Shoutout to Amazon for automatically updating my Kindle version of "Leviathan Wakes" -- which I purchased before the Expanse was a TV series -- to "Leviathan Wakes: Book 1 of the Expanse (Now a Prime Original series)"
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Shoutout to Amazon for automatically updating my Kindle version of "Leviathan Wakes" -- which I purchased before the Expanse was a TV series -- to "Leviathan Wakes: Book 1 of the Expanse (Now a Prime Original series)"
That bullshit ends TODAY.
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@killyourfm isn't Kobo also applying DRM?
If you find a store that sells books DRM free, I would love to know about it.
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@pak0st My example is more about Amazon's ownership over my Kindle library; being able to change covers, titles, and even content.
Kobo does have DRM *if* the publisher demands it. Otherwise they don't.
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@pak0st Kobo makes it very clear on the ebook product page if what you pay for access to is DRM-encumbered or not. You have to scroll down pretty much to the bottom, but it's right there. (They also nudge you toward their own ereader ecosystem, but they don't for silly reasons prevent you from downloading a copy to safekeep yourself.)
https://libreture.com/bookshops/?bookshop_type=book&name=&order=name has a looooong list of places where you can buy non-DRM-encumbered #ebooks. Quite a few seem to be author-direct sales sites.
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Seasons of Jasonreplied to Seasons of Jason last edited by [email protected]
My first Kobo (Libra Colour) is out for delivery, and I'm ready to strip that Kindle DRM and leave Amazon behind, woot!
*Link to the DeDRM plugin if anyone needs it: https://github.com/noDRM/DeDRM_tools/releases/tag/v10.0.9)
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@killyourfm Amazon's renaming of titles and keyword stuffing has become so ridiculous. With The Expanse its obviously Amazon advertising Prime Video (in a book title!). Some publishers aren't much better, these are actual book titles
Fourth Wing: DISCOVER THE GLOBAL PHENOMENON THAT EVERYONE CAN'T STOP TALKING ABOUT!
Gild: The dark fantasy romance TikTok sensation that’s sold over a million copies!
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@chris I just threw up in my mouth a little. That's... let me try to find the right adjective here... despicable? Revolting?
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@killyourfm Good luck with freeing your books! I just recently went trough the whole process (and over 1000+ comic books that I originally bought on Comixology before Amazon bought and killed the platform). Calibre with KFX and DeDRM 10.0.9 worked fine for me except for some new books published in 2024
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@killyourfm if you don’t want your Kobo to phone everything home via Google Analytics (yep they do that), the steps described in this post apply to the Kobo Colour as well. My wife has one, and she loves it!
Gear Review - Kobo Clara 2E
Is the Kobo Clara 2Ea sturdy, reliable and durable piece of equipment? Let's review some good reasons to get it, where it falls short, and how well it does overall.
(ergaster.org)
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@chris Hey, Libbyapp is new to me! This looks fantastic.
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@killyourfm I've been a happy Kobo user for four years, but recently I decided to go back to paperback editions because I'm old
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@thibaultamartin Thanks for this! I'm adding it to a list of resources.
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@canrith6696 Well hey, there's nothing better than analog
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@[email protected] obligatory mention of Calibre Web — you can trick your Kobo into pulling from your media server instead of the Kobo store
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@ajswritesthings This is definitely on my radar! And the interface seems a lot more modern than Calibre.
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@killyourfm Welcome to the Kobo life. The water’s lovely.
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@DJDarren Thank you!
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Seasons of Jasonreplied to Seasons of Jason last edited by
Yay, it’s here!
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Seasons of Jasonreplied to Seasons of Jason last edited by
I feel like something is missing from the sleep screen on my Kobo…
Ads. Ads are missing
