3/16/2023 0 Comments Send to kindle epub![]() I couldn’t agree with you more about the need for Amazon alternatives, and I’m trying to walk the walk, not just talk the talk. The novel is available one way or another through OverDrive (digital library versions), B&N, Apple, Kobo, Google, Walmart, Scribd (digital rental) and other places inside and outside the U.S. Meanwhile I’m having Ingram also print and distribute my thriller in paperback (and also hardback) even though the interface and production speed could be much better. Same for Findaway’s site for audiobook originators. ![]() D2D’s production interface for publishers is amazing, and PublishDrive has made good progress. Maybe it’s time for libraries, D2D and similar outfits to get together. I wish libraries counted more in marketing and could go out of their way to run buying links to local bookstores, not just national chains, for paper and even electronic purchases. I’m grateful to Draft to Digital, PublishDrive and others for facilitating my nonAmazon digital distribution. It’s already happening to a great extent today in ways beyond the ePub format standard. But for that to happen, you’d still very possibly be getting into anti-trust territory in a big way.įor more separation to take place, we also need standards and the right connections so small publishers and independent authors can still have their offerings distributed widely with minimal effort. Yes, Logan, more separation of sellers and producers would help, at least for companies above a certain size. This needs to change!įeatured image credit: Karen Rustad, Claremont, California. Please, Amazon, give us native ePub, at least on apps and newer devices, without need for conversion.ĭetails #2: DRM, alas, does make sense for libraries using the one-checkout-at-a-time model which treats ebooks like paper books.ĭetail #3: Outrageously, it is technically illegal to circumvent DRM even for personal purposes-yes, nonpiracy use (where you’re not sharing a book). But most large publishers stubbornly use DRM even though it is a threat to our property rights or what should be our property rights (DRMed ebooks cannot be truly owned in the traditional sense).ĭetail #1: Remember, Kindles still won’t be able to read ePub directly–at least not based on what we know so far. Imagine being able to buy most any books in the Kindle store or others without worrying about DRM! To Amazon’s credit, it’s like Kobo and doesn’t make DRM compulsory. ![]() Either no DRM or watermarking would be better. Needless to say, it will be helpful to convey your own anti-DRM sentiments to authors, publishers, and literary agents. Or you can just try Send to Kindle once ePub conversion is in place. On Amazon, look for “Simultaneous device usage : Unlimited.”Įnlarged, here’s the file-related information in the Kobo listing for a recent thriller of mine:Īs for existing books you own, you can try calling them up in Calibre or another multi-format app to see if DRM would get in the way. Meanwhile people can check book listings in the Amazon and Kobo stores and elsewhere to see- before buying-if they have DRM. So that bodes well for the anti-DRM movement when users find they can’t suddenly transfer the books to Kindles or other devices without fuss. The longer ebooks are around, the more people have invested in DRM-tainted ebooks (thousands of dollars in some cases). Could the anti-DRM movement take advantage of this customer confusion? Let’s remind ebookers that DRM, not format, may now be the sole obstacle to enjoyment of their previous purchases on many different devices. Skimming news reports, some optimists may think they’ll soon be able to send their existing Kobo, Apple, or Nook books to Kindles since those other brands use ePub.īut DRM in many cases will still get in the way-even with Amazon’s Send to Kindle feature being able as of late 2022 to convert ePub to a Kindle format.
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