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Originally Posted by bean
I am unwilling, in general, to "buy" DRM'd books since as this case clearly shows it's not buying but renting them for an uncertain amount of time and arbitrary corporate events can take them away. I was buying from BN exactly because DRM was trivial to remove with a simple Python script. Right now, the state of the onion:
Kindle -- I can get the book on my Android tablet and strip DRM but it's a major hassle.
BN -- requires a userscript to get a download who knows when they will change things to break that script.
Kobo & most small stores I know of -- requires Windows to deDRM and I don't have that.
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Originally Posted by eschwartz
You can get Amazon books through Kindle for PC, and similarly with Kobo Desktop, and ADE.
Don't have Windows? Easy -- all should be available for Mac OSX.
You're a linux user? Kindle for PC is reportedly working well with WINE, and many people have had luck with ADE1.7 -- available as a winetricks app. Kobo Desktop -- I don't know, I think the oboK plugin would need to be updated to support going through WINE.
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For what it's worth, I've been using the B&N script with both Firefox and Chrome since the site/DRM change with no problems. I was worried for a few days that a full-on DRM update was imminent, but so far, so good. I've also been using NOOK Study with Linux/Wine, but with a large library, it's slow and sometimes crashes. Since Kobo got stingy with discount codes, B&N has gone back to getting the bulk of my business.
ADE 1.7.2 runs fine for me with stock Wine 1.6.2 (latest stable). The latest Kobo desktop update doesn't work for me with Linux at the moment, but Kobo now lists download options, so it's easier to steer clear of kepubs.
eBooks.com uses ADE for all of their downloads. Their prices are usually terrible (straight list), but they pick up most publisher sales.
K4PC runs with Wine and downloads books just fine, but it crashes when opening some of them.