Olu tshintsho luza emva kokuba iAmazon ixelele ababhali kunye nabapapashi ukuba bebeya kuba ulawulo olupheleleyo kulawulo lwamalungelo edijithali yemisebenzi yabo. Esi sigqibo, esabhengezwa ngoDisemba saza saqala ukusebenza ngoJanuwari 20, 2026, sivula ithuba lokusetyenziswa kweencwadi ze-e ezithengwa kwiKindle ngendlela eguquguqukayo, nangona sikwaphakamise iinkxalabo kwezinye iindawo zoshishino malunga nokwanda kweekopi ezingagunyaziswanga.
Yintoni kanye kanye etshintshileyo kwiincwadi zeKindle ezingenayo i-DRM?
Ukuza kuthi ga ngoku, into eqhelekileyo eAmazon yayikukuba ii-ebooks ezikhuselweyo ezine I-DRM inokufundwa kuphela kwii-apps kunye nezixhobo zeKindle, kungekho ndlela isemthethweni yokuziguqula okanye ukuzidlulisela ngokulula kwezinye izixhobo. Lo mgaqo-nkqubo mtsha uvumela abo banoxanduva lomsebenzi ngamnye ukuba bagqibe ekubeni balugcine olu khuselo okanye balucime ukuze umfundi akwazi ukufikelela kwifayile kwi iifomathi eziqhelekileyo.
Ngolu lungiselelo lutsha, nabani na othenga incwadi enomshicileli okanye umbhali okhethe ukungasebenzisi i-DRM unokwenza njalo. Khuphela isihloko njengefayile ye-EPUB okanye ye-PDF.Ezi fayile zinokugcinwa kwikhompyutha, kwi-e-reader evela kolunye uphawu, kwithebhulethi, okanye kwifowuni ephathwayo, ngaphandle kokuxhomekeka kwi-app ye-Kindle okanye kwizixhobo ze-Amazon. Olu hlengahlengiso lwenza kube lula zifunde kwezinye izixhobo ngaphandle kwenkqubo yendalo ye-Kindle.
Eli qonga licacisa ukuba olu phuhliso lutsha alutshintshi imodeli yezoqoqosho: inkqubo yokuhlawula imali kunye neentlawulo kubanini bamalungelo Ihlala injalo kanye. Nokuba incwadi ikhuselwe yi-DRM okanye cha ayitshintshi imali ehlawulwa ngababhali nabapapashi, into ebalulekileyo kubadali abaninzi xa besenza isigqibo sabo.
Enye ingongoma ebalulekileyo kukuba ulawulo alunakuqinisekiswa kwaye alunakuguqulwa. Ngokwengxelo yabo yombhali we-KDP, abo banoxanduva lomsebenzi banokwenza yenza kusebenze okanye kucinywe i-DRM nangaliphi na ixesha. Ukuba bakhetha ukuyishiya incwadi ingakhuselekanga, abo bayithengayo baya kukwazi ukufumana iifayile ze-EPUB kunye ne-PDF; ukuba kamva bayayivula kwakhona i-DRM, ukhuphelo olutsha kwezo fomathi alusayi kuphinda lufumaneke, nangona abo sele beyikhuphele baya kugcina ukufikelela kwezo fayile.
Indlela yokukhuphela ii-ebook ze-Kindle ngaphandle kwe-DRM kwifomathi ye-EPUB okanye ye-PDF
Kwabo bafunda rhoqo eSpain okanye kwamanye amazwe aseYurophu, inkqubo yokufunda Khuphela i-ebook ye-Kindle kwifomathi evulekileyo Kwenziwa ngqo kwiakhawunti yakho yeAmazon. Inyathelo lokuqala kukuya kwiwebhusayithi, ungene, kwaye ujikeleze igama lakho lomsebenzisi ukuze ufikelele kukhetho lwe-"Digital Content and Devices".
Ngaphakathi kwelo candelo, kufuneka ufake eli candelo "Ithala leeNcwadi loMxholo" Emva koko, yiya kwithebhu ethi "Iincwadi". Apho uza kufumana uluhlu olupheleleyo lwazo zonke iincwadi ozithengileyo. Ukuba kukho naziphi na kuzo ezifumanekayo ngaphandle kwe-DRM, ukucofa "Izenzo ezingaphezulu" kuza kubonisa ukhetho oluthi "Khuphela i-EPUB/PDF". Ukukhetha olu khetho kuza kuvelisa ifayile ehambelanayo yokugcina kwisixhobo sakho.
