So, Amazon sucks, I think we can all agree. I've been reading on Kobo for years now, but they have just decided to turn to crap as well - to the point that I actually don't know what I'm supposed to read on now...
Long story short: The Kobo app now requires you to have internet access if you want to read anything you've bought. Guess how that went with the 30 hour plane flight I just had from Europe?
I haven’t left wi-fi range on my kobo in a while but it’s just this kind of nonsense I’m talking about. There’s absolutely no reason for always-on DRM. The mere proposal was a nail in the crucifixion of the Xbox One. Once you’ve unlocked the book, a periodic check (if any!) is all you need to satisfy most anti-piracy needs.
This kind of nonsense just makes readers hate themselves for having made the mistake of chosing to buy on your platform.
Very interesting. It seems in olden times a lot of artists weren't famous until after they were dead. Just in case you weren't depressed enough. Let's hope you can at least make a living before then, you deserve it!
So, Amazon sucks, I think we can all agree. I've been reading on Kobo for years now, but they have just decided to turn to crap as well - to the point that I actually don't know what I'm supposed to read on now...
Long story short: The Kobo app now requires you to have internet access if you want to read anything you've bought. Guess how that went with the 30 hour plane flight I just had from Europe?
So... Boycott them too.
I haven’t left wi-fi range on my kobo in a while but it’s just this kind of nonsense I’m talking about. There’s absolutely no reason for always-on DRM. The mere proposal was a nail in the crucifixion of the Xbox One. Once you’ve unlocked the book, a periodic check (if any!) is all you need to satisfy most anti-piracy needs.
This kind of nonsense just makes readers hate themselves for having made the mistake of chosing to buy on your platform.
100% And so I was literally left with... what do I read on??? So I'm trying "Google Books"...
And they're lips locked to the same arse 🤣
Very interesting. It seems in olden times a lot of artists weren't famous until after they were dead. Just in case you weren't depressed enough. Let's hope you can at least make a living before then, you deserve it!
LMFAO!!! I would prefer to be famous while a) alive and b) surrounded by cats 🤣 But I guess you don't get to chose how history paints your picture 🙂
I also shared it on Facebook, with a note about Bezos and Zuckerberg being best buds now, sharing ideas on how to keep you on their platforms. 🤣
There's got to be some kind of reacharound party between those two, but hell, maybe sharks just love swimming in the same water as each other.
Especially when there's chum in the waves.