When we're as surrounded by streaming platforms as we are now, it's easy to forget that the DRM-free life still exists. Even now, there are dozens of record labels, publishers, and online retailers that refuse to abuse their customers. Learn about them in the Guide: https://u.fsf.org/1lr #EndDRM #DRM
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One of our authors, S. Parnam-Harris, isn't on social media, but she is running a 50% off sale on #DriveThruFiction during the #FediBookFair weekend.
The books are available as ePub or PDF, and do not have #DRM.
One of our authors, S. Parnam-Harris, isn't on social media, but she is running a 50% off sale on #DriveThruFiction during the #FediBookFair weekend.
They're available as ePub and PDF, and unencumbered by #DRM.
RE: https://mastodon.social/@dertizen/115613921541079590
Für 3.50€* uder** Mitglieder (alle Stufen) könnt ihr euch das Album ebenfalls herunterladen nach dem Buy It, keep it Prinzip. Kein #DRM kein #Kopierschutz. Einfach die .mp3-File, wie sie sein sollte:
https://www.patreon.com/collection/1735794?view=expanded
Zudem supportet ihr damit auch den Künstler direkt und nich' irgendein Big-Company AI-Slop schuppen.
*Apple User etwas teuer, je nachdem wie ihr es bezieht
Edited 17d ago
They say "rights," we say "restrictions" #DRM are not for your digital /rights/, they are /restrictions/ imposed on you. Celebrate your own intellect by staying away from DRM. Learn more about DRM-free living at https://u.fsf.org/44y
If you're wondering how things are going with the famous #DRM'd Polish trains, well, their manufacturer – #Newag – sued the hackers who had un-blocked them:
https://rys.io/en/175.html
But weirdly, after months of implying and suggesting that the locking code was added to the software by the hackers themselves, in the lawsuit the company now insists they did not in fact modify the software installed on the trains.
Why? Because that would not mesh well with the copyright infringement claim. 🤡
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Edited 1y ago
“Amazon will let you download your e-books in EPUB in 2026”
So, this could be big for authors on KDP. Customers will be able to use any eReader they wish to read their books.
I’ve been on a Kobo Clara Colour (with Kobo Plus) for a while. And I’d love to slip a few Kindle Exclusive titles in. The whole exclusivity thing is kind of galling, from an e-reader/walled garden perspective.
This sounds great from a consumer-freedom perspective. But I understand there may be some authors who are reluctant or worried.
Personally... If the Napster wars era of mp3’s (ending up in Spotify/Amazon Music/et al.) taught anyone anything, it is that as long as you provide a product at a reasonable price, in a conveniently accessible manner, you won’t have a piracy problem.
https://goodereader.com/blog/kindle/amazon-will-let-you-download-your-e-books-in-epub-in-2026
Are you going to update your books to remove DRM?
https://goodereader.com/blog/kindle/amazon-emailing-authors-about-the-new-epub-and-pdf-formats
Edited 14h ago
Strip the DRM from your Kindle books, simple effective, free, online https://dedrm.com/