Lo msebenzi uvumela Funda iincwadi ngaphandle kokusebenzisa i-app ye-Kindle, into eluncedo kakhulu xa isetyenziswa abafundi be-e-readers abavela kwezinye iimpawu okanye ezinye iindlela zokufunda. Iivenkile zeendaba ezikhethekileyo zibonisa ukuba abapapashi abanjengoDrachenmond, Hidden Gnome Publishing, kunye noFabylon sele beqalile ukuvumela ezi zixhobo zokukhuphela zingakhuselekanga kwiincwadi ezithile.
Okwangoku, enye yezona zinto zingaphucukanga kangako kule nkqubo kukuba Akukho ndlela icacileyo yokujonga ngaphambi kokuba uthenge Ukuba incwadi ethile iya kufumaneka ngaphandle kwe-DRM, okwangoku, indlela ekuphela kwayo yokufumanisa kukuthenga isihloko uze ujonge, wakuba ukwithala leencwadi lomxholo, ukuba ngaba kukho ukhetho lokukhuphela i-EPUB okanye i-PDF oluvelayo okanye hayi.
Imida: Kindle Unlimited, ukubolekisa, kunye nolunye ufikelelo lwexeshana
Ayingabo bonke abasebenzisi beAmazon abanokuzuza kule Ii-eBook ze-Kindle ezingenayo i-DRM zinokukhutshelwa Le nkampani imisele umqobo ocacileyo malunga nokufikelela okwethutyana kumxholo wedijithali.
Abo bafunda iinkonzo ezifana Inkqubo yokubolekisa imali ye-Kindle Unlimited Ubhaliso kwi-Kindle okanye kwezinye izicwangciso zobhaliso aluyi kuquka ukufikelela kwiifayile ze-EPUB okanye ze-PDF, nokuba umsebenzi upapashwe ngaphandle kwe-DRM. Kwezi meko, ukufundwa kusaza kwenzeka ngaphakathi kwimeko ye-Kindle, kwaye ifayile ekhutshelwayo ayizukunikezelwa.
Isizathu silula: IAmazon ifuna ukuthintela oku ukuba kungenzeki ngexesha ixesha lemali mboleko okanye ukufikelela okulinganiselweyo Ikopi esisigxina iveliswa ngendlela evulekileyo enokusasazwa ngaphandle kolawulo. Lo mda uchaphazela abasebenzisi "ababoleka" iincwadi, kodwa kungekhona abo bazithengayo ngendlela yesiqhelo, abanokuzuza kwinkqubo entsha ukuba isihloko asinalo ukhuselo lwelungelo lokushicilela.
Enyanisweni, oku kuthetha ukuba incwadi enye ingaphathwa ngendlela eyahlukileyo ngokuxhomekeke kwindlela yokufikelela. Umfundi oyithengayo ngokupheleleyo uya kukwazi, ukuba umshicileli ugqibe kwelokuba, Khuphela i-EPUB okanye i-PDFngelixa omnye umsebenzisi onesihloko esifanayo esifundwe nge-Unlimited eza kuhlala exhomekeke kwinkqubo yokufunda ye-Amazon.
Ababhali nabapapashi bayisebenzisa njani i-DRM kwi-Kindle?
Kwicala labadali, utshintsho oluziswe yiAmazon lumele indawo enkulu yokuqhuba malunga nokukhusela yemisebenzi yabo yedijithali. Ababhali kunye nabapapashi banokugqiba, isihloko ngesihloko, ukuba basebenzise okanye bangasebenzisi ulawulo lwamalungelo edijithali xa bepapasha okanye behlaziya iincwadi zabo eqongeni.
Kwii-ebooks ezikhutshwe ukususela ngoku, inkqubo ilula kakhulu: kumsebenzi we-Kindle Direct Publishing, abadali bomxholo banokukwazi khetha ukhetho oluthi “Akukho DRM” ngaphambi kokuba incwadi ithengiswe. Kwimeko enjalo, isihloko siba ngumngeni wokubonelela ngokukhutshelwa kwifomathi ye-EPUB kunye nePDF ngaphandle kokukhuselwa kwikopi.
Imeko itshintsha kancinci ngekhathalogu endala. Kwimisebenzi epapashwe ngaphambi komhla wesi-9 kweyoMnga ngo-2025, iAmazon ifuna abapapashi benze ukuguqulwa kweefayile ngesandla Ukuba bafuna ukusebenzisa imo engena-DRM, ayiyonkqubo inzima kangako, kodwa ifuna ixesha kunye nezixhobo, ngoko abanye abapapashi banokucinga kabini ngaphambi kokuba balungise lonke uluhlu lwabo lwangasemva.
