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 57d 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 40d ago
"Quando estamos tão cercados por plataformas de streaming quanto estamos agora, é fácil esquecer que a vida livre de DRM ainda existe. Mesmo agora, existem dezenas de gravadoras, editoras e varejistas online que se recusam a abusar de seus clientes. Saiba mais sobre eles no Guia: https
https://u.fsf.org/1lr"
@tecnologia@lemmy.pt @tecnologia@lemmy.eco.br
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
Last month, some authors were concerned at the news that Amazon would start to allow ebook buyers to download ebooks in ePub or PDF format if DRM was not enabled. Some authors that hadn't used DRM in the past considered enabling it to prevent these downloads.
The feature was rolled out recently, so I tried downloading three books (one of mine, and two traditionally published books) that don't have DRM.
When looking at my purchased books in the digital content area, some books had a "Download available in additional formats" note in the listing, and they had a "Download EPUB/PDF" option under "More actions".
On the books that I tried, clicking that option downloaded a zip file with a 72-character long file name starting "ebook-content." and a .zip extension. Examining the zip file, it's an ePub with a .zip extension. So changing the extension from .zip to .epub allows me to view it in an ebook reader.
No sign of a PDF in any of these cases.
I'm not impressed at how Amazon have implemented this change, but I still see no reason to enable DRM on any of my books.
~Robin
#WritersOfMastodon #WritingCommunity #IndieAuthor #SelfPublishing #Amazon #KDP #DRM
@writingbooks
I have a friend that likes Audible more than Libro FM because he told me Audible is easier than downloading an MP3 zip folder or a single M4B without DRM. I just had someone unironically tell me that buying from audible and then removing the DRM is easier than buying the DRM free audiobook and just downloading the DRM free option when LibroFM has the book in question. This one small conversation made me lose all respect for tech. #DRM
Strip the DRM from your Kindle books, simple effective, free, online https://dedrm.com/