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   Elias (eliasr@social.librem.one)'s status on Sunday, 03-Nov-2024 22:57:47 JST Elias

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   • Michael Lucas :flan_set_fire:
   • Christoffer S.
   • Karl Emil Nikka

   @nopatience I didn't buy any ebooks in any form myself so I don't really know what I'm talking about here, but I remember someone (maybe it was @karlemilnikka ) saying that the thing to do is to buy e-books in a way that makes it possible for you to download book files in an open format (possibly with some watermarking thing to discourage you from spreadig it to others) so that you know you will always be able to read the book. Even if the company that sold it disappears in the future. @mwl

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     Christoffer S. (nopatience@swecyb.com)'s status on Sunday, 03-Nov-2024 22:57:51 JST Christoffer S.

     • Michael Lucas :flan_set_fire:

     I have been perhaps somewhat knowingly ignorant of Amazon practices as it relates to price blackmailing regarding books and the authors producing them.

     Giving up Kindle is not easy, the comfort and ease with which to buy... license books, is well smooth.

     How do people read digitally without Kindle? What are the alternatives?

     I credit my enlightenment to @mwl when he in passing explained the reason for not selling through Amazon.

     #Books #Kindle #Alternative