Hi!

I want to get more into reading but books can be expensive and bulky.

I thought I’d buy a Kindle (or similar) since those screens are pleasant to read on, but I don’t know if there’s anything specific I should be looking for piracy wise.

Apparently amazon has added support for epubs so I’m hoping it’ll make it easier to load with my own downloaded books?

Also, the version names/models of kindles are crap.

Edit2: I’ve decided I’ll buy a paperwhite kindle (2020 version). I found a 2nd hand one, like new, for 80€ with a screen protector + magnetic cover. This way I’m still not supporting amazon :)

Edit: I seem to have posted this same/similar question yesterday but I have no recollection of doing so. If this is something you’re interested have a look at that post.

  • Baut [she/her] auf.@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Also, how common is telemetry on e-readers? Like will it send your reading list for targeted advertising somewhere? Because that’s what I’d worry about if you download illegally shared e-books

    • gwi1785@feddit.deEnglish
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      1 year ago

      i never go online with kindle (don’t need wiki ) but once i had to. it immediately downloaded anything from the amazon list (of bought/dl media) including reading samples. da** annoying.

      i deleted everything on amazon.

      then amazon stopped sending actual files when i bought a book. even when specifically transfer to pc or via usb was selected (can’t remember the phrase). support was useless. i stopped buying books then.

      never found out what the problem was/is.

      but i certainly don’t put the kindle online and let amazon upgrade the firmware in the background.

    • Scrath@feddit.deEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Never heard of telemetry on e-readers.

      Personally I keep wifi turned off on mine anyway to preserve battery life and keep forced updates away. The only time I had wifi on was when I set the device up because that requires an account (for kobo readers). There is a quite technical way to bypass that though as far as I know.

      Edit: After reading up on it, it seems like there is actually telemetry on kobo devices…

      Time to find a way to disable that shit

  • fritz@feddit.deEnglish
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    1 year ago

    You can jailbreak older software versions of kindle and install KoReader which is such a fantastic software. Open source and very feature rich https://github.com/koreader/koreader Personally I would not buy kindle again as I just don’t want Amazon on my device at all.