Amazon’s killing a feature that let you download and backup Kindle books
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Which model did you end up with? Do you like it?
I went with a Box Note Air 3C, and it's great. I hear the new model is basically the same but faster.
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If your model accepts a custom OS, some of them make decent e-ink displays for weather, family photos, etc.
Yeah I've actually thought about doing that and making it an office desk calendar or something. Thanks for reminding me!
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Its possible to buy DRM free ebooks from itch.io and it is where I get everything that I can.
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The only surprising thing about this is that the functionality existed in the first place.
I mean, I agree with this. I have a kindle and had no idea you could directly connect it to download books. Guess I learned my new thing for the day.
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I sure am glad I got a Kobo for myself for Xmas and ripped all my books to it. Guess I'll be recycling my Kindle for good.
I just got a Kobo color (don't recommend the color feature; no book is ever going to use it except the red-letter Bible and House of Leaves) and gifted the old Kindle to a friend. I e-reader is an awesome gift actually because for a lot of people it's something they would never evenly in years take a chance on, but that they would love it if they tried.
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Its possible to buy DRM free ebooks from itch.io and it is where I get everything that I can.
Adding on to this that Barnes and Noble sells DRMed ePUB files that are relatively easy to strip DRM from using Calibre.
So if you can't find a book anywhere else, at least they don't use a proprietary format and still allow you to download your books using their PC software.
I was a semi-early adopter in the ebook space and I have refused to get onboard with the kindle ecosystem from the start. There's no reason for their proprietary format other than complete control over things they pretend to sell you. Amazon is also the Walmart of books and uses their position to browbeat publishers and authors into taking smaller cuts of sales.
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I'm quite glad that I never bought fully into Kindle/Nook/Kobo and instead went with an eInk Android tablet.
Kobo and Nook ebooks are still ePUB and easy enough to free from their DRM.
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I'm quite glad that I never bought fully into Kindle/Nook/Kobo and instead went with an eInk Android tablet.
im glad i didnt even try eink, i just went to best buy tried the cheapest tablets and the s9 fe works perfectly for me, wanted to like the p12 lenovo but the brightness was terrible on it, couldn't see shit. I think id be dissapointed in my reading experience if eink is so much nicer, i like having options to watch media and do other stuff
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Check out boox for a properly open(-ish) platform, it's android based.
Apparently Boox has been a stomping all over the GPL licensing terms. You can find a lot of info on it, but here is a non-reddit link:
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This is why you never connect your kindle to the internet. Calibre forever
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I'm quite glad that I never bought fully into Kindle/Nook/Kobo and instead went with an eInk Android tablet.
Kobo connected to calibre web is the ultimate freedom/privacy ereader
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Absurd. Glad I have a Kobo.
My libra 2 breaking just after they were discontinued will forever be an unhappy event. I know the libra colour exists but I can not stand color e-ink screens.
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I rarely use my Paperwhite Signature since I like my Boox Nova 2 more. The Kindle is mostly just for the serial note to strip DRM now via Calibre.
My wife recently joked that it’s my “Kindle Paperweight.” With this announcement I doubt I’ll buy anymore books from Amazon.
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I told people years ago. You don't own those books.
I own my books.... They are made out of this thing called paper and line the wall of my office. All the volumes I value I have of copy of for myself and future generations of my family
And mine are digital, DRM stripped, stored locally, backed up to my NAS, and cloud.
Don’t be a Luddite.
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My libra 2 breaking just after they were discontinued will forever be an unhappy event. I know the libra colour exists but I can not stand color e-ink screens.
Wow, I just bought it last year before they discontinued it then. Interesting that only colour screens are available now. It must mean that they are at least as good though?
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Wow, I just bought it last year before they discontinued it then. Interesting that only colour screens are available now. It must mean that they are at least as good though?
Edit: after reading reviews, apparently not... that sucks.honestly I have no clue why so many manufactures are pushing color e-ink right now. It's still not as good as the first gen nook was for black and white.
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honestly I have no clue why so many manufactures are pushing color e-ink right now. It's still not as good as the first gen nook was for black and white.
At least I'm hoping that there'll still be a spectrum of both BW and color screens available. Apparently many seem to like/prefer colour screen, and the screen door effect and worse contrast doesn't seem to bother a lot of people. Some even prefer the more textured look of the screen door effect, though I don't know myself as I've never tried a colour screen. Either way, I'd be hesitant to try one, and as I kept my Kobo Aura One for like 7 years it'll be quite some time before I upgrade my current Kobo Libra 2. If I have some spare cash I might be inclined to try a colour e-reader as an alternative to my current one, but it's not high on my priority list.
But yeah, it definitely seems that Kobo is pushing their colour screens as they're only selling the Libra in colour now. Might be that they release a B/W once the hype dies out a bit though.
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I noticed this feature wasn’t available for my Colorsoft and asked support about it. They assured me it would be added later. This is exactly what I expected to happen.
you returned it as soon as that was the answer right? I know that would be my answer.
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im glad i didnt even try eink, i just went to best buy tried the cheapest tablets and the s9 fe works perfectly for me, wanted to like the p12 lenovo but the brightness was terrible on it, couldn't see shit. I think id be dissapointed in my reading experience if eink is so much nicer, i like having options to watch media and do other stuff
I used to have a normal tablet before buying my e-reader and can say with certainty it is night and day difference. So much more comfortable to read on e-ink. Even comics are usually good in black-and-white.
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Adding on to this that Barnes and Noble sells DRMed ePUB files that are relatively easy to strip DRM from using Calibre.
So if you can't find a book anywhere else, at least they don't use a proprietary format and still allow you to download your books using their PC software.
I was a semi-early adopter in the ebook space and I have refused to get onboard with the kindle ecosystem from the start. There's no reason for their proprietary format other than complete control over things they pretend to sell you. Amazon is also the Walmart of books and uses their position to browbeat publishers and authors into taking smaller cuts of sales.
I hate Amazon's proprietary format too because one time it was the only download available and my reader just can't display it!!
