DRM free doesn't mean the reader software lets you take advantage of it.
Re:A Story About Piracy
by Wowfunhappy on Friday March 15, 2019 @10:23AM
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I don't understand your point. Even if Kindle doesn't let you open DRM-Free epubs (no idea if this is the case or not) there is plenty of software that does.
Yes, Kindle was my point - it applies the same rules to everything even if the text says something to the effect of the publisher has released this free of DRM. You still can not copy and paste a passage of text, even though the publisher and fair use allow it.
Re:A Story About Piracy
by Wowfunhappy on Monday March 18, 2019 @02:29PM
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Buy from somewhere that sells epubs, like Kobo. The Kindle Store uses Amazon's primary format regardless of whether or not a book has DRM.
Edit: I will add—as long as I end up with a DRM Free file, I don't personally care if the file came that way or not. But, to the extent that DRM Removal requires effort, I will consider that opportunity cost in addition to the price when deciding whether to purchase something.
Nearly all movies and TV shows I watch were purchased through iTunes, because TunesKit makes the DRM trivial to remove.