Amazon’s quest to lock Kindle ebooks to Kindle hardware and Kindle apps appears to have reached a new level in recent days. Several reports are starting to crop up about a new DRM being activated on older Kindles that haven’t been updated in a long time. The weird thing is it only seems to affect […]
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Humble Bundle Horror Deal: Get 52 DRM-Free eBooks for $18
If you’re a fan of horror fiction, Humble Bundle has a really good deal on a Dread and Darkness horror megabundle right now; it’s one of those deals that’s hard to pass up. There are two tiers of bundle packages available. You can claim the full offer and get 52 ebooks for as little as […]
Amazon Needs to Show Which Kindle eBooks are Available as EPUBs
Last week Amazon started allowing Kindle customers to download DRM-free Kindle ebooks in EPUB and sometimes PDF format for books that publishers and authors have enabled a DRM-free download option, but there are some obvious flaws with the system so far. The biggest problem is the simple fact that Amazon gives no indication whatsoever of […]
DRM-Free Kindle eBooks Will Be Downloadable in EPUB and PDF Formats Soon
Big news. Amazon is going to start giving Kindle ebook customers the option to download DRM-free Kindle ebooks in standard EPUB and PDF formats directly from the Manage Your Content and Devices page at Amazon. The change will go into effect on January 20th, 2026 according to Amazon’s Digital Rights Management page. However, existing DRM-free […]
Martha Wells’ Murderbot+ Bundle Deal – 14 eBooks for $18
If you like reading science fiction and fantasy books, Humble Bundle has a really good deal on a collection of Martha Wells’ ebooks right now. The offer is available until September 13th, 2025. You can get the first 7 books in the The Murderbot Diaries series (the 8th book is getting released in 2026 so […]
Never Buy eBooks and Read Them Every Day, Legally
Between library lending, public domain titles, and authors giving away free ebooks to encourage interest in a series or to boost reviews, it’s entirely possible to read ebooks every day and never pay a dime for them. You can build up an entire library of good quality free ebooks if you’re willing to put in […]
The Cost to Gain & Retain Access to Apple’s eBooks is Insane
Imagine if you had a bookcase in your house full of books that you purchased with your hard-earned money, and every 4-8 years you had to pay a multibillion-dollar company a minimum of $350 to continue to have access to the books you purchased in your own library. That’s exactly how Apple’s ebook system works. […]
It’s No Longer Possible to Borrow Library eBooks Directly on Kindles
A few days ago I tried to borrow an ebook from the public library using the web browser on my Kindle Scribe, which I’ve done successfully many times in the past, but now it doesn’t work. Something has changed. It’s no longer possible to borrow ebooks on Kindles through OverDrive without using a second device […]