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Good luck accessing my ebooks.
Get them out of Amazon:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=361503
It works, I just exported alk my ebooks into epub earlier today.
First, you will need DeDRM v10.0.9 beta/RC or the alpha release. This will work on many (but not all) Kindle ebooks. (Some Kindle books come with extra-strength encryption that these tools cannot handle, etc.) If you have questions about installing, setting up, or using DeDRM, ask on GitHub.
“many but not all” hm.
I had some issues at first then decided to actually RTFM and once i entered my kindle serial number into the plugin, worked perfectly.
FWIW, I did not have a single book with DRM issues. That being said, I don’t have too many “hot bestsellers” or something similar.
I have hundreds of books in my kindle. But 0 on Amazon.
Sounds to me like Amazon is reducing the value proposition of their product. For me, additional roadblocks to being able to enjoy something they way I want when I have paid for it reduces the value of the product itself.
For example, if a DRM free book in an standards compatible format costs $20, then the DRM version I can still download for offline viewing is worth $10. The DRM version I can’t download is now worth more like $1-$5 depending on how badly I would want to read it while still supporting the author.
And yes, ebooks from the major sellers aren’t worth much to me and I rarely rent (because you’re not really buying) them.
From them perhaps.
I was able to export (you’ll have to remove DRM via plugin) all of Kindle ebooks into epub using part of this guide:
Windows only. Le sigh.
I keep a Win10 VM kicking for things like this. Sure I could probably do it with Wine, but sometimes I just take the easy route.
What do you mean? The guide OP mentioned has instructions for MacOS. Also, the software referenced (Calibre and DeDRM plugin) are available on Linux systems as well.
You’re right. Method 2b is for mac.
The Kindle app needs to be a specific version, and sadly the one needed for MacOS to grab the by Calibre dedrm-able files from Kindle doesn’t work anymore.
I wonder if this is a response to someone jailbreaking all kindles ever the other day
Fuck kindles, get a different brand of ereader that just runs stripped android
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Lol, my girlfriend just had all of her sideloaded books removed from her kindle today. She just opened her kindle and they were gone
Book burning
George Orwell’s 1984 becomes more of a reality every day.
It’s because the first few generations of DRM were extremely poorly implemented. My og kindle keyboard still works and will ignore the DRM (that would be locking me out of, for example, a library book after its due date) if you just change the file extension to one of the DRM free file types. It will also then let me distribute that ebook to others without restriction.
I don’t think that will work with the .kfx file type. At least it didn’t for me.
There are some plug-ins for Calibre that might be able to help you.
The kobo unes run Linux ootb, and they are as easy to install something like pluto on as an android one, but I still prefer them because I can do all kinds of shinanigans with the command line
Also if they are too expensive for you, just get a used one, as long as they have a backlight you can read just as well on them as a libra color
No it isn’t 🐭
How is that legal?
Welcome to capitalism 101.
Because in the kindle store you’re not purchasing the book but a license to the book.
That doesn’t change the argument.
Legality has never been morality. Slavery was legal, still technically is.
Buy elsewhere, or simple look up epubs and mail them to kindle
Where do others buy epubs? (Besides the library) In many cases my obscure authors only use Amazon.
I’ve used Kobo and Ebooks.com, and import into my Calibre library. I know some authors have a way to purchase directly on their site.
I also use Kobo. It’s really easy to download on Kobo (then remove DRM if that’s your vibe).
Very happy I got a PocketBook instead of the store locked alternatives
I’m planning on buying a pocketbook soon!!! I’ve been trying to get a sense of what the PocketBook interface is like on the device but haven’t found anything online. You don’t have a picture of the home / library page do you? Also, can you disable discover / suggestions on the PocketBook?
The UI is super simple, it’s based on Linux so it’s much closer to using a tablet computer, you access your books via folders
Default UI
Library is a file Explorer
UI without recommendations (I never bothered turning it off because I’m never on the front page)
Thank you so much for posting pics! It looks great.
Oh, they are, are they?
Good thing then that I never, ever in my entire life have given Amazon a single cent, nor will I.
Honestly? That’s pretty amazing.
how is that even possible? Congrats anyway
Have you paid for a service that uses AWS though? Youay never know if you’ve funded the big A.
Perfection is the enemy of better
A wink’s as good as a nod to a blind bat.
As someone who likes to have a fallback way of purchasing digital content that I can remove DRM from, this annoys me.
I can still purchase mp3 and flac files from various online retailers, and I can rip bluray for my movies and tv shows, but now I need a new place to purchase ebooks that are downloadable. Anyone have any recommendations? The first few independent retailers i’ve found seem to require their own apps.
“your” ebooks. – You never owned them in the first place. And if buying isn’t owning, questionably acquired ebooks aren’t stolen.
Check if it’s available on your library website first, for the sake of the author.
I download books from my library to my kindle. It goes through Amazon though, so I assume I am also impacted by this BS.
I mean authors don’t see money anytime someone rents an ebook do they? Libraries just need to pay for licenses to the publisher annually from what I’ve read on reddit/Lemmy.
I can understand renting ebooks so that your library continues to fund a digital library, but if the book is available in paper form that doesn’t really benefit the author either.
Authors receive 25% of the ebook sale to a library in the US. Frequent lends will also influence future purchases made by the library.
https://janefriedman.com/what-do-authors-earn-from-digital-lending-at-libraries/
Libraries in Canada and the UK pay royalties for each lend.
https://societyofauthors.org/where-we-stand/public-lending-right-plr/
Good to know! Thanks! I’ll start using my e-lending app again, ever if that just means I instantly return the book.
It’s not a great deal for the libraries. They ebooks can come with a limited number of checkouts and cost far more.
I switched to Kobo and have been very happy so far. I was able to download my books from Amazon and mumble and then I was able to read them on my Kobo device and store them in my Calibre library.
Even after years and years of this being discussed, it shocks me how many people keep dropping money into services which force them to own nothing.
Convenience is a helluva drug.
It depends, sometimes you can “buy” digital ownership from these places in the form of DRM-free files. If you are able to download the DRM-free file and make a reliable backup of it, then I could call that actual ownership. This is how I approach my music and ebook libraries. I don’t do subscriptions for streaming anything but TV.
True, though such services are in the extreme minority at this point.
Bandcamp is great for music downloads
Fuck Amazon. Delete your account.
One more reason not to buy ebooks from Amazon.
I’m glad I started my Amazon boycott earlier. I could’ve lost a lot more e-books.
