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[–] davel@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 week ago

It looks like some have DRM and some don’t: https://bookshop.org/info/ebooks

What is DRM? What is a DRM-free title?

  • DRM stands for Digital Rights Management and is the term for the anti-piracy protections most publishers require to be applied to their ebooks.
  • We currently don’t support a method of transferring DRM titles onto devices with proprietary operating systems and app stores like the Kindle or Nook.
  • Certain publishers, like Tor, provide their ebook titles DRM free, making it possible for us to allow our users to download and transfer those ebook files to non-Android or Apple devices like the Kindle or Nook.
  • DRM-free titles can be downloaded and manually side-loaded onto your preferred device. Please refer to your device manufacturer’s support documentation for side-loading instructions.

How do I download and transfer DRM-free titles?

App
  • DRM-free titles are available to download from your app’s Ebook Library by tapping the three dot menu under the ebook cover image, then selecting Download / Transfer.
  • You can also download DRM-free titles from their product page by tapping the “Share” button at the top left of the screen, then selecting the Download / Transfer option.
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  • DRM-free titles are available to download from your Ebook Library on the website by clicking or tapping on the three dot menu under the ebook cover image, then selecting Download / Transfer.
  • You will find the same button on the product pages of owned DRM-free titles as well.