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https://social.emucafe.org/naferrell/amazon-kdp-to-alllow-drm-free-epub-and-pdf-12-11-25/

From a December 10, 2025 report in TechCrunch:

Amazon says it will allow authors to offer their DRM-free e-books in the EPUB and PDF formats through its self-publishing platform, Kindle Direct Publishing. Starting on January 20, 2026, authors who set their titles as DRM-free will see their books made available in these more open formats.

I found this story in Pixy Misa’s Daily News Stuff post for December 11, 2025 and I agree that this move by Amazon is “for the better” (not the first time I have agreed with Amazon in recent weeks). While the Kindle store will never be a DRM-free friendly establishment on the whole, I approve of Amazon offering non-proprietary publishing format options for authors who publish to Amazon without DRM protections. With that being said, the change makes little practical difference to me since my PocketBook …

From January 20th, 2026, released through Direct Publishing (KDP) without will be downloadable as or for users who have purchased them. It will also be possible for no-DRM status to be toggled for existing .

It remains to be seen how many authors and publishers will take advantage of this, whether the files will be watermarked, and if the feature will be available for non-KDP titles.

https://www.kdpcommunity.com/s/article/New-eBook-Download-Options-for-Readers-Coming-in-2026?language=en_US

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@malte@radikal.social Based on your needs for proofreading a 500-page book—strong support for adding comments (e.g., text notes, highlights), viewing an overview list of all annotations (like a sidebar), and efficient navigation—JOPDF(https://https://www.jopdf.com/) is among my top recommendations for upcoming Linux PDF reader. It focuses on native, completely free option where possible, prioritizing reliability with large files. You'll have to wait a little while over the available Linux version, but it won't be too long. #pdf #linux #mac #windows #freeware

This looks like an incredible deal, but why doesn't it come with the ePub format? I know Pearson usually offers ePubs via InformIT.

https://www.humblebundle.com/books/software-architecture-pearson-books

https://www.gimp.org/news/2025/11/17/gimp-3-2-RC1-released/

Our first release candidate for 3.2 i s available, after months of hard work. Note: this is still a development snapshot, not a final release. Please report any problems or crashes you find.

Updates to link layers, vector layers, non-destructive editing, UI/UX, new import formats, better & export, bug and security fixes and more.

“Affinity Designer is now (*) to use”.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/LH2BqsoHE2k

Obviously, these guys are pushing the bizz model of with , not calling it a or entrance to another walled garden.

*How they've got old in the business without any contact to or the wisdom of might be another miracle of advertisement. IDK. Fact is: they don't even mention or the other three levels of . So, there's a lot to ketchup.

I'd love to see @doctormo in interview with these , talking about , , , , and stuff.

best vector graphic design tools 2025 industry standards and alternatives - software comparison goes Bézier

: BentoPDF - The Privacy First PDF Toolkit - Ensemble d'outils pour manipuler des PDF avec aucun envoi vers un serveur tiers, contrairement par exemple à StirlingPDF.
Tout se passe au niveau du navigateur et c'est auto-hébergeable en docker (image bentopdf/bentopdf sur le hub). : https://bentopdf.com/