Digital Rights Management (DRM) is used to ensure that a specific copy of an eBook is owned by one owner, and is not just given away. This ensures that copyright laws are respected and that authors and publishers are fairly compensated.

DRM means that when you buy an eBook from your NOOK or from bn.com, you can access that copy forever on Barnes & Noble’s supported devices and applications, unless you delete it from your online digital library. You can read it, but others cannot read it. All access to eBooks is subject to applicable terms and conditions, DRM, and technical requirements as specified by Barnes & Noble from time to time.

Your purchased Digital Content will be stored in, or accessible from, your NOOK Library on bn.com. You can access your NOOK Library by signing into your bn account. You may also transfer the Digital Content from your NOOK Library to other electronic devices that you own based on the DRM type (see below). You may not transfer the Digital Content from one electronic reading device to another without maintaining the applicable digital rights management solution for that Digital Content. You may not bypass, modify, defeat or circumvent any of the security features, special rules or other applications that protect the Digital Content. eBook files protected by DRM cannot be printed.
 

DRM Types

1.       Consumer DRM (eBook)

·         Unlimited downloads

·         Up to six (6) devices/computers

·         No copying and printing

2.       Business DRM (eBook)

·         One (1) download

·         Up to one (1) device/computer

·         No copying and printing

3.       Education DRM (eTextbook)

·         Two (2) downloads

·         Up to two (2) devices/computers

·         Limited copying and printing

4.       Hard DRM

·         Six (6) downloads

·         Up to six (6) devices/computers

·         Used for Case Studies made available by professors and specific courses