Nokuba kunjalo, inkampani igxininise ukuba Zonke iincwadi kwivenkile yeKindle zinokuba ngabaviwa ukuba ifumaneke ngaphandle kwe-DRM ukuba abanini bayo bayafuna. Ikwavumele iindlela zokuguqula ngokuzenzekelayo ukukhutshwa okutsha, okwenza kube lula ukuba imisebenzi esandul’ ukupapashwa ifikelele kwimarike ngaphandle kolo khuselo, ukuba lukhethiwe.
Okwangoku, ukwamkelwa kweencwadi kubonakala kungalingani. Abanye abashicileli abancinci nabazimeleyo babona oku njengendlela yokwandisa inani labafundi babo kunye nokubonelela ngamava avulekileyo ngakumbi, ngelixa iinkampani ezininzi ezinkulu zokupapasha ziqhubeka nokuchasa. ukukhetha ukhuseleko lwemveli lwekopi kwaye bayathandabuza ukuyeka i-DRM kwi-Kindle.
Iimpendulo zababhali kunye neengozi zokuphangwa
Isigqibo seAmazon sivelise ingxoxo enzulu phakathi kwababhali, abahleli kunye nabafundiKwiiforam ezifana neKDP Community, kuye kwavezwa izimvo ezahlukeneyo malunga neenzuzo kunye nokungalungi kokunciphisa imiqathango yobugcisa kwii-ebooks.
Abanye ababhali bayayiqonda into yokuba, ngokuvula ukufikelela kwiifomathi ezisemgangathweni, banokukwazi fikelela kubafundi abaninzi kunye nezixhobo ezingakumbiKweli qela, ukubonelela ngee-ebook ze-Kindle ezingenayo i-DRM yindlela yokuxhasa umthengi, ofuna inkululeko yokulawula izinto azithengayo zedijithali aze azifunde naphi na apho athanda khona.
Nangona kunjalo, abanye babona olu tshintsho ngokungathembi. Abanye ababhali, emva kweminyaka bepapasha ngaphandle kwe-DRM ukuze kube lula ukufunda ekhaya, ngoku bacinga ngokuyivuselela. Enye yezona zinto zixhalabisayo rhoqo kukuba kungenzeka ukuba Iifayile ezikhutshelwayo kwifomathi yePDF okanye ye-EPUB ziphela zisasazwa ngaphandle kwemvume kwiindawo zokukhuphela, kwiinethiwekhi zentlalo, okanye ziphinde zilayishwe kwiqonga ngokwalo ngokungathi zizinto ezintsha.
Inxalenye yoluntu ikhumbula, nangona kunjalo, ukuba nangaphambi kolu phawu lutsha, bekukho izixhobo zangaphandle ezikwaziyo ukuguqula iifayile zeKindle kwezinye iifomathi xa zazingenalo ukhuseleko, ngoko ke impembelelo yokwenyani yotshintsho isenokuba ncinci kunokuba ibonakala. Kwaba basebenzisi, lo mgaqo uvuma nje umkhwa owawusele unokwenzeka ngokwetekhnoloji, kodwa ngoku ukhuselwe yiAmazon ngokwayo.
Eyona nto iphambili kule ngxoxo kukho ingxoxo endala kwihlabathi lokupapasha ngedijithali: ukukhangela ibhalansi phakathi lula ukufikelela ngokusemthethweni kumxholo kunye nokukhusela ngokufanelekileyo ilungelo lokushicilela kwi-piracy. Ukufika kweencwadi ze-Kindle ezingenayo i-DRM kubuyisela le ngxaki embindini wengxoxo.
Yintoni iDijithali yamalungelo olawulo (i-DRM) kwii-ebooks
Ulawulo lwamalungelo edijithali iteknoloji eyenzelwe ukulawula ukufikelela nokusetyenziswa yemisebenzi ekwifomathi yedijithali. Isetyenziswa kuzo zonke iintlobo zomxholo, ukusuka kumculo nakwiimuvi ukuya kwimidlalo yevidiyo, kodwa kwimeko yee-e-books impembelelo yayo ibonakala ngakumbi kwindlela esinokufunda ngayo nokwabelana ngayo ngezihloko esizithengayo.
Kwimeko ye-Kindle, ukusebenzisa i-DRM kwi-ebook kuthetha ukuba ingasetyenziswa kuphela. Vula ifayile kwii-apps kunye nezixhobo ezihambelanayo. ngeqonga leAmazon. Ke ngoko, ithuba lokukopa ifayile, ukuyihambisa ngokukhululekileyo phakathi kwezixhobo, okanye ukuyifunda kubafundi abangeyonxalenye yenkqubo yenkampani lilinganiselwe, ngaphandle kokuba kusetyenziswa izixhobo ezithile zokuguqula.
