[APG Public List] Anyone bought a "Direct Text" PDF from SUNYPress?

[Stephen Danko]

Michael,

Yes, Adobe LiveCycle Rights Management can set expiration dates and other 
controls on PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other documents.  In fact, when 
using Adobe LiveCycle Rights Management, the rights a user has to a document can 
even be changed after the document is distributed!  


Third party applications can also be used to set PDF documents to expire.

Best regards,
Stephen J. Danko



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From: Michael Hait <michael.hait at hotmail.com>
To: Stephen Danko <stephen at stephendanko.com>; Debbie Parker Wayne 
<debbie at debbiewayne.com>; APG Public list <apgpubliclist at apgen.org>
Sent: Wed, December 22, 2010 10:34:29 AM
Subject: Re: [APG Public List] Anyone bought a "Direct Text" PDF from SUNYPress?


When you purchase individual articles from sites like JSTOR, it also states 
something like “30 day access.” But if you download the PDF, you have unlimited 
access to your remote copy.

Can PDF files “expire”? I have not experienced this, but I wouldn’t put anything 
past modern technology.

Michael Hait
michael.hait at hotmail.com
http://www.haitfamilyresearch.com

From: Stephen Danko 
Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2010 1:19 PM
To: Debbie Parker Wayne ; APG Public list 
Subject: Re: [APG Public List] Anyone bought a "Direct Text" PDF from SUNYPress?
Hi Debbie,

I have not purchased a Direct Text Edition from SUNY Press, but the website 
says:
180 day E-Access.
Online (open,print) OR Download (open,print)
PDF Acrobat Reader Required.

It sounds like the 180 days electronic access applies to both online and 
downloaded copies.

Best regards,
Stephen J. Danko



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From: Debbie Parker Wayne <debbie at debbiewayne.com>
To: APG Public list <apgpubliclist at apgen.org>
Sent: Wed, December 22, 2010 7:50:01 AM
Subject: [APG Public List] Anyone bought a "Direct Text" PDF from SUNY Press?

Has anyone on the list ever purchased a "Direct Text" PDF from SUNY Press such 
as the one listed here for Lisi Krall's new book /Proving Up: Domesticating Land 
in U.S. History/:

<http://www.sunypress.edu/p-4987-proving-up.aspx>

The "Direct Text" link on the page indicates you get online access for 180 days. 
The site states a PDF can be downloaded during that time and that you can print 
the PDF. It doesn't specifically state whether access to the downloaded PDF file 
is limited to 180 days or if the limit only applies to the online access. Before 
paying to download the PDF I want to learn whether the file can still be read 
after 180 days has passed or if I must print it to be able to read it later.

I thought I'd ask if anyone has experience with this service before contacting 
the publisher directly to ask them.

I blogged about this book after reading the review on History Net at:

<http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=30796>

The books sounds very interesting and seems to be another example of family 
history intersecting with "big picture" history.

-- Regards, Debbie

Debbie Parker Wayne, CG^(sm)
-- Wayne Research <http://debbiewayne.com/>

CG, Certified Genealogist is a service mark of the Board for Certification of 
Genealogists^(®) , used under license by board certificants after periodic 
evaluation. The board name is registered in the US Patent & Trademark Office.
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