Dealing with Kindle ebooks in calibre

[xyzzy_foo]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

But depending on your settings for DeDRM, you may never see that meta content line as DeDRM can be set to auto-strip it out. It's part of the Remove watermarks option.

That checkmark had been broken for a long time and was recently fixed. When you turn off the checkmark, the KF8 (AZW3) watermark remains as originally intended.

[Chocky]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

I would just give up on those authors you read who only publish at Amazon. By continuing to buy from Amazon, you feed into their ecosystem which is not a good thing to do.

I did this and they said that it's due to their contract. Evidently if they sell through other providers they can't use Kindle Unlimited, this pays them per page read.

Sad really as I really liked their books, I but can't carry on with their newer books.

I like my Kobo and there is no way I'm buying a Kindle with this sort of draconian policy.

[theducks]

Originally Posted by Chocky

I did this and they said that it's due to their contract. Evidently if they sell through other providers they can't use Kindle Unlimited, this pays them per page read.

Sad really as I really liked their books, I but can't carry on with their newer books.

I like my Kobo and there is no way I'm buying a Kindle with this sort of draconian policy.

Paid by pages read on KU vs paid per book on all platforms? Do the really thing they are coming out ahead?
Is there work so poor that being paid for 1 chapters pages (and the rest is abandoned) by many or a full book because it is worth reading by loyal readers?
(Not a KU customer. I have bought hundreds of Kindle books and converted to my current device until they put up a higher wall. Those authors can no longer have a chance to get a sale from me because they think KU makes them MORE )

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by theducks

Paid by pages read on KU vs paid per book on all platforms? Do the really thing they are coming out ahead?
Is there work so poor that being paid for 1 chapters pages (and the rest is abandoned) by many or a full book because it is worth reading by loyal readers?
(Not a KU customer. I have bought hundreds of Kindle books and converted to my current device until they put up a higher wall. Those authors can no longer have a chance to get a sale from me because they think KU makes them MORE )

It's probably not because their work is poor, but because there are tens of thousands of authors just like them competing for readers' attention. More readers will try a totally unknown author in KU than are willing to pay full price for their book.