Ah.. the copyright vs. ease of transmission problem. Some seem to think that having one's material shared with others is a good thing and in the long run helps establish credibility and builds the business. See Seth Godin. (I think it's him.. ) I agree with Jeff - you may spend more time (time=$) setting up a system to manage unauthorized distribution than the "lost" profits you would garner. I own two copyrights, one book mine, one my father's**. Both are published through CreateSpace and are on Amazon. Easy, effective. And Amazon is (unfortunately?) the go-to place to find books. Not sure what your daughter-in-law's content is.. Hope this helps. Annamarie Pluhar **Plug coming.. his is the true story of escaping from a Czech hard-labor prison camp in 1951. http://www.amazon.com/Seven-For-Run-True-Story/dp/0578000326/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1410263757&sr=1-12 Pluhar Consulting http://www.pluharconsulting.com 802.451.1941 802.579.5975 (cell) On 14 Jan 2015, at 13:22, pcasse at charter.net wrote: > My daughter-in-law is starting to publish ebooks and currently > distributiing them through i-tunes which is working pretty well > However, many of her clients are using PC platforms and are finding > the ebooks difficult to access through i-tunes > She is starting to explore distribution via downloadable pdf files > from their website. > Is there a way to secure the pdf files to prevent pirating the files > with unauthorized copying and distribution and subsequent lost > profits/royalties? > > Have looked at the Amazon digital publishing route and that looks like > it might be a reasonable pathway to take for control.Are there any > other ways? > Thank YouPeteCassebeerPCResources LLCpcasse at charter.net413-210-2817 > _______________________________________________ > Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net > Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net > > You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion > list. > If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members > page on the Hidden Tech Web site. > http://www.hidden-tech.net/members