Diego Elio Pettenò

So if I did want to buy a book in ePub without DRM, knowing the publisher published them (O'Reilly for instance) where would I go, from UK?

If I buy them off Google Play can I download the ePub?

(And no need to tell me about No Starch, yes if what I want is theirs I'm going straight to source, obvs.)

Nov 26, 2022 at 4:22pmWeb
Show threadDiego Elio PettenòNov 26, 2022
At least it looks like Play Books allows the Digital Edition download, so it might be a bit of an inept style of work.
Show threadDiego Elio PettenòNov 26, 2022
Okay that might not work because Google Play Books is _broken._ It redirects me to the "How to download books" page when I ask it to download the Digital Editions file.
Show threadneonfireNov 26, 2022
@flameeyes Zlib and then send the author a check. F the publisher, you don't print an ebook
Show threadDiego Elio PettenòNov 26, 2022

@neonfire The stuff I'm looking for has editors and a number of other staff behind, not just an author. And I know how important they are to a good result.

Also, I don't support hypocrisy. I might resort to that if I can't find a forking way to download it from Google Play Books _after_ I paid.

Show threadneonfireNov 26, 2022
@flameeyes so pay them too, just cut out the middle men. Bands always preferred I pirated their music and then bought a Tshirt instead as they actually get that money.
Show threadDiego Elio PettenòNov 26, 2022
@neonfire a) this is much harder to do than you make it sound b) there's a significant difference between the music industry and book authors.
Show threadneonfireNov 26, 2022
@flameeyes neither get paid what they're worth, so there's less difference than you think.
Show threadDiego Elio PettenòNov 26, 2022
@neonfire I'm afraid that if that's the way you think, you're talking to the wrong person.
Show threadneonfireNov 26, 2022
@flameeyes why? Is your dad Bill O'Reilly?
Show threadReilly GrantNov 26, 2022
@flameeyes I've been buying books off Google Play and Kobo for awhile. If it's DRM-free you get an ePub. If not you get something you can drop into Adobe Digital Editions.
Show threadDiego Elio PettenòNov 26, 2022
@reillyeon I might need to go and get Kobo to fix my account then. Since Play Books appears to not quite work. Or maybe I'll just go annoy someone to find me the product manager to get it fixed.
Show threadReilly GrantNov 26, 2022
@flameeyes I can reproduce the issue. I'll go file a bug... *sigh*
Show threadDiego Elio PettenòNov 26, 2022
@reillyeon thanks 😀 I lost that privilege some time ago now, but I see not much changed 😉
Show threadReilly GrantNov 26, 2022
@flameeyes It is a curse.
Show threadDiego Elio PettenòDec 2, 2022
@reillyeon oh hey it works today! \o/ Thank you!