• @helpImTrappedOnline
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      42 days ago

      Yeah, some of us made that miskate years ago. I can transfer mp3 just fine, why can’t I transfer a book file too? Lots of people entire book libraries are being held hostage by Amazon.

      DRM ripping was a pain, I used some sketch program that had only worked with a specific old version of Kindle for PC to turn all my books into ebubs.

      I love my kindle, but not buying books from Amazon anymore and next ereader won’t be kindle.

      Fun unrelated fact, kindle unlimited books could also be downloaded for USB transfer.

      • @[email protected]
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        32 days ago

        Yeah it is strange. I have bought mp3s on Amazon and downloaded the DRM free mp3 to listen to on my preferred player of choice. But, why is the stance on books different?

        • @[email protected]
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          216 hours ago

          Amazon was originally a bookseller, so it was their main source of income. I don’t know how much money they make from MP3s, but it probably isn’t much. I don’t think DRMing their music is worth it for them. Many people view music as a service now and don’t even own any music. I keep expecting Amazon to switch over to streaming-only like Google did.