How To Strip DRM from Kindle E-Books and Others

Post by digitalengineer » Tue, Oct 23, 2012, 12:28 PM UTC

js951534 wrote: post #14

digitalengineer wrote: post #13

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You're right. It DL .chm files that are complete. However, it is a pirate website. If you really like the authors you shouldn't mind paying for it. If they don't offer a DRM-free book, well you can buy the DRM book and get your backup right here it seems.

Of course one can pay, build a large collection and have it all yanked away at a whim > http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4682392 Pirates on the other hand offer a much nicer service that works and doesnt treat customers like crap, maybe the publishing industry can learn from them Anyways this site and many others are busy stripping DRM of ebooks and making it free to download for all!

Post by CookWithMe » Tue, Oct 23, 2012, 12:41 PM UTC

Post by listic » Tue, Oct 23, 2012, 12:51 PM UTC

RexRollman wrote: post #19

oneandoneis2 wrote: post #12

Since I disapprove of Amazon's DRM policy, the only books on my kindle are tech books from O'Reilly (DRM-free) and fiction from Project Gutenburg (DRM-free) I know I could download ebooks from Amazon and just remove their DRM, but I think it's better to vote with my wallet. After all, they sell the Kindle at cost and rely on you buying books from them to make any profit. So don't buy their books and maybe they'll lea…

Some books on Amazon are DRM free. The publisher is the one who decides if they want to use it.

Post by bo1024 » Tue, Oct 23, 2012, 1:11 PM UTC

DanielBMarkham wrote: post #10

I have started going back to real books for any book I might want to keep, loan, or give to a friend when I'm finished. It would be nice not to be screwed over by DRM yet again. I like my Kindle, but it doesn't help me read. It helps Amazon make money. The only thing it does is for me is to help me carry lots of books around easily.

Post by ceejayoz » Tue, Oct 23, 2012, 1:25 PM UTC

js951534 wrote: post #24

digitalengineer wrote: post #21

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Yes free as in stolen-content-without-compensating-the-author. I prefer DRM-free books myself (or ripping the DRM and making it DRM-free) but the books at this website are in fact all stolen. (I'm sure you know).

Now now don't be looking down at me from your high moral horse The difference between you and the pirates is that pirates also prefer to buy books and strip DRM but they share it with everyone :D By the way authors at best get ~10% commission for each book sale, rest goes to a publisher.