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Re: Retirement of Amazon MOBI eBook file format

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Post by biztos » Sun, Aug 14, 2022, 1:24 PM UTC

topbanana wrote: post #200

biztos wrote: post #193

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I used a Kobo for a long time and I just bought a Kindle, because it was so hard to get articles on the Kobo. They stopped supporting direct file transfers from Mac, so I was left with Pocket, and Pocket didn't think a lot of what I tried to save was "articles." So far I find that for my purposes, the Kindle is way easier to get content onto, and there's quite a bit of content I want that I can just buy there, but co…

How do you get articles onto your Kindle?

There are a bunch of conversion services, some with browser extensions. But I can also print a page as PDF in A5 format and E-Mail it to myself (you have a dedicated Kindle address at Amazon) with a title of “Convert” and it seems to do a very good job.

(A5 because it’s pretty close to the Kindle format and easy to find in the print dialog.)

Re: Retirement of Amazon MOBI eBook file format

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Post by Handytinge » Mon, Aug 15, 2022, 12:35 AM UTC

mecha_ghidorah wrote: post #414

nicolas_t wrote: post #28

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So far the kindle oasis is the best ereader in term of hardware and ergonomy I've used and that's comparing to a kobo sage I also have and to all the ereaders I've had over the years (never had sony but I used to purposefully avoid amazon)

How on earth can it be best in terms of ergonomy if it isn't symmetrical and requires rotating it 180 degrees to change hands instead of just... passing it to the other hand?

Yeah. My friends swear by it, but I can't stand it. I miss my old Kindle 3G with side buttons.

Re: Retirement of Amazon MOBI eBook file format

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Post by peoplefromibiza » Mon, Aug 15, 2022, 3:44 PM UTC

themadturk wrote: post #402

peoplefromibiza wrote: post #194

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> Last time I was at Everest Base Camp nearly everyone had an e-ink kindle that's not surprising. it's the most popular e-reader. anyway, base camp is not the top of the mountain :) where they downloading e-books with the device 2g connection from there? > The long battery life and light weight are ideal for long isolated stretches in the Himalayas. modern e-readers last weeks on battery and weight less than 200 gram…

> where they downloading e-books with the device 2g connection from there? Someone able to prep for Everest knows to load all the ebooks they want on their Kindles before they leave home.

My dear Sherlock,

not to brag, but I am the same person who wrote

"I have around 50 books and a dozen of comic books on my e-reader.

It works perfectly without any connection whatsoever.

I'm not sure that being able to download a book while sitting on top of Mountain Everest it's a such an important feature"

The point being: you can preload years worth of reading material on e-books, a connection is not needed.

It was in response to a post that said

"The older kindles with 2G/3G "Whispersync" functionality had another major drawcard of working just about anywhere, even if you didn't have wifi coverage or a phone with data services"

It wasn't about mount Everest.

Sincerely yours