Terence Eden on Nostr: It looks like Amazon are going to prevent Kindle users from downloading purchased ...
It looks like Amazon are going to prevent Kindle users from downloading purchased books to transfer over USB.
I assume this is to stop people stripping the DRM from the files.
So now I'm looking at Kobo and trying to work out if their price-matching or VIP scheme is worth it.
(No need to reply to me saying how evil Amazon are, thanks.)
#Kindle #DRM #Kobo
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