Dealing with Kindle ebooks in calibre - Page 8

Sirtel · Today, 12:43 AM

The reason Amazon wants a strong DRM on their books has nothing to do with piracy. They just want us to read our Kindle books on Kindle devices and in Kindle apps, so they can data mine us. They don't want us to remove the DRM and read the book on something else, where they can't access our data.

lkmiller · Today, 05:16 AM

Yes, when the unbroken DRM was only on certain books, it seemed that it was on the publishers insistance for stronger protection. But with this update, it is even on books from publishers/authors who don't want DRM on their books. So this is definitely all for Amazon. Of course, it drives a few folks like us away. But many people don't care about being able to read on other devices or having their own backups.

ownedbycats · Today, 05:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lkmiller

So this is definitely all for Amazon. Of course, it drives a few folks like us away.

And it's genuinely frustrating because of the KDP Select exclusivity clause eroding the option to get eBooks from other sources.

Today, 12:43 AM	#106
Sirtel Grand Sorcerer Posts: 10,884 Karma: 226731100 Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Estonia Device: Kobo Sage & Libra 2	The reason Amazon wants a strong DRM on their books has nothing to do with piracy. They just want us to read our Kindle books on Kindle devices and in Kindle apps, so they can data mine us. They don't want us to remove the DRM and read the book on something else, where they can't access our data. Last edited by Sirtel; Today at 12:46 AM.

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lkmiller Laura Posts: 1,323 Karma: 22770106 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: Kobo Sage, Kobo Elipsa, Nook Glowlight 4 Plus, Kindle Oasis 2	Yes, when the unbroken DRM was only on certain books, it seemed that it was on the publishers insistance for stronger protection. But with this update, it is even on books from publishers/authors who don't want DRM on their books. So this is definitely all for Amazon. Of course, it drives a few folks like us away. But many people don't care about being able to read on other devices or having their own backups.