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Is there a place to buy audiobooks without DRM? (lemmy.world)

submitted 6 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I don't have a problem with paying people for their labor, but I do want to have books that I actually own. I'm done paying for things that are locked into a particular corporate app. How do I buy ebooks and audio books that I actually own? Is this even possible in 2025?

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

I know this isn't the "correct" answer (because I have no idea if it's even possible in 2025 like you asked), but I typically just buy the audiobook (as much as "buy" means in 2025) and then pirate it.

For ones I can't find on the high seas, I'll just record the playback from the "locked up" version I bought and make my own if need be.