Seasons of Jason
Shoutout to Amazon for automatically updating my Kindle version of "Leviathan Wakes" -- which I purchased before the Expanse was a TV series -- to "Leviathan Wakes: Book 1 of the Expanse (Now a Prime Original series)"
😒
That bullshit ends TODAY.
#Kobo
pak0st
@killyourfm isn't Kobo also applying DRM?
If you find a store that sells books DRM free, I would love to know about it.
Seasons of Jason
@pak0st My example is more about Amazon's ownership over my Kindle library; being able to change covers, titles, and even content.
Kobo does have DRM *if* the publisher demands it. Otherwise they don't.
Seasons of Jason
My first Kobo (Libra Colour) is out for delivery, and I'm ready to strip that Kindle DRM and leave Amazon behind, woot!
Seasons of Jason
@chris I just threw up in my mouth a little. That's... let me try to find the right adjective here... despicable? Revolting?
Chris 👾
@killyourfm Amazon's renaming of titles and keyword stuffing has become so ridiculous. With The Expanse its obviously Amazon advertising Prime Video (in a book title!). Some publishers aren't much better, these are actual book titles 😱
Fourth Wing: DISCOVER THE GLOBAL PHENOMENON THAT EVERYONE CAN'T STOP TALKING ABOUT!
Gild: The dark fantasy romance TikTok sensation that’s sold over a million copies!
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@chris Hey, Libbyapp is new to me! This looks fantastic.
Chris 👾
@killyourfm Good luck with freeing your books! I just recently went trough the whole process (and over 1000+ comic books that I originally bought on Comixology before Amazon bought and killed the platform). Calibre with KFX and DeDRM 10.0.9 worked fine for me except for some new books published in 2024 🤔 I'm done with Amazon, I'm using Kobo, Libbyapp and epubs from our local public library now.
Seasons of Jason
@thibaultamartin Thanks for this! I'm adding it to a list of resources.
Thib
@killyourfm if you don’t want your Kobo to phone everything home via Google Analytics (yep they do that), the steps described in this post apply to the Kobo Colour as well. My wife has one, and she loves it!
J.R. Cruciani
@killyourfm I've been a happy Kobo user for four years, but recently I decided to go back to paperback editions because I'm old
Seasons of Jason
@canrith6696 Well hey, there's nothing better than analog :D
I do the same thing with my very favorite authors (James S.A. Corey, Adrian Tchaikovsky).
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@DJDarren Thank you!
Darren
@killyourfm Welcome to the Kobo life. The water’s lovely.
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Yay, it’s here! 🎉
Seasons of Jason
I feel like something is missing from the sleep screen on my Kobo…
Ads. Ads are missing 💙
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This is neat! A stats screen for the book you're currently reading, and progress stats for your entire library. (It's showing ~4 hours because I've only had my Kobo for a couple of days).
Seasons of Jason
This is how fast the Kobo Libra Colour wakes from sleep. Lightning fast compared to Kindle.
Thiago, Jedi
@killyourfm you have no idea how mad I am with the fact that Amazon has monopoly in e-ink readers in my country (Brazil)
The only way to buy any alternative to Kindle is paying a large import tax from US or Europe (Kindle : R$ 400. Kobo Sage: R$ 2700)
Seasons of Jason
Still discovering neat things about my #Kobo, like this in-book reading progress you can pull up.
I do love this thing.
Seasons of Jason
@sharan Yup, and this is the color e-ink panel. I wonder if the b&w ones are even faster!?
Arnel Šarić Sharan :verified:
@killyourfm Holy shit, this is fast
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@wiredfire @bcon AND you can set it to adjust gradually throughout the evening based on your normal bedtime :D
Wiredfire
@bcon @killyourfm if you’re on an ancient paperwhite it’s worth it for your health. No, really. If you read in the evening or at night and use the paperwhite’s light you’re getting blue light which disrupts melatonin which is needed for good sleep. The kobo (and newer Kindles to be fair) can adjust the colour of the light to red orange hues which is far kinder to you eyes and you sleep cycles 😊
Brandon Conway
@killyourfm I really want one, and I keep trying to convince myself it’s worth the upgrade over my ancient paperwhite so I finally make the purchase.
Seasons of Jason
@sharan Honestly? I like highlighting in different colors. And I really enjoy the full color book covers. For comics, I go analog :D
Arnel Šarić Sharan :verified:
@killyourfm @sharan What do you use color one for? Comics?
Seasons of Jason
FYI: If you've been considering a switch away from Kindle, now would be the time to pull the trigger. At the very least, get yourself a copy of Calibre and backup your Kindle purchases ASAP.
https://www.theverge.com/news/612898/amazon-removing-kindle-book-download-transfer-usb
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