I don’t know what any of those words mean but at least in my area most of the libraries carry them, so you could check there? I dunno if your library system does e-book checkouts, if that’s what you’re looking for, but it’s worth a shot?
Also, welcome to the forum!
DRM is "digital rights management". Basically, it's software that "protects" content, by restricting what you can do with it, and making your computer or other device harder to use, and preventing you from doing what would otherwise be perfectly legal. I can't stand DRM - there are so many things wrong with it. Essentially, you're giving control of your computer or phone to the company that makes the DRM software, and they aren't going to use that to your benefit.
https://www.defectivebydesign.org/ is a good place to start learning about it.
A library is a good idea, but unfortunately, usually libraries that lend out ebooks have all kinds of DRM on the content, so I can't use it. Many publishers have realized that DRM is not helping their business and is alienating their customers, so they've stopped using it, but unfortunately, not enough have...
I could certainly install software on my phone that would let me use them, but it would be limited, and wouldn't work on my kobo, which is my preferred device. I won't spend money on an ebook that I can't use everywhere, and that I can't keep using in the future - with DRM on it, there's no guarantee that it will be accessible later on, since it depends on the DRM servers remaining active, and their software being updated to run on all devices in the future, which of course won't happen.
