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> Can I read my ebooks on my Kindle, Kobo, Nook, etc.? > Ebooks from Bookshop.org must be read on either our Apple or Android app, or via a web browser, with t
by ravenstine 2y ago
> Can I read my ebooks on my Kindle, Kobo, Nook, etc.?
> Ebooks from Bookshop.org must be read on either our Apple or Android app, or via a web browser, with the exception of DRM-free titles.
And there doesn't appear to be a way to filter for only DRM-free ebooks.
womp womp :(
- BobaFloutist 2y agoHaving ebooks at all is a pretty new feature, and their whole thing is being an alternative to Amazon so of course they're not going to want to use Kindle's DRM. That being said, this is a very new product. I would be extremely surprised if they didn't end up adding a search filter for DRM-free ebooks. For now, you could just search for books published by Tor or other publishers that you know don't use DRM.
- lxgr 2y agoYeah, that's a no then. I'm not buying something tied to "Adobe Digital Editions" DRM (and even less something even more proprietary I can't read on my ereader). It's one of the worst pieces of software I've ever had the pleasure to suffer from, and I'll only tolerate it for library books, definitely not for something I "own".
- BobaFloutist 2y agoFWIW, other readers can utilize Adobe Digital Editions DRM, so you're not necessarily stuck in their reader.
- lxgr 2y agoIt's still a horrible system. It's impossible to deauthorize lost/broken devices, it's unclear how many slots I have left at any given time, and the web interface to manage my account looks like it's been on it's last leg for about at least the past 15 years.
- greenie_beans 2y agopublishers wouldn't do it unless they followed the DRM requirements