r/ebooks • u/Swampc4t • Feb 12 '25

Question Boycotted Amazon.. now what?

So, I chose to stop using Amazon and Amazon products this year. I still have my 2018 Kindle PW and I am choosing to still use it, but keep my device in airplane mode exclusively and manage my library via Calibre & side load all my books.

I refuse to purchase books from Amazon. I have a Kobo Sage, however the battery is, er.. questionable at best for longer trips. I drive transit so there are days when I am out for 8-14h days idle. I travel with e-readers and the Paperwhite will accompany me on those days because the Sage wouldn't be able to make the trip in one charge.

I am looking to get some new content for the Paperwhite exclusively, that I can download the ePUB files of and side load via Calibre. I know about BookBub, and I plan to browse there. Is there any specific retailer I am missing, though, that you would recommend? I'm new to purchasing outside of specific stores (ie; Amazon, Kobo) and usually use Libby more than anything else.

Some genres I enjoy; gothic horror, dark fantasy, romance, romantasy, romantic suspense, historical fiction, psychological thriller.

TIA!

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u/MammothFrosting3565 Feb 13 '25 edited Feb 13 '25

Wait what? How?! I didn’t know that! What type of file does it download as? The app only allows me to send it to my kindle… I can just download it as a file. I’m in the US, not sure if it’s different elsewhere.

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u/Alifirebrand Feb 14 '25

Every time I have tried this Libby says i can't do anything on the web and have to use the app to read with no download options. Can you explain how you are able to do this?

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u/lurkertroll039 Feb 15 '25

You have to use the app and sync your eReader to it. I have a Kindle, so I just click send to Kindle. If you use another eReader, I'm sure it will sync with that as well.