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I think the safe option would be to not buy Kindles. Go with Kobo, or another company that's more open.
by mariusor 3y ago
I think the safe option would be to not buy Kindles. Go with Kobo, or another company that's more open.
- criddell 3y agoIs the Kobo DRM scheme fully cracked without any caveats? Could I buy books from the Kobo store, strip the DRM, and load them onto my Kindle?
- glimshe 3y agoA friend told me that you can easily crack Kobo DRM when you download the book through the Adobe reader software. Likewise with Internet Archive downloaded books. Unfortunately, many books aren't available on Kobo.
- jimmydoe 3y agoYes, standard epub drm. And it's good to have competition, that's why I buy most ebooks on kobo.
- AdmiralAsshat 3y ago> Is the Kobo DRM scheme fully cracked without any caveats? So far, yes. Kobo hasn't updated their encryption in many years, and it's easily broken by DeDRM. > Could I buy books from the Kobo store, strip the DRM, and load them onto my Kindle? Certainly, you could. It might even encourage you to switch devices down the line. :)
- NoGravitas 3y agoKobo uses Adobe Digital Editions DRM, which has been broken for years, but is still the industry standard used by everyone except Amazon.
- mariusor 3y agoMy reply was to "openness" of the hardware. Kobo is much more developer friendly than Amazon.