Amazon Is Killing the Ability to Download eBooks to Your Computer – Slashdot
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I would, but there isn’t much to boycott. What have you bought recently that’s made in MAGA-land?
I would, but there isn’t much to boycott. What have you bought recently that’s made in MAGA-land?An orange.
I would, but there isn’t much to boycott. What have you bought recently that’s made in MAGA-land?
I would, but there isn’t much to boycott. What have you bought recently that’s made in MAGA-land?Looking around each room of my house for things actually made in America I find some audio equipment (Schiit, Magnepan) and a rifle (Ruger). That seems to be about it. Lots of stuff made by American companies – HP, Cisco, APC, Trek, GE, Black&Decker, etc, but none of it actually made there.
I would, but there isn’t much to boycott. What have you bought recently that’s made in MAGA-land?
Looking around each room of my house for things actually made in America I find some audio equipment (Schiit, Magnepan) and a rifle (Ruger). That seems to be about it. Lots of stuff made by American companies – HP, Cisco, APC, Trek, GE, Black&Decker, etc, but none of it actually made there.
You’re the problem, not him.If he’s not the problem, then there’s no problem buying from him.Clown.
If he’s not the problem, then there’s no problem buying from him.Clown.
If it’s not available as an EPUB, I’m not reading it. Their loss.
Exactly. Support open formats.If it’s not available as an EPUB, I’m not reading it. Their loss.Buy real books and you will never have to worry about someone taking away your access to something you bought.
If it’s not available as an EPUB, I’m not reading it. Their loss.
Buy real books and you will never have to worry about someone taking away your access to something you bought.
Sure. But how is a digital book in open format not a real book? I still have digital books that I bought as OEBs in the last sentury. The Calibre abomination converts them fine and they read on all devices that I have – computers, fondleslabs, including the e-ink ones, whatever.
Real books can catch fire. Real books take up a lot of space. Real books are heavy. Real books deteriorate. Real books are locked to a specific font.
Epubs can be very cheaply backed up. Epubs can be easily shared. Epubs are incredibly portable. Epubs can be read on very different devices with exactly the page size and layout that makes sense for that device and your situation, and with exactly the font size that is comfortable for you to read. Good reading devices also have very good built in illumination t
There are other downsides to real books. I suffer from a rare form of maculopathy. I cannot read real books without a lot of extra light. Either outdoors in the sun, or using a headlamp indoor at night. Wearing the lamp is uncomfortable, and requires adjustments. I can read ebooks just fine, because the screens are back lit. I could not read eink devices for the same reason I can’t read paper books anymore.
You’ve never had your house robbed or had it burn down, have you?
Buy real books and you will never have to worry about someone taking away your access to something you bought.Not true. I had thousands of dollars worth of physical books get stolen from me. (it wasn’t by the publisher though. little victories i suppose) 🙁
Buy real books and you will never have to worry about someone taking away your access to something you bought.
Not true. I had thousands of dollars worth of physical books get stolen from me. (it wasn’t by the publisher though. little victories i suppose) 🙁
Their enshitification went under the radar. They “redesigned” their PC app, I use quotes because ultimately all they did was change the standalone app to an Electron based browser UI front end. Except do you remember what the browser couldn’t do? No 5.1 surround. No download options. I guess they didn’t see people wanting to take laptops on a plane to watch Netflix as a feature anymore. Or consider that some people have PC based home theater systems.
I mean the PC app literally doesn’t let you download any movies to your device for offline watching. The option is gone. The buttons removed.
Their enshitification went under the radar. They “redesigned” their PC app, I use quotes because ultimately all they did was change the standalone app to an Electron based browser UI front end. Except do you remember what the browser couldn’t do? No 5.1 surround. No download options. I guess they didn’t see people wanting to take laptops on a plane to watch Netflix as a feature anymore. Or consider that some people have PC based home theater systems.Fuck this enshitification world we live in.Quite frankly, this is news for me and you can paint me surprised. I am indeed very surprised that they still allowed it until now. I guess they are just playing catch up with the tre
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