Xa incwadi ipapashwa ngaphandle kwe-DRM, ifayile ekhutshelweyo kwiifomathi ezifana ne-EPUB okanye i-PDF iziphatha njengencwadi uxwebhu oluqhelekileyo ngaphandle kwemiqathango yobugcisaUmsebenzisi angayigcina, enze iikopi, ayithuthele kwenye isixhobo, aze, ngokwenza njalo, ayilawule ngenkululeko enkulu, ehlala ngaphakathi kwemida esemthethweni yelungelo lokushicilela.
I-Amazon, ngoku evumela iinkqubo ezingenayo i-DRM njengokhetho ngaphakathi kwivenkile yayo, izama ukusondeza amava e-ebook kuloo magama asetyenziswa kwincwadi ebonakalayoIngcamango yenkampani kukuba ukuba umntu unokuboleka ilungu losapho okanye umhlobo incwadi yephepha, kuya kuba nengqiqo ukuba inguqulelo yedijithali ethengiweyo ikwazi ukushukunyiswa ngokuguquguquka okuthile, nangona eli nqaku lisenobuthathaka ngenxa yokuba kunokwenzeka ukuba isasazwe ngobuninzi kwi-Intanethi.
EYurophu, yonke le ngxoxo ikwaqulunqwe phantsi komgaqo-nkqubo apho kukho ingxoxo ekhulayo malunga ukusebenzisana, ukuphatheka komxholo kunye namalungelo abathengi kwimeko yedijithali, nto leyo eyongeza uxinzelelo kumaqonga amakhulu afana neAmazon ukuba ahlengahlengise imigaqo-nkqubo yawo.
Utshintsho olulumkileyo lwekhosi kwinkqubo ye-Kindle
Ukusukela nge-20 kaJanuwari, utshintsho olukhulu kwimeko ye-Kindle Oku kwahluka kwenye yezona ndlela ziqinileyo zenkampani: ukugcina ukhuseleko olungqongqo kakhulu kwiikopi phantse kuyo yonke ikhathalogu yayo. Lo mgaqo, owabhengezwa ngoDisemba, uvela kakhulu kwizicelo zabasebenzisi abaninzi ababefuna inkululeko engakumbi ekulawuleni izinto abazithengileyo.
Nangona kunjalo, iAmazon iqhubeka ngononophelo. Yonke into ibonisa ukuba inkampani ayinanjongo yokwenza njalo. ukukhuthaza kakhulu iincwadi ezingenayo i-DRMKunoko, injongo kukwenza esi sixhobo sifumaneke kwabo bapapashi nababhali abafuna ngokwenene ukusisebenzisa. Iincwadi ezikhoyo evenkileni zinokuhlengahlengiswa kule modeli intsha, kodwa umgudu wokuguqula ngesandla uya kubangela ukuba iinkampani ezininzi zicinge ngokusisebenzisa kwinxalenye yekhathalogu yazo kuphela.
Kubafundi baseSpain nakwamanye amazwe aseYurophu, olu shicilelo lutsha luvula amathuba amaninzi xa kufikwa kwi yakha ilayibrari yedijithali evulelekileyo ngakumbiAbasebenzisi banokudibanisa iincwadi ezithengwe kwiKindle nezinye ezivela kwiivenkile ezahlukeneyo baze bazifunde kwizixhobo abazikhethileyo. Kwangaxeshanye, inkqubo yokubhalisa kunye nokuboleka imali ihlala iphantsi komzekelo ovaliweyo, ukuqinisekisa ukuba ukufikelela okwethutyana akuguquleli kwiikopi ezingalawulekiyo nezihlala zihleli.
Isiphumo simeko exutyiweyo apho Izihloko ezikhuselwe yi-DRM zihambelana neencwadi ezivulekileyo ngokupheleleyo.Izigqibo zokuhlela ezisemgangathweni kunye nokubheja okunobungozi ngabapapashi abancinci, kunye nabafundi abahlala bethembekile kwi-app ye-Kindle kunye nabanye abasebenzisa olu khetho lutsha ukuhambisa ii-ebook zabo kuyo nayiphi na isixhobo.
Yonke into ibonisa ukuba ukuguquka kwee-e-books ze-Kindle ezingena-DRM kuya kuxhomekeka kakhulu kwindlela abapapashi abasabela ngayo, kuxinzelelo oluvela kubafundi, nakwindlela imakethi yaseYurophu kunye nemigaqo yomxholo wedijithali eqhubeka ngayo nokuqhubela phambili kwiimodeli ezisebenzisanayo nezisebenziseka lula.
