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I really want to find a good way to buy DRM-free ebooks. Libby was great early on and is still fine, but at least in my library system the wait times for a lot

I really want to find a good way to buy DRM-free ebooks. Libby was great early on and is still fine, but at least in my library system the wait times for a lot of titles are measured in months. I know some people make this work by just having a queue that's constantly cycling, but I don't read print books (as opposed to audiobooks) like that. There's only a subset of all books that I would ever want in print at all, and when I want them I want them for a specific purpose (to consult for a quote or something) now, not months from now. Purchased ebooks fill that role, but I'm only interested in buying if they're DRM-free.

InsideOutSanta 2y ago
Some publishers sell DRM-free e-books directly on their website. This is the best way to buy books, because it grants the greatest amount of money to the original author.
WolfeReader 2y ago
If you browse on Kobo, each book will tell you if it's DRM-free or not. Lots of small publishers will also sell books directly from their website, DRM-free in my experience. And Humble Bundle book collections are DRM free too.
- corney91 2y ago
  > And Humble Bundle book collections are DRM free too. Not all of them. I've had at least one bundle where you redeem it via the Kobo store for DRMed ePubs. Most I've got via Humble Bundle have been DRM-free though.
- themadturk 2y ago
  Amazon will tell you if a book is DRM-free as well. As with Kobo, you have to scroll to the bottom of the book description.
  - WolfeReader 2y ago
    And will Amazon then let you download the book on any device? That would be neat if true.
    - themadturk 2y ago
      Good question, especially after this policy change. Obviously they will as of this moment, but how DRM-free books will be treated by Amazon after Wednesday is an unknown.
tren 2y ago
Ebooks.com has a filter for DRM free ebooks, unfortunately it's only a small subset of publishers that allow it currently

InsideOutSanta 2y ago

Some publishers sell DRM-free e-books directly on their website. This is the best way to buy books, because it grants the greatest amount of money to the original author.

WolfeReader 2y ago

If you browse on Kobo, each book will tell you if it's DRM-free or not. Lots of small publishers will also sell books directly from their website, DRM-free in my experience. And Humble Bundle book collections are DRM free too.

corney91 2y ago
> And Humble Bundle book collections are DRM free too. Not all of them. I've had at least one bundle where you redeem it via the Kobo store for DRMed ePubs. Most I've got via Humble Bundle have been DRM-free though.
themadturk 2y ago
Amazon will tell you if a book is DRM-free as well. As with Kobo, you have to scroll to the bottom of the book description.
- WolfeReader 2y ago
  And will Amazon then let you download the book on any device? That would be neat if true.
  - themadturk 2y ago
    Good question, especially after this policy change. Obviously they will as of this moment, but how DRM-free books will be treated by Amazon after Wednesday is an unknown.

tren 2y ago

Ebooks.com has a filter for DRM free ebooks, unfortunately it's only a small subset of publishers that allow it currently