Dedee is a program which enables you to easily sign an ebook with a personal composition called a dedeecation.

No. Dedee works offline (except for the update).

Yes, Dedee can tell you if the origin and content of a dedeecation are genuine.

No, users can only remove dedeecations that they made themselves.

Yes, you can save all your compositions as a reusable template set.

Yes. With Dedee, simplicity is a priority. It’s easily accessible to anyone.

No, only one dedeecation per author is allowed. However, in case of mistakes, the author can remove the previously set up dedeecation and replace it with a new one.

Dedee is designed by a published author experienced with both hard-copy and digital formats, and well aware of the needs writers have!

No, Dedee is a standalone compiled software written in C++ and it doesn't need anything other than what is provided by default by any operating system.

There is no version of Dedee which can be used on mobile phones.

The transfer of the dedeecation from author to reader is independent of Dedee. Dedee is concerned with embedding the dedeecation in the ebook after which the ebook is a regular ePub file to be transferred in typical ways (e.g. USB, email, CD/DVD, etc).

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No. The program and data are separated in the system and uninstalling will only affect the program. If you should later decide to re-install Dedee, all your settings will be retrieved. However, if you decide to erase all your Dedee data manually, the recovery is also possible only manually.

Dedee is currently available in English and French.

You can install and use Dedee from an unlimited number of computers as long as it's running under an operating system compatible with your license.

Dedee is able to tell you if a dedeecation comes from a Dedee copy licensed to your author name or not. This provides the reader the same sense of security when it comes to dedeecation authenticity as they would have with paperback books. It is significant to note that we can easily prove who the buyer of a particular Dedee copy is.

A dedeecation is simply a dedication made by and with Dedee. The word "dedication" is used to indicate a tribute or an homage the author pays to someone in his or her original text (i.e. in all the released copies). The use of "dedeecation", however, removes all ambiguity and clearly indicates it's another kind of dedication - one being written in a single copy for a specific reader.

Work with Dedee is very quick and simple. Dedee allows you to manage as many templates as you want. If you prepare a collection of templates (each takes several minutes to create), when you find yourself in a situation where you have to produce a dedeecation on the spot, you will be able to load one of your templates and customize it in less than a minute.

A digital dedeecation made by Dedee can be even more personal than a dedeecation done on paper! Dedee allows you to be creative with your dedeecation and use not only text but various imagery and symbolism. It’s even possible to use a photo of yourself with the person who you’re making the dedeecation for – and what can be more personal than that...

Since version 1.3, Dedee can also print the result; you are free to insert it into a paper book or as a separate autograph.

Every dedicated ebook becomes a personal ebook rather than a common one. Dedee allows you to connect to your readers!

Using Dedee requires the following: a PC under Windows XP or better, or a Mac under OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion or better. Dedee exists in both 32 and 64-bit. Dedee is a standalone executable, without framework, without virtual machine and without interpreter – it is reachable by any current processor. As for the screen resolution requirements, the user will be able to work at a scale of 0.25 to 1. Dedee has been successfully tested on a Netbook with a 10” screen of 1024x600 pixels.

Yes. Dedee is Notebook and Netbook friendly!

Yes, Dedee allows you to choose the location of your dedeecation. The dedeecation can be set between two documents, before the first one or after the last one.

The Dedee license is attached to an author’s name. The aim is to create licensed authors who can use the program from different machines but always work authentically under their own nom de plume.

Yes, Dedee creates a backup of the ebook before any modification.

Yes, which is a very useful option in cases of co-authorship.

Yes, it's an undemanding process – just a matter of a couple of clicks.

Yes. Dedee provides the possibility of creating complex dedeecations very easily and quickly, thanks to the notion of templates called "set" in the Dedee vocabulary. Your dedeecation can consist of any kind of visuals, any kind of text and it allows any kind of layout. Dedee allows you to be very creative!

No. A dedeecation created with Dedee (“dedeecation”) cannot be tampered with ease. Even with text, the text is reformatted into an image during the generation of the dedeecation. Therefore the text cannot be subsequently edited. However, if anyone were to nevertheless try to modify or forge a dedeecation, Dedee will detect it as NOT GENUINE. As for using other ebook editors like Sigil and its equivalents - it’s impossible to produce a dedeecation in the fashion in which Dedee does without using the program itself. After all, Dedee is not an ebook editor but a specialized dedeecation program.

Dedee is not linked to an ebook shop. The human-reader is intended to give the ebook to the author who is going to sign (dedeecate) it, as it had been done with paper books since the beginning of the time.

Yes. Dedee just requires a regular computer (e.g. PC or Mac).

Yes. As is the case with the installation, Dedee can be uninstalled in a matter of minute and a few simple clicks.

You would have to re-install Dedee and move your data from the old system (or a backup) to the new one into the right disk location. The problematic scenario happens if you change your OS family as it can result in incompatibilities with Dedee.

One license is bound to one author name ("nom de plume") under one operating system family (Microsoft Windows or Apple OS X for Dedee 1.0), this name being indicated during purchase. The user is authorized to dedicate as many ebooks he or she wants under this one author name only.

All Dedee updates (e.g. 1.x to 1.n) are free and we charge with 50% OFF for upgrades (e.g. 1.x to 2.n).

Yes. Dedee deals with both unprotected and protected ePub. The modification done by Dedee is legal since it doesn't break the DRM.

Dedee offers more than a standard ePub editor. Dedee produces an authenticated image like an original cover. The final product of Dedee is an original image embedded in the document and certified by a specific author through visible and invisible marking. Also, Dedee supports any DRM from anywhere without breaking them.

No, but most of our users simply provide an ePub alongside (the ePub format being the most universal outside of Amazon's closed ecosystem) when a reader requests a signed/autographed (ie. dedeecated) eBook.

In order to be appealing to the public, Dedee was created with the intention of being affordable for every writer/author, both from the financial aspect (the price of two paperback books) and context (a regular PC or Mac suffices).

No. Dedee does not incorporate any font. Whatever you do in the dedeecation area, Dedee will transform it into an image. The text will be just pixels and no font is necessary anymore.

Your Dedee license will never expire. Dedee is not a service with subscription, but a product with lifetime license of use.

Simply drop an email to conLIMITtact@dedeecation.com, removing the word "LIMIT".