Audiobooks can be an expensive habit, so I was happy to hear our county library system had added a new digital checkout system with software that a.) was Mac and PC compatible, b.) could easily add many of the new books to the iPod, and c.) contained an iPod app allowing you to download on the go. Fantastic! Finally, we’re moving into a platform-neutral world! Er, not quite. Because while Overdrive Media Console is available for both Mac and PC software, a great deal of the content is available only as DRM protected WMA files.

According to a French blog known as ElectronLibre, Apple will be announcing a completely DRM free iTunes music store on December 9th. With information pointing to this being on a global scale, it would mean that Apple has finally come to an agreement with Universal Music, SonyBMG Music and Warner. Furthermore, on top of this more »