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Amazon is taking away its users' ability to download Kindle books to computers. Here's how to download them while you still have time (mashable.com)

submitted 4 months ago by dresden@discuss.online to c/books@lemmy.world

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[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 20 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Libgen’s not going anywhere

[–] wizblizz@lemmy.world 16 points 4 months ago (1 children)

We know piracy is a service delivery problem, and fuck Amazon in particular, but please compensate authors if you enjoy their work.

[–] Infynis@midwest.social 7 points 4 months ago

Read whatever you want! Intellectual property doesn't exist! Culture is built cooperatively!

Buy books as merch. Spring for signed copies. Get the second version with the cool illustrations. Authors make more from these kinds of sales anyway

[–] pastaPersona@lemmy.world 13 points 4 months ago

How ironic, company started to sell books is becoming one of the worst places to buy books.

At this point better off looking for an EPub/PDF copy on the publisher’s authors website sadly.

[–] shoulderoforion@fedia.io 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

sail the high seas, amazon want to fuck you, so it's largest shareholder can help donald trump tear down democracy, stop buying shit from them

[–] robbinhood@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

but consider sending some funds to an author's patreon or otherwise supporting them if you can. Especially small authors are often in tight financial spots.

[–] sxan@midwest.social 4 points 4 months ago

I'm still happy I went with Kobo. So far, at least; I wouldn't be shocked if they followed suit, though.

[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I don't think the option is there anymore

[–] dresden@discuss.online 2 points 4 months ago

Oh, sorry, too late then.

[–] KingGordon@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

Or just not buy the book in the first place. Arrrrrr.

[–] SynopsisTantilize@lemm.ee 3 points 4 months ago

Lol I bought a gen4 so I could upload my books to the kindle. Not the other way around. There are other e-ink readers, and there will always be a pirate. This is a waste of effort on their part.