Next week, Amazon is stripping away your ability to download your ebooks.
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Because in the kindle store you're not purchasing the book but a license to the book.
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I don't think that will work with the .kfx file type. At least it didn't for me.
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A wink's as good as a nod to a blind bat.
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Windows only. Le sigh.
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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.
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Sadly, Calibre doesn't handle .kfx at this time.
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Where do others buy epubs? (Besides the library) In many cases my obscure authors only use Amazon.
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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.
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It absolutely does. https://plugins.calibre-ebook.com/ there is a KFX input plugin. Also, if using an older version of kindle for PC you can batch download your whole library and import to Calibre.
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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.
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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.
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There’s a plugin, and easy tutorials to follow online. It absolutely handles KFX.
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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/
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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.
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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?
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You're right. Method 2b is for mac.
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I also use Kobo. It's really easy to download on Kobo (then remove DRM if that's your vibe).
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I borrow them from my library through the Libby and Hoopla apps. If I want to support the author, I’ll buy a copy through some other means. Directly from them, if possible.
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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)
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Welcome to capitalism 101.
