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Old 07-14-2022, 10:18 AM   #146
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I can tell you that 1.17 will no longer register when run in WINE... No idea if 1.17 still can work in windows...
It does. That is what I use.

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Eventually they simply wont offer books in the old formats no matter what tricks are used.
That is undoubtedly true. But hey, at least for the last six years I have buying from the best ebook store and reading them on the device of my choice has been great and I am glad that for now I can still do it.

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I think DRM is pretty dumb as it will do nothing to prevent actual piracy. But the world is what it is.
I completely agree. I wish Amazon would just sell DRM-free ePubs to customers who want ebooks, but not Kindles. But that is not where we are.
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