imapuppetlookaway@lemmy.world to Books@lemmy.mlEnglish · 4 days agoOn Feb. 26, 2025 Amazon will remove your ability to download your ebooks to your computer or any other device except Kindle. (crosspost from !bookclub)www.youtube.comexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up180arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up178arrow-down1external-linkOn Feb. 26, 2025 Amazon will remove your ability to download your ebooks to your computer or any other device except Kindle. (crosspost from !bookclub)www.youtube.comimapuppetlookaway@lemmy.world to Books@lemmy.mlEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square10fedilinkfile-text
If you have books on Amazon and you want them to be on any device besides Kindle, download them soon.
minus-squareMickey@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up12·4 days agoAs an alternative Kobo offers price matching and carries almost all of the same books minus some indie exclusives (which is a huge shame, there are some good indie book series I guess I won’t be finishing)
minus-squareBaldProphet@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 days agoKobo is amazing. Their e-readers are also the best choice for loading non-DRM ebooks, such as those you might find from Humble Bundle or StoryBundle.
minus-squareLeraje@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoIt’s also very easy to put KOReader onto a Clara. Then your device truly is your own.
As an alternative Kobo offers price matching and carries almost all of the same books minus some indie exclusives (which is a huge shame, there are some good indie book series I guess I won’t be finishing)
Kobo is amazing. Their e-readers are also the best choice for loading non-DRM ebooks, such as those you might find from Humble Bundle or StoryBundle.
It’s also very easy to put KOReader onto a Clara. Then your device truly is your own.