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It’s really annoying buying an eBook and have to pass it trough Adobe app, to get an EPUB. To then discover that I need to register my e-reader with Adobe to re
by silcoon 3y ago
It’s really annoying buying an eBook and have to pass it trough Adobe app, to get an EPUB. To then discover that I need to register my e-reader with Adobe to read it… wtf? I just use calibre with plugins and remove the DRM.
But at this point it gets faster downloading a pirated ebook than buying one. Why publishers don’t actively fight the book piracy and offer a better way to read eBook? The eBook market is large. And kindle is not an alternative solution since uses a proprietary format. I’m a proud user of Kobo for that reason
- dax_ 3y agoDRM on ebooks really shouldn't be a thing. It's easy enough to remove (fortunately), defeating the point of of it entirely. At the same time it's super annoying for legitimate customers, so much that I often ignore ebooks that use any kind of DRM.
- lxgr 3y agoI agree. The one use case where I can kind of understand it are library books; purchased books have no business being DRMed. If it works for the music industry (basically all purchases are DRM-free since the iTunes store dropped theirs), why shouldn't it work for publishing?
- chankstein38 3y agoAgreed. I just want a PDF I can put in Goodnotes because that's where I keep my books.