On 19 Jan 2012, at 15:22 , Gopiballava wrote:

> On Jan 19, 2012, at 15:06, LuKreme <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>> Erm. Interesting is a word. Batshit crazy is another word.
> 
> Right or wrong, it is actually not as different from what goes on as you'd 
> expect: lots of apps (especially on iOS) charge for export or specific file 
> formats. Some programs charge per export. 
> 
> I'll bet that many demo versions of apps that don't export include EULA terms 
> like this. 
> 
> You can distribute your content any way you desire. However, the "export as 
> iBooks" option is not free. It requires a 1/3 fee to Apple. You can take your 
> text and media and layout and put it in another tool. 

It’s a lot more than a fee to Apple. It is exclusive, unlimited, perpetual 
publishing rights to Apple and completely at their discretion. You *have* to 
publish through APple and they can decide to not publish what you wrote.

> Proprietary software restricts your freedom. 

Not like this.


-- 
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