Best place to buy ebooks other than Amazon? (sh.itjust.works)

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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 4 points 1 week ago

They have a Discord but it seems to be locked behind a Patreon, which I now see includes an ebook at some tiers. That's gotta be the best way to go!

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

If the author lists a Patreon thing, then that is likely the best way to pay them. I emailed one of my favorite authors directly to ask a similar question, and he replied with detailed information, including signing the copy he sent me along with a signed bookmark.

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