WolfeReader t1_iqtfayb wrote on October 2, 2022 at 11:21 PM

Reply to comment by PykeAbuser in I created deAMAZONatorto help you find a non-amazon place to buy your books! by LordGnomeMBE

DRM and non-standard ebook formats, in order to lock Kindle buyers into their ecosystem. I've been boycotting Amazon since 2010 for this reason.

(Obviously users with sufficient technical skills and a cavalier attitude toward ToS can get around this. I don't think this is accurate for a lot of customers though.)

Deathbrush t1_iqtsi79 wrote on October 3, 2022 at 1:00 AM

There are open source ebook managers that are built to edit ebooks/convert between formats. Many of them have sketchy plugins that will strip DRM from various kinds of DRM protected ebooks

Appoxo t1_iqv29lb wrote on October 3, 2022 at 9:09 AM

Bought a paperwhite and 90% of my calibre is pirated, 5% are impossible-to-find ebooks from amazon and the other 5% is DRM free ebooks from Osiander and other domestic shops.