That said I don't want to start up a whole app just to open a book I usually just open books via a script that wraps calibredb a cli interface to calibre's ebook library. Such styles can be chosen in your gui configuration menu or via qt5ct at least under linux. If your default is ugly you ought to change it. Calibre can be styled by choosing a qt5 style for your system. I also have no idea what 'modern' means in this context unless you mean flat with few buttons or options. Lots of people here support and work on free and open source software.įirst things first its python and qt. Is there a popular book that hasn't been pirated thanks to DRM? Do you think the Amazon lock-in that DRM provides is good for the industry? I certainly don't.Īs for your second question, you are probably not going to get the answer you expect. However, I don't think there's much evidence that DRM helps authors get paid. I agree that authors should usually get paid (I say usually because I support public libraries). For some people, it isn't a matter of choosing between paper or digital, it's digital or nothing. You suggest sticking with paper books, but the accessibility benefits (ie large typefaces or screenreaders) that you get with ebooks is hard to give up.

Having access to your library when you travel is also a pretty big deal. I think if there were a non-proprietary DRM system where I could give my books away or loan them to friends reading on non-Amazon devices, I would feel a lot better about it. Loaning is supported as long as the other person is also using a Kindle.

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