News for hackers. Stuff that matters.
Re:Book Review: There Is No Antimemetics Division by sublinear on Monday April 06, 2026 @11:13AM (#47662001)
Amazon allows EPUB downloads for publishers that have chosen to go DRM-free.
Re:Book Review: There Is No Antimemetics Division by presbyterian on Monday April 06, 2026 @11:52AM (#47662548)
They used to allow downloads of all books, which you could then rip the DRM from, but they got rid of that last year. Huge disappointment, and is why I don't buy books on Kindle anymore.
Re:Book Review: There Is No Antimemetics Division by Semaphor on Monday April 06, 2026 @11:31AM (#47662228)
First I'm hearing of that, is there an easy way to tell that's available?
Re:Book Review: There Is No Antimemetics Division by gh02t on Monday April 06, 2026 @11:35AM (#47662283)
It usually says somewhere in the description I think. E.g. this one (good series, btw): https://www.amazon.com/Shattering-Peace-Old-Mans-Book-ebook/...

> At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Not sure how universal that is, but I've seen similar language on several other books.

Re:Book Review: There Is No Antimemetics Division by Semaphor on Monday April 06, 2026 @11:43AM (#47662385)
Oh wow, that's hidden. Thanks.

Wait, OMW book 7? Wtf? Thank you even more! That'll be up next after my Hyperion re-read (RIP Dan)

Re:Book Review: There Is No Antimemetics Division by gh02t on Monday April 06, 2026 @12:26PM (#47663022)
It's an enjoyable read, hopefully it's the start of a whole new arc in the series with more to come. My only real complaint is it's short and I want more. If you never read his other Interdependency series, it's also great.
Re:Book Review: There Is No Antimemetics Division by Semaphor on Monday April 06, 2026 @12:51PM (#47663459)
I think I read all of his series, yeah. Interdependency was great.
Re:Book Review: There Is No Antimemetics Division by lxgr on Tuesday April 07, 2026 @09:45AM (#47675295)
This particular book does not seem to be sold DRM-free.