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submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works to c/books@lemmy.world

I want to buy my first ebooks and I have two goals: don't pay Amazon, and give the largest possible cut to the authors. Is there something like Bandcamp for ebooks?

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[-] clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I like the sound of that! Let's see...

No, not in any of the (first 30) stores. The author's website only lists amazon, audible, and apple books, so they may not have another channel for selling. I'll send them an email and see.

[-] RandomStickman@fedia.io 8 points 1 week ago

Do they have a patreon or similar? Maybe your best bet is to pirate it and give them the money that way.

[-] clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago

Oho, they do. Good idea.

[-] roofuskit@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Reach out to the author, unfortunately a lot of small publishers or self published are exclusive to Amazon.

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