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Do you prefer digital or actual books (lemm.ee)
submitted 7 months ago by penquin@lemm.ee to c/books@lemmy.world
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I can't help but always worry that one day I'll need paper books. I don't know what it is, but I feel like I should start collecting paper books instead of every single book I have is on my Kobo. Which do you do? If you get paper books, is there a source that sells cheaper books. Books are kind of pricey where I look.

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[-] helmet91@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago

I prefer ePub. Much more convenient for me than a paper book.

  • I simply don't have the space to physically store a lot of paper books
  • It's much easier to bring my Kobo with me when commuting or traveling
  • Much easier for me to buy eBooks than physical books
  • Even though I've been having my device for like 8 years, I'm still fascinated by how cool the e-ink display is

On the other hand, paper books have only one thing to offer that sometimes holds:

  • They're all DRM-free, while some eBooks I've been wanting to buy are DRM-enshittified. Still hasitating about those, as I'm not willing to spend money on such books.
[-] ZapBeebz_@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

I've recently bought a Kobo, and had great success removing the DRM from my Kindle library, then loading all my books there onto my Kobo. Just food for thought that such a thing is possible

[-] helmet91@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

I don't know, there are a couple of books that have Adobe DRM on them at every bookstore where I found the book.

Are you saying, it's possible to get Amazon books onto a non-Kindle device? That's actually pretty much the only bookstore where I never looked at before.

[-] conciselyverbose@sh.itjust.works 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Unfortunately, the easiest way is to have an old kindle on your account with DRM that's been beaten. Then you can download the files like you're going to copy them via USB to that device, and use that device's serial with the de-DRM calibre extension and it's pretty easy.

I haven't found an equally effective way without it, though I haven't looked as much as the first method works for me.

You can rip Audible audiobooks with Libation. It's not applicable to ebooks, but worth just tacking on since we're on the subject of Amazon lock-in.

[-] mesamunefire@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

There's also not a battery attached. That's a pretty big plus.

[-] helmet91@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

In my use case it doesn't have any relevance, as my device lasts for months with one charge. During that timespan I have plenty of opportunities to charge.

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