Some DRM free bookstores and publishers
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Hi again, this short little thing is going to be a short email on places to buy DRM Free EBooks. Because Amazon has taken away the ability for people to...
    • MisterFrog@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      5 days ago

      This is what I’m planning to do with some textbooks I want for my work.

      $200-$300 and you want me to download an app that may or may not even work in 10 years?

      Nah, I’m gonna future proof my access no remorse 🏴‍☠️

      I will pay though, because it’s tax deductible, and also because it I ever get questioned on it (since I use them around coworkers and management), I’m golden.

  • Rolder@reddthat.comEnglish
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    7 days ago

    I use a kobo e-reader and it works a treat. Looks and feels good, and can load any ol downloaded epub book without issue with Calibre.

  • shneancy@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    6 days ago

    humble bundle at one point sold a bundle with the works of U K Le Guin, and since i’ve been meaning to read those, i bought it

    all were under amazon DRM

    i’m a big fan of being able to do whatever the hell i want with the things i buy so naturally, i got mad and looked for a way to un-DRM them, and i’m happy to say there’s a calibre plugin for that. i’m currently enjoying Wizard of Earthsea on my reMarkable

  • jaark@infosec.pubEnglish
    2·
    6 days ago

    There seems to be a few publishers missing here …

    Baen typically sells their wares directly but TOR are through the usual sellers but have no DRM. I’m not sure how this works in practise with Amazon’s new “you can’t get the files” policy, but they are probably in cleartext somewhere.

    • trolololol@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      6 days ago

      Many star trek novels don’t do DRM. I buy them at Kobo, so I’m also skipping American middle man.

    • doodledup@lemmy.worldEnglish
      113·
      7 days ago

      This is the answer to everything ain’t it? You probably neve purchased a book in your life and just came here proudly to say this.

      • Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        4·
        7 days ago

        I purchase physical books, but I’d be fucking daft to purchase a REVOKABLE LICENSE to a book. That said, I have SO MANY digital books that I obtained for free.

        • doodledup@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          6 days ago

          You can buy the ebooks from Kobo or the like and strip out the DRM using Calibre.

          Shitte practices by Amazon are no justification to let it all out on the authors. Amazon literally doesn’t care whatsoever if you don’t buy a book there. However, the author might need to feed their family dry bread today.

          • Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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            6 days ago

            Fuck that

            Why would I go through extra effort

            I can just get them and not do all that shit

            I’ll buy a book I can hold

        • doodledup@lemmy.worldEnglish
          12·
          6 days ago

          You people are delusional to not understand that intellectual property is the fundamental basis of our world economy, and also your job. Elliminate all IP you’ll get an iPhone that’s priced at $20. What is your recommendation for a communistic society where nobody will get rewarded for creativity and ingeneuity? How would that work exactly? I’m listening.

  • Zink@programming.devEnglish
    1·
    6 days ago

    My wife likes her kindle hardware.

    I love stumbling upon EPUBs and using Amazon’s website to send them to her kindle.

  • RedstoneValley@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    1·
    7 days ago

    Is there any way to liberate existing ebooks now that Amazon has pulled the plug on downloading? An unfortunate friend of mine has “bought" Books from Amazon for thousands of euros and he just now finds out that he doesn’t seem to own them. I’d help him free his books if there is a possibility.

    • zarenki@lemmy.mlEnglish
      3·
      7 days ago

      If you have a rooted Android device or a jailbroken Kindle device, yes, you can still use Calibre DeDRM and KFX Input plugins on the kindle ebooks downloaded on them. It just takes a bit more setup with getting the key you need.

      • dan@upvote.auEnglish
        2·
        6 days ago

        And ideally your search engine of choice would be z-library or libgen