Gregory's Server@ErikUden - Centralized of control may be one adverse consequence of DRM, maybe even th main one - but far from being the only one. Accessibility is also hampered. For example, Kindle does not have the scrolling feature that MoonReader has that allows me to read books that otherwise I would not be able to & DRM prevents me from reading ebooks bought on Amazon on MoonReader. And Iād be surprised if alternative ebook stores (with similar book selection) are any better.
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 @flameeyes aside: yes, I spent hours trying to find the error in the Thalia #ebook just to find out that the very file that should allow decrypting the content ā a file that was signed so I could not fix it without making it non-accepted by their reader-website ā had a wrong link in it. #DRM prevents #repair, especially if you bought the good and could fix it otherwise. |
@redangelsophia @ErikUden @ArneBab fwiw eBooks are still a mess in 2023 even without going out of your way with dystopia š
https://flameeyes.blog/2023/03/19/ebooks-are-still-a-mess-in-2023/
For me it's still a lot of "this or nothing" given the lack of space, so I'm regretfully still accepting the mess that are eBooks but it does feel like a problem that's never going to go away.