This article is for CONTENT OWNERS.


Digital Rights Management, or DRM, is a system of protecting digital content, so that it cannot be copied, stolen, or used in a way that the publisher or owner of the content objects to.


SnappSafe DRM encryption leverages a uniquely generated password to protect a PDF file, and secures individual HTML files within the ePUB. 


There are three primary restrictions:


Territorial restrictions

Publishers may restrict access to an ebook based on the location of the user (this usually occurs where the publisher does not have rights of sale in a particular territory). The publisher will specify the allowed/disallowed countries on a per title basis. 


If the user is in a disallowed country, they will not be able to purchase the title. If the user wants to buy a book that is not available in their territory, they can raise this with help@snapplify.com.

Licence periods

Users have access to read a purchased ebook for the duration of the licence period. Once the licence expires, they will no longer have access to the ebook.


Users should therefore select the licence that is most appropriate for their usage requirements. 

Find out more about how licences work.

Device limits

There is a limit to how many devices a user can load their purchased content onto. This limit is set by the publisher of the book. Usually this limit is 5 devices, but some publishers have additional restrictions. 


If a user is not able to download the content onto another device, they may have reached their device limit for that content item.


If a user believes that they have not yet reached their device limit, and they cannot download their books they can contact help@snapplify.com.

Find out more about how device limits work.


See how we explain DRM, licences and device limits to users.


Need help? Reach out to us by emailing marketplace@snapplify.com.