I’m looking to change my reading and buying habits away from Amazon and need an alternate source for my ebooks. Where can I buy ebooks that won’t expire or have their licence revoked and will allow me to download a copy of that ebook I can store on my own system regardless of the websites status?

  • cosmic_cowboy@reddthat.com
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    7 months ago

    Anna’s Archive is a good option if you’re wanting to sail the high seas. Very easy to navigate, and almost all titles are available in multiple formats (I.e. PDF, epub)

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    7 months ago

    Calibre and DeDRM can strip Amazon’s DRM and let you save the books forever.

    https://github.com/noDRM/DeDRM_tools

    You need a registered Kindle, but you don’t need to actually use the Kindle to make it work. Just download the ebook from the Amazon website “for Kindle XYZ” and then import and convert the ebook in calibre.

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      3 months ago

      I kinda do both, I sail the sea for the book and if I like it I buy a print for the bookshelf lol

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    7 months ago

    Pirate the DRM free version of the e-book. And then send money to the author, either is a direct donation if they accept it, or donating a physical copy of the book to the library

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      7 months ago

      Just pointing out that dozens of people work on each traditionally published book other than the author.