become unreadable after the lending
> period is over.
>
> Of course, if iPad supports ADEPT, you'd also be able to purchase ePub
> content outside of iBooks/Tunes, so I don't quite picture that
> happening...
>
>
>

No ePub support according to the news reports today.

Google Adobe iPad and there's lots of chatter.