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Kindle is removing download and transfer option on Feb 26th

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Re: Kindle is removing download and transfer option on Feb 26th

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Post by bambax »

wiether wrote: post #34

I hear the complaints about Kindle but... How are we supposed to do? In three "taps" I buy a book and 10s later I start reading it. Legally. The device just works. The alternatives? Libraries here (France) have a very limited offer of ebooks. Even for ebooks in English. I owned a Kobo circa 2013 and it was awful. I tried friend's devices more recently, and it's not the UX I expect from a "book". A simple comparison;…

> some files are weird OCR of physical books

Kindle store has those too.

Re: Kindle is removing download and transfer option on Feb 26th

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Post by permo-w »

palata wrote: post #104
permo-w wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

you're right. it's an e-reader that you can email any epub file to and it'll read it. if you don't want to pirate, there's a functional store. what more do people need?

People say that Kobo is hackable. Is it not possible to set up an email workflow there as well? Shouldn't be too hard, right?

I don't know about kobo, but I know that with kindle you don't even have to hack it to do that, it's just a default feature

Re: Kindle is removing download and transfer option on Feb 26th

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Post by nindalf »

I have a medium sized collection of Kindle books. I stay in the ecosystem because I enjoy the convenience of being able to read on my phone and tablet, and I enjoy being able to write and sync notes and highlights.

I would have liked to have all the books on my hard drive, fully searchable. But it seems like it won’t be possible now? I guess I’ll have to make do with my notes.

Re: Kindle is removing download and transfer option on Feb 26th

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Post by loloquwowndueo »

42772827 wrote: post #109
loloquwowndueo wrote: post #83

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“Just” - my gen 2 kindle only has 2G connectivity so this removal effectively renders it unable to get Amazon-purchased books in any way. “Just” implies buying an entirely new kindle “just because”.

I mean, you’re not wrong, but Woot has them on sale for ~$30 fairly often. Your Gen 2 is about sixteen years old at this point.

That’s $30 that I shouldn’t have to spend. (And I mean, no worries, I won’t, I’ve had enough with Amazon rendering perfectly good kindles obsolete, and I can get plenty of books for free elsewhere - still, it’s not a choice I should have to make just so Amazon can save the cost of what’s essentially an app to check your permissions and set up a pre signed s3 download link for you).

Re: Kindle is removing download and transfer option on Feb 26th

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Post by mitthrowaway2 »

daveoc64 wrote: post #81
addicted wrote: post #62

I’m not sure why anyone buys Kindles when there are so many better options available. I bought a Kobo Clara years ago, and it supports regular MOBI and ePub files. My book purchases are no longer liked with the reader and I’ve never had a problem in all these years. And this wasn’t even the best or best value for money device I could have bought. Today there are so many other better alternatives in all price points a…

>I’m not sure why anyone buys Kindles when there are so many better options available. For me, the Kobo lacks something like the Send to Kindle feature. I can send books I've obtained from outside the Kindle Store (DRM free sellers, Humble Bundle, public domain etc.) and then store them in my Kindle library. These are then synchronised across all of my Kindle devices and apps - completely for free Kobo does have inte…

Isn't that what Calibre is for?

Re: Kindle is removing download and transfer option on Feb 26th

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Post by npteljes »

Good reminder to all of us to check the dependencies from time to time. Services don't last forever, which is not a problem at all, if people enter into contract consciously. What's painful is overly relying on a service, and then having the rug pulled from underneath the feet.

I don't think that this instance is particularly painful, but the lesson is still the same. If it's important, it's worth to back up at least the metadata.

Re: Kindle is removing download and transfer option on Feb 26th

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Post by toyg »

permo-w wrote: post #28
loeg wrote: post #22

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I use a Kindle and pretty much exclusively sideload. The display and form factor are fantastic. Battery life is very good. Last time I was in the market (late 2021), nothing else was as good.

you're right. it's an e-reader that you can email any epub file to and it'll read it. if you don't want to pirate, there's a functional store. what more do people need?

> you can email any ePub file

Except when you can't, like literally yesterday: subscribed to Asimov's, sent ePub, got a link, clicked a link, "that link is not valid". Repeat, same message. Why? Who knows?

My next ereader won't be a Kindle.

Re: Kindle is removing download and transfer option on Feb 26th

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Post by soygem »

permo-w wrote: post #26
spookybones wrote: post #12

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I was reading a Reddit thread on this, and not a single person there understood this. It isn’t good news, but it’s being severely misinterpreted.

>I was reading a Reddit thread on this, and not a single person there understood this were you surprised by this revelation?

kek
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