flop_leash_973@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoGoogle announces April 2024 shutdown date for Google Podcastsarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square191fedilinkarrow-up1415arrow-down117file-textcross-posted to: degoogle@lemmy.mltechnology@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.world
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minus-squareGormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·9 months agoFFS Google’s killing another app I use all the time At this rate I half expect Google Play books to be dead before 2025
minus-squareEezyville@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·9 months agoI’ll never forgive them for killing iGoogle. I missed my start page so much…
minus-squareraptore39@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·9 months agoI buy all my ebooks on Google Play and then export them via ACSM converter and back it up (you can only convert and exported file once)
minus-squarecannache@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·9 months agoSounds smart might give it a go, but why not simply download epub direct from an ebooks retailer?
minus-squareGormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 months agoI’m not sure what an ACSM file is, think you could give me a TLDR?
minus-squareraptore39@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-29 months agoMy understanding is it is a file linked to your account that links to the epub file. It lets you and only you download your copy of the epub file you purchased.
minus-squarePeetabix@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 months agoIs there a way to download any books bought as pdfs?
minus-squareGormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 months agoI don’t believe so I tried to figure out how to through the app but I unfortunately couldn’t find anything
minus-squarePeetabix@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 months agoOr even download them so I can view them outside of the play app?
FFS Google’s killing another app I use all the time
At this rate I half expect Google Play books to be dead before 2025
I’ll never forgive them for killing iGoogle. I missed my start page so much…
I buy all my ebooks on Google Play and then export them via ACSM converter and back it up (you can only convert and exported file once)
Sounds smart might give it a go, but why not simply download epub direct from an ebooks retailer?
I’m not sure what an ACSM file is, think you could give me a TLDR?
My understanding is it is a file linked to your account that links to the epub file. It lets you and only you download your copy of the epub file you purchased.
Is there a way to download any books bought as pdfs?
I don’t believe so
I tried to figure out how to through the app but I unfortunately couldn’t find anything
Or even download them so I can view them outside of the play app?