Retirement of Amazon MOBI eBook file format

Post by KSteffensen » Thu, Aug 11, 2022, 8:17 AM UTC

zinekeller wrote: post #55

Abishek_Muthian wrote: post #52

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> I don't even see what the Kindle value prop is. Availability. I can get the Kindle delivered the same day (or) the next from a village(Now a corporation) in Southern India. Once my Kindle didn't wake up, Got it replaced within couple of days near the end or after warranty period. That said, I'm with you and wouldn't be buying a Kindle again. It's Value/Price is low for its utility, Especially since Amazon is lockin…

> Now a corporation Just stating that while I understand what you meant, it could be confusing to others not familiar with subdivisions of India ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Municipal_corporation_(India) )

Post by scarygliders » Thu, Aug 11, 2022, 8:17 AM UTC

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Post by qwerty456127 » Thu, Aug 11, 2022, 8:21 AM UTC

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I very consciously did not buy a Kindle when choosing an Ereader about a year ago. The Kobo H2O is incredible and has served me very well. The format support is wonderful, and the stock OS does more than I need (though there is a whole community of custom OSes that also look cool). Combined with Calibre, I don't even see what the Kindle value prop is.

The Kindle is inexpensive, has great support, has a huge library (open to non-US people with non-US credit cards), and you could just email a MOBI to it (which is great if the Kindle owner is your parent). It's only disadvantage was that it did not support ePub and so one had to go through Calibre. Now that Kindle is supporting ePUB and no Calibre-tion is needed, I don't even see what the Kobo value prop is.

Post by chrisseaton » Thu, Aug 11, 2022, 8:24 AM UTC

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The Kindle is inexpensive, has great support, has a huge library (open to non-US people with non-US credit cards), and you could just email a MOBI to it (which is great if the Kindle owner is your parent). It's only disadvantage was that it did not support ePub and so one had to go through Calibre. Now that Kindle is supporting ePUB and no Calibre-tion is needed, I don't even see what the Kobo value prop is.

AFAIK Kindle shows you ads and can occasionally delete a book from your library. Isn't it so?

Post by qwerty456127 » Thu, Aug 11, 2022, 8:25 AM UTC

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The lack of 5 ghz wifi and micro usb are slightly annoying, but overall, I love it.

What in the world do you need 5GHz wifi for on an e-reader?