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A guide to switching your Audiobook app to support smaller and more ethical businesses (Canadian Edition!)

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This is the first version of this guide, so please share any feedback, and I'll include it in the next version.
And let me know if I missed any Canadian or Canadian adjacent companies :)
- What is the symbol under the library apps?
  
  It means they share their profits with others. In this case, they enable you to support nearby libraries and facilitate the process.

The Kobo Libra I got a few years ago for 150 bucks has been a lifesaver. It's not particularly fast or big. But it's way better than the Kindle crap.
- So you ever have charging issues? Sometimes mine just dies, and then doesn't wanna charge.
  
  Yes. Though it might be related to the micro USB ports being bad. Or cables being bad.
  The newer USB C ones are guaranteed to be better.

What's the point of "Environmental" under causes if none of them have it?
- This is a generic format but you're right that it is confusing to keep in.
  
  I appreciate the response 😅 my AuDHD forces me to ask dumb questions. If I don't, my head explodes.
- I do wonder if Kobo is worth taking environmental, they do a lot of post-recycle plastic

Looks good, but I’m curious about sources showing to what extent Libby is profit sharing.
Kobo HQ is Toronto, but it’s owned by Rakuten of Tokyo so… not sure how to categorize that
- Category #LeBoycott

What's with all the low res images on Lemmy? It happens often enough to be annoying.
I mean here is a perfectly informative graphic, if it were readable.
- Very readable on my end. Might be your client?
  
  Hey, true! I had no idea. I'm on Voyager, if I own it on Firefox it's fine!

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