No one buys books

Post by Tor3 » Mon, Apr 29, 2024, 5:06 AM UTC

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Tor3 wrote: post #369

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I've done the DRM ripping in the past, but from what I've understood Calibre or other tools are unable to do that for the latest DRM variants Amazon is using. Is that correct? I would like to back up my entire Kindle collection as it is now.

As I understand it the problems are with Kindle Unlimited files, and it's more complicated if you don't actually own a Kindle (like, you have to use the Kindle app, but only some app versions work?). I don't have KU, and I import the files directly into Calibre from my Kindle and it all Just Works. Or it did last time I ripped a batch a month or two ago. Maybe something's changed in the meantime and I'm due for some…

Thanks. I'll try that. I have a Kindle, but in the past I downloaded the books to the PC when I wanted a backup, and used Calibre on that. I did this because the docu said that it could only un-DRM books in "PC" format, the Kindle used something different. This is from a few years ago.

Post by joshuamcginnis » Wed, May 01, 2024, 2:43 PM UTC

munificent wrote: post #666

joshuamcginnis wrote: post #38

I'm currently writing a book about independent thinking and I have zero expectations that it will sell even a single copy. However, the net gain I will get from having completed the goal of writing the book is invaluable to me personally.

Reading someone else's book about how to think independently seems like some sort of ironic joke. I'd love it if the first page was just "Stop reading other people's thoughts and go think." And then the rest of the pages are blank.

I'm not sure I'd phrase it as a _joke_, but I see your point. I think a lot of people aren't even aware of how much of their thinking is done for them. We all hold assumptions (like your comment) that are subject to different kinds of biases or influence. If you can read something that provides a framework for helping analyze your own decision-making and introspectively discover how you arrived at your conclusions, then I think that can be helpful.

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