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What happens to people's back catalogs of old magazines? Can they still read those or is Amazon laughing all the way to the bank? When i was a kid i lost my m
by snickerbockers 4y ago
What happens to people's back catalogs of old magazines? Can they still read those or is Amazon laughing all the way to the bank?
When i was a kid i lost my music collection to the yahoo music store shutting down, and it's left an impression on me even though it wasn't a very large collection. It's the reason why ive held out on buying an ereader until they drop the drm.
- cpill 4y agozlibrary dude
- idonotknowwhy 4y agoYou can use a tool called Calibre to strip DRM from your ebooks. Also let's your side load them onto a different branded device so you're not locked in. Eg. I moved from kindle to kobo and was able to bring my content with me
- criddell 4y agoThe DeDRM tools don’t work with lots of new books from Amazon. The days of easily stripped DRM on Amazon books seems to be coming to an end.
- jzb 4y agoIf you have an older Kindle, you can download the older format, I believe. I still have a Kindle DX for this.
- criddell 4y agoTrue but it’s not ideal. You lose the typographic improvements that you get in the newer format. Still, it’s better than nothing and I’ve read that some people have purchased a used, older Kindle just to get access to the older file format.
- Aromasin 4y agoGet a Boox if you want a DRM-free e-reader. I read exclusively books and papers that I host on my home NAS; no DRM content. I use Calibre so I can read them on Phone, Tablet, or E-Reader from anywhere.
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- thomasthetrain 4y agoYes, you can still read those[1]: > Will I lose access to issues for my Kindle Newsstand subscription that have already been delivered to my library? > No, you will continue to be able to read any issues already delivered by visiting Your Kindle Library. [1] https://www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/arp/B0BX8LN3BP https://www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/arp/B0BX8LN3BP