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"Free on Kindle" <> free.
by adnam 14y ago
"Free on Kindle" <> free.
- brk 14y agoHow so? You can read it online, or in a number of free Kindle apps for other devices.
- tnorthcutt 14y agoI assume adnam is talking about free as in freedom, vs. free as in beer.
- eli 14y agoAssuming your goal is to read the book (not remix it), it doesn't seem like that would be a huge difference in practice.
- th 14y agoIn this case there happens to be a big difference. Try putting this book on your Nook or any other eReader that doesn't have a Kindle app.
- eli 14y agoFair enough (though I think the Nook is pretty much the only eReader in that category)
- rprasad 14y agoI did. It took about 30 seconds, from downloading the ebook from Amazon, converting it in Calibre, and pushing it to my Nook. Removing DRM is acceptable for certain personal uses, including, for example, making purchased media usable on your personal hardware.
- patrickg 14y ago> Removing DRM is acceptable for certain personal uses, including, for example, making purchased media usable on your personal hardware. Depends on the legislation you're in. In Germany it's quite certainly illegal. > I did. It took about 30 seconds, from downloading the ebook from Amazon, converting it in Calibre, and pushing it to my Nook. You are a technically savvy user. 99% of normal humans are not. DRM is a serious issue, even if the book itself is free.
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- pbhjpbhj 14y ago>Depends on the legislation you're in. In Germany it's quite certainly illegal. // It's considered tortuous infringement (unlawful) in the UK too.
- wazoox 14y agoStill DRM-laden. Won't buy, even at 0 dollars, sorry. It's a question of principle: I'm strongly against DRM, therefore I will boycott DRM'ed products.
- brk 14y agoI understand your perspective, though I personally find it a bit extreme, and possibly even self-limiting in this case.
- polshaw 14y agohow do i read it online? I have no kindle. It offers downloading a windows app, no good for linux. It won't let me download unless i have a registered kindle program. Why can't they just let me download the file first? Significantly more friction than just downloading a pdf.
- gav 14y agoYou can use Amazon Cloud Reader: https://read.amazon.com/ https://read.amazon.com/ This will let you read it online. It looks like there's some offline support but I haven't tried it myself.
- polshaw 14y agoI have no (major) problem reading it online, but it just wont let me. If i go to your link, i am sent back to the kindle store. Then if i try to 'buy', i am required to have a kindle serial number, there is no other way to proceed. (I assume if gives you an ID or something if you download the app, but there is no 'read online without a kindle' choice).
- gav 14y agoIt worked for me with my existing Amazon account, but then I have a Kindle. I thought I'd test with a new account, so in an incognito window: * Went to https://read.amazon.com/ * Created a new account * Got redirected to Kindle store, found free book, hit "Buy now with 1-Click" * Filled in a billing address * Got a page thanking me for my order, hit "Read now in Kindle Cloud Reader" * Book loaded You're welcome to use this account--login: "M8R-2neeuu@mailinator.com", password "test123". Hope this helps.
- polshaw 14y agothanks! very helpful.
- chimeracoder 14y agoI agree that .azw/.mobi is an inferior format to .epub/.pdf, but Calibre is free software for Linux that converts most formats without an issue (and given that the Amazon version already has formatting issues, I doubt that's a problem). The best thing to do, though, is what Cory Doctrow does: http://craphound.com/down/?page_id=1625 http://craphound.com/down/?page_id=1625. He even has (had) an option for a Gamebody Advance reader!
- edanm 14y agoI actually assumed it was talking about ebooks as well. Still, talking about a book on Amazon, most people will be thinking physical books, I imagine.
- mmahemoff 14y agoebooks are outselling physical books now, so maybe not _most_ people, but _some_ people.