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[–] eleitl@lemmy.zip 10 points 4 days ago (2 children)

No, you could never buy books on Amazon, only rent them. Calibre with DeDRM plugin was a poor way to liberate them, given that formatting in libre formats was often worse than the original.

I stopped doing that and ingnored the Kindle ecosystem in general. I tried a Kobe reader with .epub books from diverse sources but I mostly use tablets (LineageOS and GrapheneOS) to consume content these days. The reader apps are not that great there, sadly.

[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I'd be pretty surprised if you couldn't waydroid something decent without googleing up. Certainly moon reader or something should run without the store?

[–] eleitl@lemmy.zip 7 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I'm limiting myself to only open source applications on the tablets. Strictly nothing from Play Store or Aurora.

[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

When you call the shots, you get the outcomes. It's honestly not a bad way to live. Best of luck to ya!

[–] eleitl@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 days ago

Thanks, it is enough for me.

[–] gonzo-rand19@moist.catsweat.com 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I like KOReader for my Kindle, but it's available for Android too. Have you tried it?

[–] eleitl@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 days ago

Yes, KOReader and Librera FD are two applications I use currently.

[–] XTL@sopuli.xyz 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I have bought a few otherwise hard to find books on Amazon. Actual paper books. At least used to be possible.

[–] eleitl@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 days ago

Yes, when I buy books on Amazon it's the dead tree kind.