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not_IO@lemmy.blahaj.zone Joined: 2024-12-06 Banned

napoleonsdumbcousin@feddit.org Joined: 2024-07-22

PSA: you can buy all of Cory Doctorow's books & audiobooks DRM-free from his own website. No need to use any enshittified service.

fpslem@lemmy.world Joined: 2023-12-09

Doesn't he produce his audio books with his own money or crowd funding to avoid lock-in with Amazon, Spotify, etc.?

napoleonsdumbcousin@feddit.org Joined: 2024-07-22

Yes, he does. And his audiobooks are intentionally not even available on Audible due to their mandatory DRM-policy and extreme market dominance:

Welcome to the nostalgia-filled piefed instance of yesteryear.

Open Registration with Application questionnaire.

If you have a question or comment you can post in !meta@retrofed.com or message @DosDude@retrofed.com or @Die4Ever@retrofed.com

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Some rules we try to uphold:

Be civil. Bigotry is not welcome. This includes (but is not limited to): transphobia, queerphobia, racism, ageism and ableism. We do not promote hate.
Communities need to be Retro or Retro-adjacent.
Please don't upload pornographic content. (use an external image host for that)