Honestly I like my non-jailbroken kindle just fine, but I don't buy ebooks through Amazon, I π΄ββ οΈ and use calibre to convert them to Kindle format.
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I've done the same (except the π΄ββ οΈ) but after reading the the koreader docs i found it gives you just so much more. For example i can see my calibre library from koreader and download any book i own withiut using my pc. And because ive it on an server i can do it from everywhere.
So much more what? You know what I want from an ereader? It presents text in a readable format and lets me turn the page/scroll/etc. Those are pretty slim requirements which even the kindle reader software meets, and anything beyond that is honestly probably just extraneous for me.
The downloading books thing is kinda handy, but my PC doesn't have bluetooth or wifi, so that wouldn't work for me anyway. I honestly don't leave the house very much (I'm disabled) so I'm rarely far from my PC/USB cables.
Iβm with you. Iβm not a big Amazon fan but Iβve had a Kindle since the before times and I only read pirated books. Iβm able to email them to my Kindle which is handy and the Kindle meets my very simple needs.
I looked at replacing it because Iβd prefer to have all my devices using one standard charger (USB C) and my Kindle still uses micro USB. In the end I bought an adapter instead.
Yeah that's my only complaint with the Kindle Oasis, is it still uses microUSB.
"Came here to say I pirate."
And?
I don't pirate. Just came here to say that. Thanks for considering my contribution to the thread.
Unfortunately, just before that video aired Amazon broke jailbreaking with their 5.18.1 update (both for existing and new jailbreakers). WinterBreak is broken. Hopefully it can be worked around, but my guess will be that it's not going to be possible again.
I'm going to get a Kobo Clara BW and use Koreader on there.
Where do you get books for the Kindle if not at Amazon?
I have an ancient Kindle Paperwhite that I love. Lately it has become very sluggish but still works and I have only bought books for it at Amazon. I'd love to correct that discrepancy.
Where do you get books for the Kindle if not at Amazon?
- BAEN sells eBooks directly.
- Libby has various options to check out eBooks from local libraries.
- Project Gutenberg has free and DRM free eBooks for most books in the public domain. A huge number of classics are available this way.
When I look for a specific book, I usually find that simply searching for "BOOK NAME purchase DRM freeβ results in plenty of results.
Sadly, I find it dramatically easier to find a free DRM free copy of most eBooks than to find somewhere to legally purchase a paid licensed DRM-free copy.
As a flawless upstanding citizen, I never partake of such amazing convenience, myself, of course.
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What happened ?
Amazon disabled the the possibility to download the books you bougth onto your pc and sometimes they change or delete books wich will change the books on your kindle. In the yt video linked the person says the changed for example the cover of books to advertise a new show based on the book.
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