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That's what I should do but unsure if I will
I have been waiting for a color Kindle for years
Kindle Paperwhite
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I have been waiting for a color Kindle for years
The first color kindle is finally here
Amazon Kindle Colorsoft
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Amazon finally has a color Kindle, and it looks pretty good
It’s a Paperwhite with a color screen – and that’s exactly what some readers want.www.theverge.com
I don't really need this as I have several e-readers including a few Kindles. I might trade in my 2018 Paperwhite and get $86 off this.The first color kindle is finally here
Amazon Kindle Colorsoft
Amazon finally has a color Kindle, and it looks pretty good
It’s a Paperwhite with a color screen – and that’s exactly what some readers want.
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Copping the old school 5th gen Paperwhite (2021) since it still lets users download books. Gonna throw them into calibre
the new ones don't???
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Amazon Removed Download and Transfer Option for New Kindles
Here's something that's going to set off some conspiracy theories. As people are getting the new Kindles that were released last week, they are finding out that the new models are mysteriously missing the download and transfer via USB option for purchased ebooks from the content page at Amazon...
blog.the-ebook-reader.com
I've never owned a kindle, but buy most books there (and copped a ton of free ones), so I've got +400 (mostly unread) books stuck w/ Amazon.
I feel like this is the first step towards completely removing the option, so I made the purchase on eBay for $50. Sucks that I have to 'free' books I already own, but I've got enough books that it's worth it.
Email to kindle is still an option, I use that from time to time via calibre so that works.Nope:
Amazon Removed Download and Transfer Option for New Kindles
Here's something that's going to set off some conspiracy theories. As people are getting the new Kindles that were released last week, they are finding out that the new models are mysteriously missing the download and transfer via USB option for purchased ebooks from the content page at Amazon...
I've never owned a kindle, but buy most books there (and copped a ton of free ones), so I've got +400 (mostly unread) books stuck w/ Amazon.
I feel like this is the first step towards completely removing the option, so I made the purchase on eBay for $50. Sucks that I have to 'free' books I already own, but I've got enough books that it's worth it.
also may want to read this. I thought you were saying the kindle only allows books purchased through amazon to work.
I download all my Amazon purchased Kindle books and strip the DRM off them to make backup copies. Lucky for me I keep a couple Kindle Voyage units and they still have that feature.
ah yeah, they said it will be an issue for that.
When they cut that off I'll have to start buying epub books from other sellers and sending them to the Kindle. I don't trust Amazon for permanent access to the books I've purchased which I own over 300 on Kindle. At the same time I love whispersync that keeps my progress in their books in the cloud to sync between devices.
the battery life on these are incredible
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I can't justify it. But I rarely **buy digital books.
If it's online, it's free
I usually dl and convert to PDF and use on my phone, android tablet, iPad or surface then I can annotate, note, screenshot, bookmark, etc.
Ive bought some books on kindle but I feel the infrastructure is restrictive, I don't feel like I own those.
If it's online, it's free
I usually dl and convert to PDF and use on my phone, android tablet, iPad or surface then I can annotate, note, screenshot, bookmark, etc.
Ive bought some books on kindle but I feel the infrastructure is restrictive, I don't feel like I own those.
I just got mine today and the bottom of the screen is noticeably darker than the rest. People are calling it a yellow band. I went on the Kindle subreddit and people are pretty upset about it. I can live with it.