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Republican bill would order ISPs, DNS providers, and VPNs to block piracy sites (arstechnica.com)
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[โ€“] fonix232@fedia.io 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Most authors will GLADLY sell you DRM-free EPUBs if you ask them.

ebook sales are some of the worst payouts for authors so whenever they can, they sell them directly. Many list them on e.g. Patreon for a monthly fee, or offer a form of direct purchase, because all that money goes directly to them.

[โ€“] bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 days ago

I wish so bad more people understood this shit. Our brain dead society can literally only process "bUY On tEH aMAZoON??!!"

People now are idiots and can't even search the web to find where to buy a product (usually cheaper directly from the manufacturer if they do shipping), they sure as hell aren't gonna find an author on patreon.