Gregory's ServerI set up a direct buy option for my ebooks so readers would have the choice to own them outright but seems they prefer buying from Amazon 🤷 I guess it's a learning curve & easier to do what you've always done.
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Yes, it is extra steps, which I explain on my site. But at least I provide the option. @gamesbymanuel @crcollins @Illuminatus It's only a hassle if you are already locked in the kindle platform. @AmonTheMetalHead @gamesbymanuel true, with eg Calibre it's easy. But not everyone knows that. What is a lot harder is to get your books out from Amazon/kindle as they don't offer epub files @crcollins @gamesbymanuel @Illuminatus It would never have occurred to me that I could buy an ebook directly from an author's site. My guess is that's true for a lot of your readers. @crcollins @crcollins @gamesbymanuel @Illuminatus My e-reader is a hand-me-down Kindle, and I honestly don't know if the software allows me to upload books from other sites. (I also don't trust Amazon not to delete my e-books, so I still buy paperbacks whenever possible) BookFunnel has instructions on how to sideload to your device. I've never done it myself (I have a free ereader app on my phone) so I can't say how easy or difficult this is.  @OrganizedTRex @crcollins @gamesbymanuel I have a 2011 Kindle and Calibre works well for transfers from the PC. There were even ways to go around the DMCA of Amazon and there's been the logical arms race. @OrganizedTRex @crcollins @gamesbymanuel @Illuminatus and thank you so much for that! I wish this was more widespread , or at least, be able to buy DRM free |
@crcollins @Illuminatus I much prefer that solution and have done that in the past, but there is some more friction that way so I understand why people wouldn't be bothered.