(Of course, if you're not in the US, they've already made the choice for you. Thanks terrible international intellectual property laws!)
Until today, my experience buying #ebooks from Humble Bundle was they were always available unencumbered by #DRM. I have hundreds of #DRMFree#epubs built up over the past decade.
The #PratchettDiscworldHumbleBundle is through #Rakuten#Kobo's ebook shop, and all the books are encumbered by #Adobe and the #AdobeDigitalEdition DRM. There is zero indication that this DRM is included on the bundle page itself. and it explicitly says "Use on Any Device". On the #RakutenKobo page itself, the only indication the file has DRM is some small bottom-text that says "Download Options: EPUB 3 (Adobe DRM)".
Also, DRM Digital Editions will also "helpfully" install Norton for you as well. It's like the dogshit you just stepped in offered to stab you in the kidney, too.
This is shameful and disgusting from Humble Bundle. I know Humble Bundle got acquired years ago by IGN/Ziff Davis, but they'd avoided the levels of #enshittification to make me stop using them.
It means you can read them on any device, and they're not locked to a single vendor or company. You actually own them.
If you're having trouble finding online bookshops that sell DRM-free ebooks, I have something that will help...
Here's a list of over 300 online bookshops that sell DRM-free ebooks, digital comics, magazines, and RPGs, in multiple formats for any of your favourite devices.
When we have a new streaming "service" debuting every day while libraries are forced to "lease" rather than own the books they circulate -- you know we have a problem. Stand up against corporate power and go #DRMfree: https://defectivebydesign.org#Libraries#DayAgainstDRM
A collection-in-progress of online stores offering music in high quality, accessible, and permanently ownable formats. Say no to DRM'd music!! :dancekirbyheadphones:
Added AO3 to Libreture's list of DRM-free bookshops! 💜
The fan-created, fan-run, nonprofit, noncommercial archive for transformative fanworks, hosts more than 63,280 fandoms, 6,650,000 users, and 12,380,000 works.
For those who might be interested: This isn't the super-low discount sale price that we've offered before, but still deeply discounted... and significantly lower thanthe price'll be starting on January 1. The EBD Whole Store bundle: 36 #DRMfree#ebooks with our free replacement guarantee! https://bit.ly/End2023WholeStore
Coup de cœur pour la bibliothèque numérique #TV5Monde avec 642 ouvrages de littérature francophone téléchargeables librement en pdf ou #epub sans #DRM (France, Suisse, Canada, je n'ai pas vu d'autres pays de prime abord). La présentation du site et des #ebook est plus agréable que Projet Gutenberg ou autres.
Help the FSF in its campaign to end DRM in education, wether that be DRM-free music, textbooks, or elsewhere. Invest in a free future by donating to the FSF today and help us reach our goal of collecting $375,000 by December 31. https://u.fsf.org/41e#LearnLibre#Education#DRMFree#EndDRM
DRM restricts the important freedoms that people need to teach and learn. Help the FSF in its mission to end DRM. Donate to the FSF to help bring free software to every learning environment around the world. https://donate.fsf.org/#LearnLibre#EndDRM#DRMFree#Education
Help the FSF in its campaign to end DRM in education, whether that be DRM-free music, textbooks, or elsewhere. Invest in a free future by donating to the FSF today and help us reach our goal of collecting $425,000. https://u.fsf.org/41e#LearnLibre#DRMFree#EndDRM#Education
A truly free education means DRM-free. Together, we can build a future in which everyone will be able to learn in freedom and will know their rights as a user. Donate to the FSF to help bring free software to every learning environment around the world. https://donate.fsf.org/#LearnLibre#EndDRM#DRMFree#Education
If you're having a problem with your sideloaded ebooks disappearing from your Kindle due to the ongoing bug, maybe pop them into your Libreture account for safekeeping.
You can always send them to your Kindle to read using Libreture's Send to Device feature. 📕📨
OMFG - 18 of @pluralistic books are available as a Humble Bundle (min 18 bucks). #ePub format. Easiest 50 USD I ever spent. Supports #eff@eff as a side benefit.
Help the FSF in its campaign to end DRM in education, wether that be DRM-free music, textbooks, or elsewhere. Invest in a free future by donating to the FSF today and help us reach our goal of collecting $375,000 by December 31. https://u.fsf.org/41e#LearnLibre#DRMFree#EndDRM#Education