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Where to buy ebooks without DRM? (kbin.earth)
submitted 9 months ago by to c/books@lemmy.world
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I recently got a boox go color 7 because I dont have space to buy physical books. the only platforms I can find that have a decent selection are ones like kindle where you dont get the book, only the ability to read it through their app. i want to use the built in reader on my device and I dont want to be able to get rugpulled by Amazon or lose access to my books when a smaller company goes under.

I'm fairly comfortable on the high seas but whenever a book is available without DRM I'd prefer to buy it so I can support the author. do you guys know any platforms with a good selection of drm-free ebooks? Manga too, but I'm pretty sure the only place you can get it in the us anymore is viz through an app. also as a side question, what format is best?

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[–] 2 points 9 months ago*

Yes.

I'm not angry at the authors, I'm just done jumping through hoops for them.

It is so many extra steps to buy a DRM infected file and separately go find a free file. I just find another author. DRM prevents sales, while doing nothing against Piracy.

There's plenty of indie authors who deserve my attention, anyway.

I stopped purchasing Humble Bundles because they're about 50% DRM infected, now.

But Story Bundle finds fantastic indie authors and has no DRM.

I am finding that Many of those authors sell their books through Patreon, which is a perfect format for an author who I know 100% I'm buying their next book on day one anyway.

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