Any Kindle owner should go find out how easy it is to get library books on their Kindle. It’s totally the way to go. You don’t have to buy their shit and deal with their rules.
this post was submitted on 30 Sep 2024
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That's why you shouldn't buy books from Amazon or other online ebook stores instead just download the ePubs elsewhere.
I'd also highly recommend KOreader if you have a Kindle or Ereader which supports it, as it supports many more formats and has a nice interface.
The interface is 100% of the reason I won't use it. It's by far the worst experience for navigating a library I've ever seen. It's just access to your filesystem, except with effectively no files on the screen at a time.
There's no tags, no ability to choose between by author, series, publisher, genre, etc, just a really bad presentation of your filesystem.
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You don't own your Kindle books because you bought them from Amazon
I don't own mine because I pirated them
We are not the same
edit: I actually try to circle back around and buy physical copies of any book I really enjoy. But I'm much better about paying for video games, tabletop games, and even journalism than I am fiction... I think my bezos resentment gets in the way a bit there.
Better to give to their patreon if possible. Awesome authors like Shirlatoon have them. Because, quite frankly, fuck the publishers too.
I'm subscribed! It's one of my favorite series. Also, The Mark of the Fool is another good series.
If you like HWFWM check out the Mayor of Noobtown.
Or The Wandering Inn. It's a slow burn, but it burns for ages.
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I'll just keep using my local public library.
Most of them lend eBooks these days so I know I won't get to keep them regardless, but I also don't have to pay for them.
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yo ho yo ho...a pirate's life for me...
Sorry, what are we talking about?
You are right I get my books for my kindle from torrents. I do not own them. I also don't pay for them.
(Also library has epubs, librarys are great)
I have a few kindles, have upgraded over the years and have been able to use them all in the same manner:
With a new device I connect it to the internet and update the firmware to the latest version (the factory installed version has had a lot of missing functionality in my experience). Then I block it from my network, delete the AP entry and put it permanently into airplane mode.
When purchasing an ebook from Amazon you can download it for usb transfer and I organize it on my laptop with Calibre.
Calibre can also strip drm, but if you’re transferring it to the device you downloaded it for it isn’t necessary.
Amazon may at some point in the future change all of this, but the content I have already downloaded can not be revoked and is usable outside the Amazon ecosystem if the drm is removed.
I just use my kindle as intended: using Calibre's "email" button to load 100% legally obtained books via it's [email protected] address.
IDGAF. If they start yanking books off my device I'll put it in airplane mode.
If it's on a kindle they can and will delete it off your device, Drm or no
It's like you completely ignored the part where he removed his Kindle from the Internet.
I've used Calibre and stripped DRM off eBooks, definitely recommend.
Does that still work? Last time I tried I had no luck
For Kindle specific ripping, I think it changed a year back and now you need to have a kindle connected before the Amazon servers poop out some magic unlock key/the whole book. After that you're golden, but during the rip you need a kindle device..
They explain the Kindle difference when using Calibre DeDRM tool in this article.
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It's a really nice app. Very customizable.
Sounds like a lot of work. Since , and I am showing my age, limewire I will just put on my pirate hat and read as I decide.
Takes a small effort to set up (install Calibre, install NoDRM plugin, apply Kindle serial to plugin), but once it's done, the rest is literally drag and drop, it removes DRM from your books automagically.