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I split purchases for books, movies, and audiobooks across Apple, Kindle, Audible (also Amazon), and Google Play. This is a nuisance, but I am spreading the ris

I split purchases for books, movies, and audiobooks across Apple, Kindle, Audible (also Amazon), and Google Play. This is a nuisance, but I am spreading the risk of loss due to no fault of my own.

eindiran 6y ago
The golden age of "I don't bother pirating anything anymore" is rapidly coming to a close, and tech companies have killed it. Ever-worsening DRM, paying creators amounts asymptotically approaching zero, nuking accounts with thousands of dollars invested into the ecosystem (because the algorithmic gods saw a pattern in clouds), balkanizing content until streaming services just become cable, increasing prices while decreasing quality of service, triple-dipping their customers (why just have them pay for your service when you can get them to pay for your service, serve them ads, and sell profiles of their browsing habits!).
- fckthisguy 6y ago
  Exactly this! I used to pirate everything because it wasn't available easily. We're rapidly approaching the same scenario. It's not "thieves" not wanting to pay; it's normal folks not wanting to desks with the growing consumer hostility.
carlmr 6y ago
I try to buy as many books as possible as paperback.
boojums 6y ago
For archiving ebooks you have purchased, you might want to check out Kobo's book store instead of Amazon. Some publishers chose not to use DRM at all or use Adobe's. Depending on the jurisdiction you live in, downloading the file with Adobe Digital Editions and stripping DRM with Calibre and the DeDRM plugin[0] can be an option as well. It take a bit more effort, but prevents the store from pulling an Amazon on your purchased ebooks like they did with 1984 a while back. [0] https://apprenticealf.wordpress.com/ https://apprenticealf.wordpress.com/
Dylan16807 6y ago
When it comes to buying content, I think I'd rather have a 1x chance of losing all of it (and going on a torrent spree) rather than a 3x chance of losing a third of it (and going on a torrent spree).

I split purchases for books, movies, and audiobooks across Apple, Kindle, Audible (also Amazon), and Google Play. This is a nuisance, but I am spreading the risk of loss due to no fault of my own.

eindiran 6y ago

The golden age of "I don't bother pirating anything anymore" is rapidly coming to a close, and tech companies have killed it. Ever-worsening DRM, paying creators amounts asymptotically approaching zero, nuking accounts with thousands of dollars invested into the ecosystem (because the algorithmic gods saw a pattern in clouds), balkanizing content until streaming services just become cable, increasing prices while decreasing quality of service, triple-dipping their customers (why just have them pay for your service when you can get them to pay for your service, serve them ads, and sell profiles of their browsing habits!).

fckthisguy 6y ago
Exactly this! I used to pirate everything because it wasn't available easily. We're rapidly approaching the same scenario. It's not "thieves" not wanting to pay; it's normal folks not wanting to desks with the growing consumer hostility.

carlmr 6y ago

I try to buy as many books as possible as paperback.

boojums 6y ago

For archiving ebooks you have purchased, you might want to check out Kobo's book store instead of Amazon. Some publishers chose not to use DRM at all or use Adobe's. Depending on the jurisdiction you live in, downloading the file with Adobe Digital Editions and stripping DRM with Calibre and the DeDRM plugin[0] can be an option as well. It take a bit more effort, but prevents the store from pulling an Amazon on your purchased ebooks like they did with 1984 a while back. [0] https://apprenticealf.wordpress.com/ https://apprenticealf.wordpress.com/

Dylan16807 6y ago

When it comes to buying content, I think I'd rather have a 1x chance of losing all of it (and going on a torrent spree) rather than a 3x chance of losing a third of it (and going on a torrent spree).