Post Al7RTw2IPX7ToUheca by riggbeck@mastodon.social
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(DIR) Post #Al7D58TJdgM3mhccfw by interfluidity@zirk.us
2024-08-19T05:41:04Z
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“Oh great. It's no longer possible to download the Barnes & Noble Nook app, which means there's no way to install it on my new tablet. This in turn means that the ~100 books I have on Nook are now gone. Pffft. I will never be able to read them again.Three cheers for the intersection of modern technology and crappy corporations.” #KevinDrum https://jabberwocking.com/no-more-nook/
(DIR) Post #Al7EneUO3pC1mQujD6 by duncan_bayne@emacs.ch
2024-08-19T06:00:18Z
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@interfluidity I learned this the hard way when Kobo killed their Web reader. I was on FreeBSD at the time and there was no native app, so, bye-bye DRM eBook library.
(DIR) Post #Al7JHUDJEEv6PpPK9w by deepmud@mas.to
2024-08-19T06:50:31Z
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@interfluidity this phenomenon is why I'm still buying music/ movies when I feel like it. Physical copies.
(DIR) Post #Al7Jhlx1u6PoxMKL5M by Ghostsheetz@alaskan.social
2024-08-19T06:55:16Z
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@interfluidity Remember! If buying isnt owning then piracy isnt theft!I am currently working on acquiring my kindle library in epub format. #yo-ho #apirateslifeforme
(DIR) Post #Al7KhdYBEnp2r8CevI by deightonrobbie@mastodon.green
2024-08-19T07:06:26Z
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@interfluidity Comments below the article suggest the app still exists.
(DIR) Post #Al7RTw2IPX7ToUheca by riggbeck@mastodon.social
2024-08-19T08:22:23Z
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@interfluidity This is why ebooks and ereaders were always a corporate bait and switch. You actually own real books.
(DIR) Post #Al7pYUN95aG2Mc9xc8 by interfluidity@zirk.us
2024-08-19T12:52:09Z
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@KarlHeinzHasliP (not me! i’m quoting Kevin Drum.)
(DIR) Post #Al7sB7MOmTnoCAMEoy by Blueskyfox@mstdn.social
2024-08-19T13:21:32Z
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@interfluidity I’m equally as worried about Amazon’s Kindle. Not that the service will ever shut down and go away but that Amazon will start charging a fee for the privilege of reading books that you’ve already purchased. Don’t think that this is a far-fetched idea—Amazon is considering an access fee for Alexa service.
(DIR) Post #Al7sSIiBpV2OK9kB96 by smeg@assortedflotsam.com
2024-08-19T13:24:38Z
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@interfluidity I just downloaded it from the Google Play store. Android 14 device
(DIR) Post #Al7wogUgUL6sGqM6WO by interfluidity@zirk.us
2024-08-19T14:13:30Z
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@smeg (this wasn’t my experience or issue, i’m just quoting Kevin Drum.)