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Amazon is taking away its users' ability to download Kindle books to computers. Here's how to download them while you still have time (mashable.com)

submitted 1 month ago by dresden@discuss.online to c/books@lemmy.world

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[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 19 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Libgen’s not going anywhere

[–] wizblizz@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

We know piracy is a service delivery problem, and fuck Amazon in particular, but please compensate authors if you enjoy their work.

[–] Infynis@midwest.social 6 points 1 month ago

Read whatever you want! Intellectual property doesn't exist! Culture is built cooperatively!

Buy books as merch. Spring for signed copies. Get the second version with the cool illustrations. Authors make more from these kinds of sales anyway

[–] pastaPersona@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago

How ironic, company started to sell books is becoming one of the worst places to buy books.

At this point better off looking for an EPub/PDF copy on the publisher’s authors website sadly.

[–] shoulderoforion@fedia.io 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

sail the high seas, amazon want to fuck you, so it's largest shareholder can help donald trump tear down democracy, stop buying shit from them

[–] robbinhood@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

but consider sending some funds to an author's patreon or otherwise supporting them if you can. Especially small authors are often in tight financial spots.

[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I don't think the option is there anymore

[–] dresden@discuss.online 1 points 1 month ago

Oh, sorry, too late then.

[–] sxan@midwest.social 3 points 1 month ago

I'm still happy I went with Kobo. So far, at least; I wouldn't be shocked if they followed suit, though.

[–] SynopsisTantilize@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago

Lol I bought a gen4 so I could upload my books to the kindle. Not the other way around. There are other e-ink readers, and there will always be a pirate. This is a waste of effort on their part.

[–] KingGordon@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Or just not buy the book in the first place. Arrrrrr.