Amazon and DRM changes

[ottischwenk]

Originally Posted by Lys

Indeed, and my problem has only one solution: do not buy anymore from Amazon.

The OP wondered why it was a necessity to stop buying from Amazon only because their content couldn't be deDRM anymore. And my answer was related to that: it's a necessity to stop buying from Amazon because - as long as I can't deDRM it - I can't read what I buy on my e-reader.
And this regardless of my personal stance over my ownership of the ebooks I buy.

Amazon can do whatever they want with its DRM policy. They won't care about a small minority of us who won't access anymore their content.
Fair on them, fair on us not to buy from them something we have no use for.

But there are works on Amazon that are exclusive to Amazon.
If that's what you want then there's nothing you can do but shop there - Amazon has even taken care of that.
It's just not quite as convenient as on a special device unsuitable for Amazon.
I tried it and it works: reading a Kindle book on the Kobo Glo HD in the Cloud Reader

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by ottischwenk

No.
The devices that can DRM are supplied with DRM - at least from amazon.de

Obviously you have no idea what you're talking about. No one wants to copy content directly from the device. It's well known that wouldn't work.

[Lys]

Originally Posted by ottischwenk

But there are works on Amazon that are exclusive to Amazon.
If that's what you want then there's nothing you can do but shop there - Amazon has even taken care of that.
It's just not quite as convenient as on a special device unsuitable for Amazon

I can still decide not to buy them. Buying a book or consuming something is not something mandatory. Does it suck? Yes, but I will survive.
If the author can be reached out, I may decide to try and contact them and check if it's possible to get their ebooks in another way. Otherwise? I'll move on.

I won't destroy my eyesight and give myself headaches over a book, no matter how good it is. And for sure I won't buy a Kindle device just because Amazon has decided to try and force their hand.

[ownedbycats]

Originally Posted by ottischwenk

But you can still read the content:
At least on the device you "bought" it on.
There's K4PC, or the Cloud Reader.

In September, the power was out for half a week after a storm. I had several Kindle books loaded onto my Kobo.

I wouldn't have been able to read them using K4PC (no power for the computer) or Cloud Reader (no power for the modem).

[ottischwenk]

Originally Posted by Sirtel

Obviously you have no idea what you're talking about. No one wants to copy content directly from the device. It's well known that wouldn't work.

You obviously forgot what you wrote here

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by ottischwenk

You obviously forgot what you wrote here

Of course not. "Download and transfer via USB" doesn't mean copying content from the device.

[ottischwenk]

Originally Posted by ownedbycats

In September, the power was out for half a week after a storm. I had several Kindle books loaded onto my Kobo.

I wouldn't have been able to read them using K4PC (no power for the computer) or Cloud Reader (no power for the modem).

Was it later?
And you can't read on a reader without electricity - it has to be charged in order for it to work at all

[ottischwenk]

Originally Posted by Sirtel

Of course not. "Download and transfer via USB" doesn't mean copying content from the device.

To download and transfer via USB you have to specify a device - otherwise it won't work.
And with new devices that are DRM-enabled, you will then receive a DRM file

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by ottischwenk

To download and transfer via USB you have to specify a device - otherwise it won't work.
And with new devices that are DRM-enabled, you will then receive a DRM file

Yes, and that DRM can be removed, at least at the moment.

[ottischwenk]

Originally Posted by Sirtel

Yes, and that DRM can be removed, at least at the moment.

No - not with DeDRM (from amazon.de).

[Terisa de morgan]

Originally Posted by ottischwenk

If that's what you want then there's nothing you can do but shop there - Amazon has even taken care of that.

Or you can skip that content, as other posters have said. It's a personal decision and what you value more, that is, there is no right or wrong approach in this situation.

[ownedbycats]

Originally Posted by ottischwenk

No - not with DeDRM.

Books before January 3 are still unaffected, though we don't know if this change.

[Quoth]

Originally Posted by ottischwenk

Was it later?
And you can't read on a reader without electricity - it has to be charged in order for it to work at all

I have solar charged power banks to recharge ereader or mp3 player or analogue radio. So probably good for 5 to 10 years of no electricity (the limit seems to be battery/cell life).

[ottischwenk]

Originally Posted by ownedbycats

Books before January 3 are still unaffected, though we don't know if this change.

Yes, but books after 3.1. are affected and those only loaded for kfx incapable devices (e.g. Kindle 4) can be handled in Calibre under DeDRM.

[shamanNS]

Originally Posted by ottischwenk

those only loaded for kfx incapable devices (e.g. Kindle 4) can be handled in Calibre under DeDRM.

This claim is also incorrect.