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Post by freedomben »

stevepike wrote: post #204
wooque wrote: post #200

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It deletes all side-loaded books when you connect it to the internet, happened to me as well.

It doesn't do this for me. I've got side-loaded and Amazon store books on the same device, no problem.

It also deleted all my side-loaded books. That was the last straw for me. I only buy DRM-free media from now on and only use respectful hardware. I use my Remarkable 2 primarily for e-reading now, though I concede fully it's not the best user experience for reading. But I don't have to worry that it will delete my books! I can also now "write in the margins" which I've found to be a powerful way to take notes. I can't bring myself to write on physical books, but with Remarkable you can have a copy that is stock and a copy with your notes on it. Best of both worlds!

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Post by freedomben »

thimabi wrote: post #38
htamas wrote: post #17

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My Kindle had this "bug" where my side loaded books randomly disappear. As a workaround, I have to keep it in flight mode at all times. Not a big issue since that’s what I would do anyway, but in case my Kindle would break, I wouldn’t think long to buy an alternative

You’re lucky. I’ve seen books disappear from my Kindle even in flight mode. I wonder what is behind such a persistent bug.

> I wonder what is behind such a persistent bug.

At what point do we stop giving the benefit of the doubt that it's a "bug"?

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Post by tomrod »

thimabi wrote: post #150
AcerbicZero wrote: post #51

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Out of all the devices where having a physical airplane mode switch would be nice, I'd put the kindle pretty high up. Kinda sucks having a battery that lasts ~45 days in airplane mode, and like a week and a half when I forget to turn it off.

Rather than a physical switch just for that, why not a few reminders in the UI if one keeps the airplane mode off for a certain amount of time?

Physical switch is less prone to the whims of a capricious, resume-driven product owner who thinks their users may just want to get rid of airplane mode. Most are diving into firmware.

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Post by poulpy123 »

sourcepluck wrote: post #170

Using the wisdom of the crowd here: what is the best ereader for tinkering? I'm browsing the answers here looking for that and I don't know if anything actually fits the bill. Something with Android, tablet-type machines, seems to be the answer? Is there nothing better?

depends of what you means by tinkering. The pinenote maybe ? https://pine64.org/devices/pinenote/

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Post by jorgesborges »

pfooti wrote: post #179

I have a pretty old paperwhite. When it started deleting books i had side-loaded via calibre, I decided to get a kobo. I have a libra color, and I have to say: price notwithstanding, it's a great device. I don't have a lot of experience with more recent devices, but compared to my 2nd gen paperwhite, it is _amazing_. Color is good enough to read comic books on it, the google drive integration means it's not too hard…

I stopped using Calibre because it turned out to be more annoying than simply emailing an epub to my designated kindle address. I've never had anything removed. Most of the content comes from libgen.

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Post by poulpy123 »

maherbeg wrote: post #123

It says that a color image is 150ppi, and black and white is 300ppi. How does a colored highlight work on a mostly b&w page? does that section have reduced sharpness?

for what I've seen it acts like a filter on top of the b&w screen, so used in b&w you don't loose sharpness. however you loose contrast compared to a b&w only screen

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Post by freedomben »

sourcepluck wrote: post #170

Using the wisdom of the crowd here: what is the best ereader for tinkering? I'm browsing the answers here looking for that and I don't know if anything actually fits the bill. Something with Android, tablet-type machines, seems to be the answer? Is there nothing better?

Remarkable is very tinkerable[1]. I've had a lot of fun hacking mine! It could be better, but all in all, very good.

[1]: https://github.com/reHackable/awesome-reMarkable

Re: Amazon reveals first color Kindle, new Kindle Scribe, and more

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Post by freedomben »

poulpy123 wrote: post #214
sourcepluck wrote: post #170

Using the wisdom of the crowd here: what is the best ereader for tinkering? I'm browsing the answers here looking for that and I don't know if anything actually fits the bill. Something with Android, tablet-type machines, seems to be the answer? Is there nothing better?

depends of what you means by tinkering. The pinenote maybe ? https://pine64.org/devices/pinenote/

Is the Pine Note finally purchasable? Every time I've tried, it's not available.

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Post by __float »

Aeolun wrote: post #169
soco wrote: post #11

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Why do you need a few Kindles and also a Kobo? Are you keeping them in different places and don't move them? I only have the first Paperwhite which I carry along, it's 11 years old already and it still does the job. The battery keeps up and I was probably lucky to not have noticed any hiccups.

I think you just naturally end up with that because the things appear indestructible. The first ever kindle I bought (dunno how long ago, it was before paperwhite, so more than 11 years) still works without issue. Even retains all the music I put on it 14 years ago when it was still an experimental feature. I think the only thing that has been discontinued is the free 3G internet all over the world that they apparent…

I _loved_ my Kindle Voyage for its adjusting backlight and glass display.

I wish it were less destructible! I upgraded to a Paperwhite (2021) when the Voyage's power button broke. Water resistance is nice, but having to get the "signature" edition for a light sensor and an easily scratched plastic display is quite disappointing.

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