• @ragebutt@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    29•2 months ago

    I wonder if this is a response to someone jailbreaking all kindles ever the other day

    Fuck kindles, get a different brand of ereader that just runs stripped android

    • @IonAddis@lemmy.worldEnglish
      33•2 months ago

      Some have speculated it’s complying in advance with stealth editing of books to remove whatever content has been decided to be censored. If you can’t download the original copy and keep it, they can change the one you have and make it seem like the original text never existed.

    • LuffyEnglish
      11•2 months ago

      The kobo unes run Linux ootb, and they are as easy to install something like pluto on as an android one, but I still prefer them because I can do all kinds of shinanigans with the command line

      Also if they are too expensive for you, just get a used one, as long as they have a backlight you can read just as well on them as a libra color

    • @suburban_hillbilly@lemmy.mlEnglish
      9•2 months ago

      It’s because the first few generations of DRM were extremely poorly implemented. My og kindle keyboard still works and will ignore the DRM (that would be locking me out of, for example, a library book after its due date) if you just change the file extension to one of the DRM free file types. It will also then let me distribute that ebook to others without restriction.

  • m-p{3}English
    24•2 months ago

    One more reason not to buy ebooks from Amazon.

    • Sunshine (she/her)English
      4•2 months ago

      I’m glad I started my Amazon boycott earlier. I could’ve lost a lot more e-books.

  • Alphane MoonOPEnglish
    17•2 months ago

    I was able to export (you’ll have to remove DRM via plugin) all of my Kindle ebooks into epub using “Method 2a” of this guide:

    https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=361503

    It’s can be a massive pain with some metadata issues, but at least it works.

    I’ve been meaning to do this for years, but have always been too lazy.

  • @Macaroni_ninja@lemmy.worldEnglish
    17•2 months ago

    I think with applications, like Calibre its relatively painless to save the whole library, if someone is ready to jump ship. Now its the perfect time.

    I personally use a Kobo without the online features, which is fantastic, but there are many great Kindle alternatives without the corporate spyware bullshit.

  • @Geodad@lemm.eeEnglish
    15•2 months ago

    I borrow them from my library through the Libby and Hoopla apps. If I want to support the author, I’ll buy a copy through some other means. Directly from them, if possible.

  • @pr06lefs@lemmy.mlEnglish
    13•2 months ago

    Unaffected since I’ve never participated in the Kindle ecosystem. I’ve been gifted a few Kindles but never was on board with that walled garden. Fuck Amazon.

    • @kava@lemmy.worldEnglish
      13•2 months ago

      Up until fairly recently, you could just drag and drop files onto the Kindle with a usb. I’ve had my first generation Kindle for almost 15 years now and it still works. Just download an .epub file, convert it to .mobi with Calibre, and drag and drop it over to the Kindle.

      I have a newer one too, that I got a couple of years ago as a gift.

      The trick is just disable the wifi and never let it communicate with Amazon servers. They will mess with your settings and push secret updates that remove features. For example, it could “sync” your books with your Amazon account if you naively log into your Amazon account and that literally results in you not being able to remove items from your Kindle without logging into your Amazon account on your computer and going through a million menus. It won’t let you do it from the Kindle, even if you’re offline.

      But if you just never let it connect it to the internet at all, you’re fine.

      Although the new Kindles now require a special Amazon software to copy files over (because of “convenience”) and it won’t communicate with the usual protocol so you can’t drag and drop like you could for the last 15 years.

      So yeah, don’t buy a Kindle. at least not a new one.

  • ☂️-English
    9•2 months ago

    library genesis. anna’s archive.

    chances are, its there.

    • archomrade [he/him]English
      2•2 months ago

      It’s been a while since I’ve heard about libgen and aa - and actually i’m not sure how they operate with direct downloads of copyrighted material? I find my ebooks through more conventional p2p means, but i’ve always just assumed that was necessary to avoid sudden takedowns

      • ☂️-English
        2•2 months ago

        what is your p2p method, out of curiosity?

          • ☂️-English
            1•2 months ago

            any good trackers for good linux iso availability?

            with torrenting i sometimes can’t find some more obscure distros i’m looking for…

            • archomrade [he/him]English
              2•2 months ago

              As a rule I don’t announce my trackers publicly so they can continue existing as my trackers, but the one I use mostly is small-rodent themed.

              I’ll DM you

  • KokeshEnglish
    6•2 months ago

    Buy elsewhere, or simple look up epubs and mail them to kindle

    • OptionalEnglish
      2•2 months ago

      Where do others buy epubs? (Besides the library) In many cases my obscure authors only use Amazon.

  • archomrade [he/him]English
    5•2 months ago

    As someone who likes to have a fallback way of purchasing digital content that I can remove DRM from, this annoys me.

    I can still purchase mp3 and flac files from various online retailers, and I can rip bluray for my movies and tv shows, but now I need a new place to purchase ebooks that are downloadable. Anyone have any recommendations? The first few independent retailers i’ve found seem to require their own apps.