Pluralistic: Kickstarting a book to end enshittification, because Amazon will not carry it (31 July 2023) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
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Another example of how big tech is just corrupted to the core.

Actually sounds like a good book to read!

  • between2boobiesEnglish
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    2 years ago

    He’s the freaking author… why won’t they let him sell it without DRM?

    • themeatbridge@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 years ago

      Because their audiobook platform requires DRM. They don’t want you to own the audio file. If you owned it, you could take it with you, you could share it, and you could copy it.

      • between2boobiesEnglish
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        2 years ago

        Just found out they charge a 75% commission (60% if you sign an exclusive contract with them). Oh, and they get to completely control the pricing. Guess that makes them the real authors.