Joke's on them, I keep the Kindle permanently on airplane mode anyway.
Not sure if you’re joking but is it possible to even do that? I understand some books are kept on their cloud servers and only some get downloaded.
Kindle loyalists scramble as Amazon turns page on old e-readers
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#22Just got an xteink x4 and flashed crosspoint on it, I've been tuning fonts by modifying the font generator and now it renders great.
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#2314 years support window is so insanely good. But as it goes...
You either die a hero or you live long enough to become the villain.
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#24I was looking for a good rationalization to leave the ecosystem, one-click e-books is great and having old device that I can take anywhere not caring about it getting beaten up even more was another major advantage. Removing some old book I had was the first major red flag.
Some wild irony is they once forcefully removed purchased copies of 1984 from Kindles while people were reading it.
“The books will stop working”, discussed 7 years ago:
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#25Crap like this is why I 1.) export my Kindle books to plain PDF 2.) use a Nook Simple Touch. They work perfectly well 100% offline and are CHEAP now.
Primarily use two of these for a prepper book cache. (Two is one and one is none.) The battery lasts about a month on low cost chargers, and a pair of 32GB SD cards holds my entire collection. (A redundant pair since two is one.) Whole thing sits in an EMP bag in the bugout bag of my car, so I always have my library everywhere I go.
Exporting to PDF used to be pretty straightforward; the newest encryption is a lot harder to bypass but is still possible:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Calibre/comments/1q1uza4/successful...
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#26Earlier quoted context omitted.
Actually, the old Kindle had physical buttons, which I find more ergonomic when reading in bed
That's what your nose is for. (I'm quite skilled at advancing or going back by gently tapping the kindle against my face. It helps that I'm very nearsighted so it's kind of already there)
Same here. I read your comment from two inches away lol
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#27Just got an xteink x4 and flashed crosspoint on it, I've been tuning fonts by modifying the font generator and now it renders great. https://www.xteink.com/products/xteink-x4
Love my x4! I saw 1.3 allows you to bring in your own fonts - any suggestions?
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#28My kindle will not be aware of it. It has been in airplane mode ever since I bought it.
Its clock no longer tells correct time; but it’s fine, a book doesn’t have to do that - and I have a watch.
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#29Two of my paperwhites died so i took the opportunity to switch to kobo and couldn't be happier.
Re: Kindle loyalists scramble as Amazon turns page on old e-readers
#30Joke's on them, I keep the Kindle permanently on airplane mode anyway.
Not sure if you’re joking but is it possible to even do that? I understand some books are kept on their cloud servers and only some get downloaded.
Yes, it’s possible. Note: no downloads work in airplane mode. Cable works just as well though.