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Kindle loyalists scramble as Amazon turns page on old e-readers

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Re: Kindle loyalists scramble as Amazon turns page on old e-readers

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Post by wolvoleo »

iLoveOncall wrote: post #31
cbdevidal wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

No, you choose what is downloaded locally. You can also get .mobi files and copy them to the kindle directly.

Not anymore, they have removed the option to download files for transfer via USB https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2025/02/12/download-transf...

Ironically, files downloaded from "other" sources have no issue. So they're just making it harder to buy from Amazon legally.

Re: Kindle loyalists scramble as Amazon turns page on old e-readers

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Post by 217 »

albert_e wrote: post #50

Tip: if you let kids and others in your home use a Kindle and they might unintentionally turn off the airplane mode ... Go to your router settings and blacklist the Kindle's mac id. Sleep peacefully that your kindle will never be bricked or wiped by a software update.

Yeah mines been on airplane mode for probably a decade now, really not seeing a reason to ever connect it to the internet

Re: Kindle loyalists scramble as Amazon turns page on old e-readers

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Post by cbdevidal »

literalAardvark wrote: post #47
cbdevidal wrote: post #25

Crap 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 bu…

PDF is an atrocious format for this though. Why not export to ePub?

I do both, actually. But I don’t notice the difference personally.

Re: Kindle loyalists scramble as Amazon turns page on old e-readers

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Post by nosioptar »

cbdevidal wrote: post #21
bananaflag wrote: post #4

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.

I had an old kindle that I never connected to the net or with an amazon account. I loaded books by USB.

Damn near impossible to find DRM free books to purchase though.

Re: Kindle loyalists scramble as Amazon turns page on old e-readers

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Post by nosioptar »

iLoveOncall wrote: post #42
moffkalast wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The first time I got an ad on mine I did that and switched to the Calibre + z-library workflow. It's been most of a decade since. It's like people have to be taught the same lesson about SAAS over and over and over again. Like what did they expect, to not get rug pulled eventually? Crazy. You own your shit or you don't. Simple as.

You paid for the ads-supported version if you got ads...

Not always obvious. I've stopped several relatives from making that mistake.

For some reason, they're inclined to trust Amazon.

Re: Kindle loyalists scramble as Amazon turns page on old e-readers

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Post by cbdevidal »

nosioptar wrote: post #54
cbdevidal wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

I had an old kindle that I never connected to the net or with an amazon account. I loaded books by USB. Damn near impossible to find DRM free books to purchase though.

It is still possible to remove DRM and export to PDF or epub. Not point-and-click easy, though.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Calibre/comments/1q1uza4/successful...

Re: Kindle loyalists scramble as Amazon turns page on old e-readers

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Post by nosioptar »

cbdevidal wrote: post #57
nosioptar wrote: post #54

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I had an old kindle that I never connected to the net or with an amazon account. I loaded books by USB. Damn near impossible to find DRM free books to purchase though.

It is still possible to remove DRM and export to PDF or epub. Not point-and-click easy, though. https://www.reddit.com/r/Calibre/comments/1q1uza4/successful...

While Calibre makes it easy, it's even easier to just download a copy someone else has already stripped of DRM.

If publishers/authors want my money, they can release a version without DRM.

Re: Kindle loyalists scramble as Amazon turns page on old e-readers

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Post by literalAardvark »

cbdevidal wrote: post #53
literalAardvark wrote: post #47

Earlier quoted context omitted.

PDF is an atrocious format for this though. Why not export to ePub?

I do both, actually. But I don’t notice the difference personally.

There's not much of one until you need to reflow the book for a different reader

Re: Kindle loyalists scramble as Amazon turns page on old e-readers

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Post by crtasm »

dabeeeenster wrote: post #27
WithinReason wrote: post #22

Just 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?

It also added a list of fonts that can be directly downloaded, not had chance to try them out yet
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