I’ll avoid digressing any further and save some thoughts on Amazon and e-readers for another time.Īccording a ruling recapped by the EFF, explaining how to remove the lock from a piece of content is not copyright infringement. If I can’t use another e-reader, I can at least use another book source. I would like to use another reader, but one point of reading digitally is to save natural resources, not burn through them faster by buying more devices. When I purchased a Kindle Voyage 5 years ago, Amazon’s intent was to lock me into their ecosystem as much as possible. You can convert non-DRM locked EPUB files to MOBI using Amazon’s KindleGen tool on the command line, though I’m not sure how robust it is.

Kindle primarily supports the more proprietary MOBI and AZW3 formats. If it did, I’m sure it would not support Adobe Digital Editions DRM, as Amazon has its own.

The Kindle does not support any type of EPUB file. Only Kobo authorized readers have the ability to open these files. Kobo provides ebooks as EPUB files with DRM applied via Adobe Digital Editions. This allows me to continue to support local shops while also reading books digitally. Once associated, the store receives some amount of money for any ebook you purchase. A nice part of Kobo is the option to associate your account with an independent bookstore. When an ebook is not available directly through a publisher, I’d like to purchase it through Kobo rather than Amazon.

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