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The kobo.com sells lots of non-DRM eBooks! :blobaww:

However, they also sell lots of DRM eBooks, all mixed together with the non-DRM, and no filter to sort them out :blobcry:

This makes it very difficult to look for non-DRM books on .

So, to solve this problem switching.social presents the Unofficial Kobo Search page, which lets you find non-DRM books available on your country's Kobo site:

switching.social/unofficial-ko

Any feedback very welcome.

@switchingsocial Sounds good. I often point people in the direction of Verso not because they are wonderful at supporting customer choice. You can download without DRM or through Amazon. Their catalogue is wonderful https://www.versobooks.com/pg/verso-ebooks
It includes The Writings of Aaron Swartz https://www.versobooks.com/books/2077-the-boy-who-could-change-the-world
@switchingsocial Also, I should do this more myself, but readers with e-books looking into DRM etc. ought to try to contact any small publishers they know (and [would] support) to discuss the example of, for example, Verso, and others (like Tor?) who support Creative Commons and the like. They may not know there is a market, and indeed, it may at times appear contra-intuitive to them that this may help them find an enthusiastic audience.
switching.social @switchingsocial

@krozruch

Yes, readers telling publishers they want books without DRM is a good idea.

If you're interested in publishers / indie bookshops without DRM, you might want to check out Libreture's list:

libreture.com/bookshops/

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