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[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Just get a Kobo. Don't support Amazon surveillance

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

The point of this is to take what you already bought from Amazon with you when switching.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Doesn't Kobo use Adobe DRM? I don't see how that's much better than Kindle.

I have a bunch of books from both stores, and Google too. The downloading and DRM removal process was about the same for all of them.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

They’re allegedly working with bookshop.org so at least you’ll be able to support a local bookstore.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I guess that tool helps with this transition

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Definitely. My response was probably a little glib.

Tools like this, that help people escape locked down systems are worth their weight in gold.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Wait does that too remove drm or should I keep using calibre for that?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

This is my question!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

I know what you mean. But saying a (weightless) software is worth their weight in gold made me chuckle.