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I will often buy books on kobo because it's really easy to do so and it supports the authors, but I always download a corresponding DRM free epub eventually bec

I will often buy books on kobo because it's really easy to do so and it supports the authors, but I always download a corresponding DRM free epub eventually because I want a personal library that will still work in 10 years.

Eji1700 3y ago
Libro.fm can also have drm free audio books. I ditched my kindle for a pocketbook era (yay speakers) and am just so done with any storefront that doesn't let me own things I buy.
habosa 3y ago
Can you explain how Kobo supports authors? I was not aware.
- chrisfosterelli 3y ago
  I understand that authors are generally paid some portion of the money from people purchasing their books either directly or indirectly.
ddingus 3y ago
Same. For many of my purchases, they came DRM free.
themadturk 3y ago
This is me, as well. I was a Kindle user for years, always stripped the DRM. Now I use Kobo and still have those books...the ones I bought. I just changed the bookshelf, you might say.
mark_l_watson 3y ago
I just created an account on Kobo. Is there a search filter for only showing DRM free selections? All the books I saw were ePub Adobe DRM.
- AdmiralAsshat 3y ago
  Nope. There used to be something, based on this URL I found, but it looks like it has not been maintained for years: https://www.kobo.com/ww/en/p/drm-free https://www.kobo.com/ww/en/p/drm-free Your current best bet IMO is just to search for books that have this line on their description page: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/shadow-claw https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/shadow-claw > At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied. You could turn that into your search engine filter, i.e.: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=%22without+Digital+Rights+Management%22+site%3Akobo.com&t=ffab&ia=web https://duckduckgo.com/?q=%22without+Digital+Rights+Manageme... But admittedly that's not a great way to search. Your better option is just to make note of some publishers that do not use DRM (like Tor Publishing), and search against them instead.
BarbaryCoast 3y ago
Came here to say: me, too. When I see something like Kindle or Audible, the first thing I do is check to see if I can strip off the DRM. If I'm buying it, I have the right to use it anyway I see fit (short of copying and redistributing...obviously). I still check the DRM-free places first, because they deserve the sale, even if the price is higher. If I can't, I'll buy it and strip the DRM off (super simple, with the right software). If that won't work, I'll check the darknet. If there's a decent copy there, then I'll buy the useless DRM work (so the author gets paid), and use the darknet copy for my library. Technically, this probably breaks several US laws. But I don't think any lawyer wants to try a case where I paid for the books/audiobooks, then removed their DRM. Kinda hard to show damages, or bad intent.

Eji1700 3y ago

Libro.fm can also have drm free audio books. I ditched my kindle for a pocketbook era (yay speakers) and am just so done with any storefront that doesn't let me own things I buy.

habosa 3y ago

Can you explain how Kobo supports authors? I was not aware.

chrisfosterelli 3y ago
I understand that authors are generally paid some portion of the money from people purchasing their books either directly or indirectly.

ddingus 3y ago

Same. For many of my purchases, they came DRM free.

themadturk 3y ago

This is me, as well. I was a Kindle user for years, always stripped the DRM. Now I use Kobo and still have those books...the ones I bought. I just changed the bookshelf, you might say.

mark_l_watson 3y ago

I just created an account on Kobo. Is there a search filter for only showing DRM free selections? All the books I saw were ePub Adobe DRM.

AdmiralAsshat 3y ago
Nope. There used to be something, based on this URL I found, but it looks like it has not been maintained for years: https://www.kobo.com/ww/en/p/drm-free https://www.kobo.com/ww/en/p/drm-free Your current best bet IMO is just to search for books that have this line on their description page: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/shadow-claw https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/shadow-claw > At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied. You could turn that into your search engine filter, i.e.: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=%22without+Digital+Rights+Management%22+site%3Akobo.com&t=ffab&ia=web https://duckduckgo.com/?q=%22without+Digital+Rights+Manageme... But admittedly that's not a great way to search. Your better option is just to make note of some publishers that do not use DRM (like Tor Publishing), and search against them instead.

BarbaryCoast 3y ago

Came here to say: me, too. When I see something like Kindle or Audible, the first thing I do is check to see if I can strip off the DRM. If I'm buying it, I have the right to use it anyway I see fit (short of copying and redistributing...obviously). I still check the DRM-free places first, because they deserve the sale, even if the price is higher. If I can't, I'll buy it and strip the DRM off (super simple, with the right software). If that won't work, I'll check the darknet. If there's a decent copy there, then I'll buy the useless DRM work (so the author gets paid), and use the darknet copy for my library. Technically, this probably breaks several US laws. But I don't think any lawyer wants to try a case where I paid for the books/audiobooks, then removed their DRM. Kinda hard to show damages, or bad intent.