prodigalsorcerer

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[–] prodigalsorcerer@lemmy.ca 16 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I think you fundamentally misunderstand what Amazon is removing. From your linked article:

Once this feature goes away, you’ll still be able to manually copy ebook files and other documents to Kindles over USB using Amazon’s apps or third-party solutions like Calibre. You just won’t be able to download copies of your purchased books to a computer.

The only thing Amazon is removing is the ability to save books that you purchased from them. No more personal backups of legally purchased material, but piracy is still fair game.

[–] prodigalsorcerer@lemmy.ca 1 points 7 months ago

What makes the Kindle more annoying? I've only owned a single Kindle, but I've never had any problem dropping pirated content on it using Calibre.

My next eReader probably won't be a Kindle, but not for reasons related to piracy.

[–] prodigalsorcerer@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 year ago

CBC didn't offer all the events in previous years. They may have had everything that had Canadian participants, but for the smaller sports, coverage was hit or miss.

[–] prodigalsorcerer@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 year ago

Ultimately, if you don't have a legal copy to compare it to, this is just a risk you take when pirating.

Some sources are more trustworthy than others. There probably aren't that many fake ebooks out there, but it's always possible I guess.

[–] prodigalsorcerer@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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Come get me.