DRM Free Bargains?

Calenorn · 03-09-2015, 10:52 AM

I would be interested in a thread under the 'Deals and Freebies' forum used to point out bargain books that are DRM-free.

Would anyone else find such a thing useful?

HarryT · 03-09-2015, 11:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Calenorn

I would be interested in a thread under the 'Deals and Freebies' forum used to point out bargain books that are DRM-free.

Would anyone else find such a thing useful?

(Moved to the "Feedback" forum.)

Nope. DRM is so trivial to remove that its absence or presence is completely irrelevant to me. With my workflow of buying books, I never know whether or not a book has DRM; if it's there, it's transparently stripped without my ever seeing it.

There's nothing stopping you from creating such a thread, though, if it's something that you'd personally find useful.

conan50 · 03-09-2015, 06:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Calenorn

I would be interested in a thread under the 'Deals and Freebies' forum used to point out bargain books that are DRM-free.

Would anyone else find such a thing useful?

I think there is an audience for this.

Difflugia · 03-10-2015, 12:05 AM

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Originally Posted by conan50

I think there is an audience for this.

I agree. There is a surprising number (to me, anyway) of people that want DRM-free books and refuse to remove DRM from books that have it.

ATDrake · 03-10-2015, 12:19 AM

I say go for it. A number of MR members over the years have been ideologically committed to getting only DRM-free stuff, and this would probably help make things easier for them.

Also, it'd be a way to keep track of which publishers offer their wares DRM-free and where (i.e., Tor in theory everywhere, Samhain directly at their webstore and B&N but not elsewhere, Poisoned Pen Press via iTunes but nowhere else, as far as I can tell, Pan Macmillan Australia's Momentum imprint via direct-buy and Kobo only, etc.).

eschwartz · 03-10-2015, 01:44 AM

I agree -- make the thread if you feel it could be useful. See who uses it. Eventually it may become popular enough to be stickied -- if not, no one is hurt by its existence....

eschwartz · 03-10-2015, 02:02 AM

Done: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=257084

Feel free to cross-post current deals from other threads into this thread or something, to get it started.

DoctorOhh · 03-10-2015, 07:56 AM

Here is a thread in the Calibre area that covers DRM free books exclusively.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Krittika Goyal

Open Books, a site for easy browsing of DRM-free e-books (e-books without DRM) that are not in the public domain. calibre has a cornucopia of features including library management, e-book conversion, syncing with devices, news download, e-book viewing etc, but to make the most of these features with your e-books you need to ensure your e-books do not carry DRM.

Open Books is a compilation non DRM e-books from various sources linked to enable readers to browse and download them.
Open books currently features over 3700 ebooks by over 2250 authors from 50 stores in 16 genres.

388 of the ebooks are Non-English, 271 are free and 951 cost $2 or less.

The cataloguing is done by me alone so there may be errors or books that have been discontinued. Please use this thread to bring such things to my notice and I will try to rectify them as soon as possible.

The open books website has a newest page that lists the 100 latest books added to open books. But I will make a post here every time I add about 10 to 15 ebooks of a particular category. I usually add 10 or so ebooks of a particular category (Romance or Fantasy or Humour, etc) at a time. The latest ebooks appear at the top of the page.

Calenorn · 03-10-2015, 09:14 AM

Thanks, Doctor Ohh! calibre is a great resource for DRM-free books, and the prices seem quite reasonable.

03-09-2015, 10:52 AM	#1
Calenorn Brash Fumbler Posts: 1,203 Karma: 9224939 Join Date: May 2013 Device: NST, Kobo Mini	DRM Free Bargains? I would be interested in a thread under the 'Deals and Freebies' forum used to point out bargain books that are DRM-free. Would anyone else find such a thing useful?

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03-10-2015, 12:19 AM	#5
ATDrake Wizzard Posts: 11,517 Karma: 33048258 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Roundworld Device: Kindle 2 International, Sony PRS-T1, BlackBerry PlayBook, Acer Iconia	I say go for it. A number of MR members over the years have been ideologically committed to getting only DRM-free stuff, and this would probably help make things easier for them. Also, it'd be a way to keep track of which publishers offer their wares DRM-free and where (i.e., Tor in theory everywhere, Samhain directly at their webstore and B&N but not elsewhere, Poisoned Pen Press via iTunes but nowhere else, as far as I can tell, Pan Macmillan Australia's Momentum imprint via direct-buy and Kobo only, etc.).

03-10-2015, 01:44 AM	#6
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	I agree -- make the thread if you feel it could be useful. See who uses it. Eventually it may become popular enough to be stickied -- if not, no one is hurt by its existence....

03-10-2015, 02:02 AM	#7
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	Done: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=257084 Feel free to cross-post current deals from other threads into this thread or something, to get it started.

03-10-2015, 09:14 AM	#9
Calenorn Brash Fumbler Posts: 1,203 Karma: 9224939 Join Date: May 2013 Device: NST, Kobo Mini	Thanks, Doctor Ohh! calibre is a great resource for DRM-free books, and the prices seem quite reasonable.

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