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by magnetowasright 484 days ago
Disclaimer: I've never used this service and I don't know if it lives up to its promises.

bookstore.org ebook purchases can support your local (participating) bookstores[0] by a revenue sharing arrangement. Their DRM set up looks dodgy, though? It's not clear whether they use Adobe under the hood or how easy it is to get the files to then DeDRM. Maybe paying for the license (and making sure to nominate a bookstore) through there and making or acquiring a DRM-free copy to keep can be the best of both worlds, at least as far as supporting local bookstores goes.

If anyone has experience with bookstore.org I'd love to hear about it

[0] https://bookshop.org/info/ebooks

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Bookshop.org is new to the ebook business, but seems to be very popular among authors. Books display in their own app for now, but they promise Kobo integration soon. I purchased a book there recently, then visited my friend Anna so I could put it on my Kobo.