How can I move a book I purchased a couple years ago from Amazon to my Kobo Clara. I absolutely refuse to pay for it a second time. I checked Anna's and it's not listed. I should check again though. Is their a way to rip it from Amazon? Also fuck Amazon.

Is their drm embedded with my personal information? I.e. if I get a copy of the drm book and do a shit job on Calibre, then upload to Anna's, am I personally liable?

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[–] DSN9@lemmy.ml 2 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

So if it's not sitting on a kindle, I have zero access to the file? What did I pay for then

[–] DebatableRaccoon@lemmy.ca 6 points 7 hours ago

Nothing. That's the trick people are slowly starting to become aware of.

[–] JaymesRS@piefed.world 6 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

According to the terms, when you purchase a Kindle e-book, you are buying a license to access the content rather than owning the book outright. And the only reason they made it explicit is CA law AB 2426. So you can “access” it on any device that can display their content, be it an app or hardware device, but you can’t possess it via a download for example. (I find this all to be bullshit, I’m just stating Amazon’s position on the topic)

https://www.ereadersforum.com/threads/amazon-clarifies-kindle-e-book-purchases-youre-licensing-not-owning.4831/

This is a big part of why I have a kobo, the files are easy to scrub of the DRM but I’m still getting an easy way to throw money at creators I value.