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Where do you buy (or get) e-books from besides Amazon? (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 weeks ago by rwdf@lemmy.world to c/books@lemmy.world

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So I recently got an e-reader and have started collecting e-books for it, but a lot of books seem to only be available through Amazon/Kindle. I don't want anything to do with that company. Where do I even start looking? I have my local library apps and have scoured Project Gutenberg and some similar sites. While this is great for classics and older stuff, I want newer books too, specifically science fiction and fantasy. Have looked at author's websites but they typically link to Amazon or physical copies.

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[–] roofuskit@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I typically buy from Barnes and Noble for ebooks. They sell DRM laden ePub files, but the DRM is easy to strip with some readily available tools. Without the DRM I have a nice universally supported industry standard format.

[–] JaymesRS@literature.cafe 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Barnes & Noble used to be pretty inconvenient to strip the DRM, that was one of many reasons I switched to Kobo. That’s nice that it’s easy again.

[–] roofuskit@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

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