This is a good breakdown of why EPUB beats Kindle's locked-down format — and where to find thousands of free, beautifully formatted books without DRM.

Standard Ebooks, Internet Archive, Project Gutenberg — all covered. Plus some reader app recommendations.

https://medium.com/@theopenshelf/i-stopped-buying-kindle-books-heres-what-i-read-instead-11b426920dc5

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One more day to get a free copy of my novel, HUMAN, on itch.io. Check it out!

https://bretthodnett.itch.io/human

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BookShelves v1.0.6 is out!

- OPDS Client — browse and download from any OPDS catalog
- EPUB Repair — broken books are automatically fixed during import
- OPDS Server now supports v2.0 (JSON) alongside v1.2
- Smarter imports with Calibre library detection and PRC support
- Security hardening for networking, web server, and file parsers
- Improved iCloud sync reliability

Free on the App Store: https://lk0.eu/bks745m

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#stadtessen #Zentralbibliothekessen #onleihe zu #onleihe3 ist #enshitification #uncool #bibliothek #epub #bibessen kein #lesespass

so ein quatsch! ich kann meine ausgeliehen epubs nicht verlängern, ich kann die ebooks nicht runterladen, dank umstellung von onleihe 2 auf onleihe 3. das ist enshitification! vorher konnte ich mit #calibre die bücher lesen wann ich sie lesen wollte - jetzt muss ich warten bis die unnötige und komplet bescheuerte zeit zwischen den ausleihen abgelaufen ist. warum?

Weekend here!

Project done and heading to print!

Now time to relax: peacefully reading some theology on H.P. Lovecraft while enjoying a good drink!

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Only a few days left to get a free copy of my novel, HUMAN, on itch.io. Check it out!
https://bretthodnett.itch.io/human

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Not every great book needs 600 pages.

I picked 10 public domain books you can finish in a single day — all under 200 pages, all free as EPUBs from Standard Ebooks.

From Dickens to Dostoevsky to Kate Chopin. Each one hits harder than most novels twice its length.

https://theopenshelf1.substack.com/p/10-short-public-domain-books-you

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Kindle format is basically EPUB with a padlock on it. I compared the same book in both formats side by side — the typography differences are bigger than you'd think.

https://medium.com/@theopenshelf/epub-vs-kindle-format-what-youre-actually-missing-2e9c3d3b3302

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