Re: [Drm-elimination-crew] [GNU-linux-libre] no drm book

[Jonathan Poritz]

I'd be happy to talk to you 1-1 on this, it's an area I know a fair bit about -- I work on Open Educational Resources (OER), which are basically resources, often textbooks, released with a CC license (that doesn't have the ND clause, for <reasons>) ... it's a biggish movement at the moment.

The short answer is: either self-publish with any tool you like (I use LaTeX because I'm a mathematician) and the post you book wherever you like, or if you want a more point-and-clicky publishing platform, you might look into Pressbooks.

best,

Jonathan

On Thu, Jun 29, 2023 at 8:45 PM Jacob K via Drm-elimination-crew <drm-elimination-crew@defectivebydesign.org> wrote:

Hello ali,

Since Denis suggested this might be a better conversation for the
Drm-elimination-crew mailing list, I decided to send this message there
too. Hopefully that's okay (I'm somewhat new to mailing lists so I'm not
sure.).

One publisher I know of is Open Book Publishers [1]. I do not have any
experience with publishing books anywhere and have not bought any books
from them, but they offer physical books and ebooks which I think have
no DRM, and some of the books are libre. I considered buying a physical
libre book from there once, but the _javascript_, though arguably
free-licensed, did not have a link to source code, and I thought the
price might be more than I was willing to pay, so I never got around to
asking if source code was available. I was also unable to easily
download the ebook without _javascript_.

Interestingly, I do not see this publisher on the DBD list of places to
get books.

[1] https://www.openbookpublishers.com/

  - Jacob K

On 6/29/23 03:29, alimiracle wrote:
> hi
> I hope this message finds you well. I am writing to seek your advice
> regarding publishing my book without DRM (Digital Rights Management). I
> am considering releasing it under a CC BY-SA license and would like to
> inquire about the best platforms and appropriate licensing for this
> purpose.
> I believe in the importance of making my work accessible to as many
> readers as possible, allowing them to freely share and build upon it. By
> choosing a CC BY-SA license, I aim to promote an open and collaborative
> approach to knowledge sharing.
> I would greatly appreciate any guidance or recommendations you can
> provide on the best platforms or channels for publishing a book without
> DRM under a CC BY-SA license. Are there specific publishers or
> self-publishing platforms that you would recommend that align with this
> licensing choice?
> Thank you in advance for your time and assistance. I value your
> expertise and insights in this matter. I look forward to hearing your
> advice and recommendations.
> have fun and be free
> ali miracle
>
>
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