How can I access my own ebooks? (kbin.social)

submitted 8 months ago by cracked_void@kbin.social to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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Good day everyone,

I'm being denied access to my ebooks by my provider, which is Tolino.

Back then I chose Tolino because it offered many means to access my books without having to bring along a bookshelf everyhwhere I went. Unfortunately it escaped my attention that Tolino was acquired by - drumroll - Roku. Since then it seems they enshittified the android app. As long as my device is connected to a VPN the app says "no internet connection" and won't let me access anything. As soon as I disable my VPN it works normally. Yeah, that's unacceptable.

Do you guys know a way to pull my books?

Further, can you recommend me fair ebook provider? Google Books apparently works, but for one Google is known to shut down popular services without further notice and, well, it's Google.

zlibrary isn't really an option, because it doesn't have the works I'd like to read in my preferred language.

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[-] exu@feditown.com 13 points 8 months ago

I use Kavita to host my ripped ebooks and other reading stuff, can absolutely recommend.

Not sure how you can rip your existing Tolino collection, I only ever deal with the amazon DRM.

Some authors, like Brandon Sanderson, offer DRM-free books on their own stores, but discoverability is way worse for obvious reasons.

[-] cracked_void@kbin.social 4 points 8 months ago

I've taken a look at Kavita, it does look interesting. In the past hours I tried a few apps, and found one with which I can continue reading.

I'll try to look out for niche stores in the future, thanks for the hints.

[-] reallyzen@lemmy.ml 4 points 7 months ago

ebook.com has a tickbox in its search tool to look only for drm-free books. I miss-clicked once, buying a locked book & was refunded with zero hassle.

Tachyon Publications straight out does not sell drm-locked books.