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   Dolus Neo (neo_dolus@shitposter.world)'s status on Monday, 21-Apr-2025 10:06:04 JST Dolus Neo
   I've quit using Amazon's Audible service since it's looking like that's heading towards streaming next year.
   
   Leaving Librivox aside there are two alternativers worth mentioning: Libro .fm and Downpour .com. Over all, they both have pros and cons:
   
   Libro_FM
   
   Pros: Completely DRM-free 100% of the time, most books can be bought with credits and credits don't expire, has a decent app. And even though the owners leaf far-left, they don't seem to disallow anything a known publisher, wants to sell there. They have Lovecraft and Conan books both as best sellers.
   
   Cons: Owners are woke as I implied before. Not woke-lite, full on woke. But since everything is DRM-free you can buy what you want and ignore what they shill on the front page
   
   
   
   Downpour
   
   Pros: Baring a small number of exceptions, the site is DRM-free. There are a ton of deals going on evey day and credits never expire like with Libro_fm. Downpour is also closer to politically neutral than Libro_fm, even though it's hard to get away from that with how the industry is atm...
   
   Cons: The site is more boomer in terms of how it's designed. Not horribly, but it could do with an update. The app is more lacking compared to Libro_fm's too. Functional, but not always super intuitive.
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     You Get Glee (get@clubcyberia.co)'s status on Monday, 21-Apr-2025 12:07:42 JST You Get Glee

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     @Neo_Dolus zoomers will do literally anything instead of using bittorrent
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     You Get Glee (get@clubcyberia.co)'s status on Monday, 21-Apr-2025 12:12:42 JST You Get Glee

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     @Neo_Dolus generation x, generation strange, sun don't even shine through our window panes
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     Dolus Neo (neo_dolus@shitposter.world)'s status on Monday, 21-Apr-2025 12:12:43 JST Dolus Neo

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     • You Get Glee
     @get I'm from the 1980s and I know how to pirate. But just pirating everything doesn't solve the problems with tradpub.
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     You Get Glee (get@clubcyberia.co)'s status on Monday, 21-Apr-2025 12:53:59 JST You Get Glee

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     • śmigoł 😼
     @smigol @Neo_Dolus same im talking out of my ass
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     śmigoł 😼 (smigol@rigcz.club)'s status on Monday, 21-Apr-2025 12:54:02 JST śmigoł 😼

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     • You Get Glee

     @get I'm a zoomer and I have owned a server for BitTorrent and Plex. Now I'm thinking of reactivating it on hardware with smaller footprint.

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