Ask HN: Where do you buy your non-DRM ebooks from?

7 points by aik 15y ago ↗ HN

I'm thinking about buying an ebook reader, but have trouble justifying it with ebook prices sometimes being more than paperback costs, especially since they have DRM and are not lendable.

What are your thoughts on this and where do you get your ebooks from?

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mikecane 15y ago ↗

Most people with some skills buy the DRMed books and use Python scripts to strip the DRM. It's not that hard to do.

mrduncan 15y ago ↗

A lot of publishers offer DRM-free ebooks if you purchase directly from them.

For example:

http://oreilly.com/ebooks/

http://pragprog.com/frequently-asked-questions/ebooks