Amazon will allow ePub and PDF downloads for DRM-free eBooks

This isn't announcing that pdf's and epub's are now available for everything that was drm-free, this is announcing that they will _permit_ pdf's and epub's to be available.

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Post by [deleted] » Fri, Dec 19, 2025, 11:25 AM UTC

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Post by inquirerGeneral » Fri, Dec 19, 2025, 11:27 AM UTC

cwillu wrote: post #4

But only if the author/publisher explicitly go in and permit it. This isn't announcing that pdf's and epub's are now available for everything that was drm-free, this is announcing that they will _permit_ pdf's and epub's to be available.

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Post by tgsovlerkhgsel » Fri, Dec 19, 2025, 11:28 AM UTC

How many books are actually available DRM-free? This reads a bit like "Amazon will provide free land, construct a paddock and provide feed for life if you order a unicorn, except unicorns don't exist".

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Post by TheSilva » Fri, Dec 19, 2025, 11:30 AM UTC

Too little too late, already ditched the whole ecosystem after so many years and devices.

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Post by ggm » Fri, Dec 19, 2025, 11:31 AM UTC

So Gutenberg and the internet archive could monetise click through links or an affiliate program? No disrespect intended, if this meant we could fund them with Amazon pitching in some vig I'd think about it. Mind you, they'd probably make more with direct donation per person, but Amazon could drive many multiples more via the store.

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Post by [deleted] » Fri, Dec 19, 2025, 11:33 AM UTC

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