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

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Post by gizmo » Thu, Oct 17, 2024, 9:16 AM UTC

n4r9 wrote: post #416

gizmo wrote: post #395

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That's not a hack. Customer support just doesn't want to argue with people who are likely to get belligerent. You can get a lot of stuff for free just by throwing a tantrum, but is that really who you want to be?

> Hacking might be characterized as ‘an appropriate application of ingenuity’. http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/meaning-of-hack.html It's not far off a hack. And not OP but personally I've got very few problems with getting one over on massive corporations like Amazon.

It's about as ingenious as littering to save yourself a 20 second walk to a trash can.

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

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Post by imp0cat » Thu, Oct 17, 2024, 9:23 AM UTC

bambax wrote: post #429

thih9 wrote: post #423

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> When it started deleting books i had side-loaded via calibre This is news to me. All my kindle library is books side loaded via calibre. Then again, my kindle paperwhite is non stop in airplane mode so maybe this is a factor. In any case this is alarming and thanks for the feedback, I will read more about non-Amazon devices because of that.

All my Kindle library is also books side loaded via Calibre (sent to my kindle email address). I have been doing that for years (more than an decade actually) and have never had any book deleted by the device. Is this real?

It's explained elswhere in this thread - only the "DRM'ed" ebooks that "belong" to another Kindle are deleted.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41866327

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

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Post by fransje26 » Thu, Oct 17, 2024, 9:27 AM UTC

oblio wrote: post #425

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…

These Kindles look great but I want to upload my own books. I wonder if there is a way to do that safely, long term.

I've been doing that for years using the Calibre app. No problems so far.

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

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Post by thimabi » Thu, Oct 17, 2024, 9:32 AM UTC

imp0cat wrote: post #432

bambax wrote: post #429

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All my Kindle library is also books side loaded via Calibre (sent to my kindle email address). I have been doing that for years (more than an decade actually) and have never had any book deleted by the device. Is this real?

It's explained elswhere in this thread - only the "DRM'ed" ebooks that "belong" to another Kindle are deleted. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41866327

That happens on sideloaded books that belong to the same device as well, at least on my Kindle Scribe. These books disappear occasionally, and I have not found a consistent way to make them reappear in the UI. Sometimes they return on their own, other times they do not. Interestingly, their files remain on the Kindle’s file system.

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

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Post by animal531 » Thu, Oct 17, 2024, 9:34 AM UTC

Some of the biggest pros and cons of Kindles vs Books:

Pros - Lightweight, I can even fit it into a holder on the side of a chair or bed so I don't have to hold it.

- I don't have to physically manipulate the 1000 page book to try and get to certain pages.

- No dust.

Cons - I can't tell you the authors or names of most of the books I've read on it. When you have a physical book you're confronted by the book and author's name, along with an image to burn the combination into your mind. As a kid going to the library I knew whether I had read a book just from the jacket.

- Amazon shenanigans.

- Battery won't last forever and you'll need to replace the whole unit.

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

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Post by user3939382 » Thu, Oct 17, 2024, 9:37 AM UTC

I lose interest in everything I try to read. I might make it one chapter, two, sometimes up to 25-30% of a book but I never finish with very few exceptions.

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

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Post by kingkongjaffa » Thu, Oct 17, 2024, 9:37 AM UTC

> fastest Kindle Paperwhite ever

Is this something people value in an ereader? As long as its fast enough, idk why speed would be the thing they promote in the sub heading. I read on an ipad mini all the time but I don’t understand this.

It’s weird messaging. Who in amazons product and marketing teams decided that this is the most important thing to mention?

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

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Post by devnullbrain » Thu, Oct 17, 2024, 9:39 AM UTC

WalterBright wrote: post #324

kaonwarb wrote: post #251

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Just FYI, this is now a Kindle option too. https://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&node=23435466011

Finally! But what I'd really like is the last page read is the screen saver.

- My kobo 'refreshes' the screen at the start of every chapter.

- I typically stop reading at the end of chapters

- The so-called screen saver creates dark and light points wherever there are dark and light points on the book's cover

- The screen needs to be refreshed to return these points to homogeneity

Outcome: most of the times the screen is refreshed, I get no use of it. Most of the time I spend reading, the screen needs to be refreshed.

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

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Post by BillinghamJ » Thu, Oct 17, 2024, 9:40 AM UTC

kingkongjaffa wrote: post #437

> fastest Kindle Paperwhite ever Is this something people value in an ereader? As long as its fast enough, idk why speed would be the thing they promote in the sub heading. I read on an ipad mini all the time but I don’t understand this. It’s weird messaging. Who in amazons product and marketing teams decided that this is the most important thing to mention?

Maybe they mean fast in terms of the screen refreshing?

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

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Post by thimabi » Thu, Oct 17, 2024, 9:41 AM UTC

animal531 wrote: post #435

Some of the biggest pros and cons of Kindles vs Books: Pros - Lightweight, I can even fit it into a holder on the side of a chair or bed so I don't have to hold it. - I don't have to physically manipulate the 1000 page book to try and get to certain pages. - No dust. Cons - I can't tell you the authors or names of most of the books I've read on it. When you have a physical book you're confronted by the book and autho…

I count the physical manipulation of pages as an advantage of dead tree books. E-ink is very nice, but there’s nothing like flipping through actual pages to find some information.

Of course, the situation reverses when you’re trying to search a word rather than a page. It’s too convenient to use a global search function on e-readers.