It’s bad if you like to keep ebook backup copies.
  • amos@mander.xyzEnglish
    3·
    7 days ago

    resist.

    Stop buying whatever it is that Amazon/Meta/Google/Etc sell. They will not stand for you. They will not respect you.

    At some points, it may seem like they changed and that they are now good. They are not. They will never be. Resist them.

  • Anegro_Montoya@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    2·
    7 days ago

    Makes it harder to pirate or share, so more profit with the benefit of censorship. They could make updates to material on the fly if they wanted. Assuming you need an Internet connection, no privacy and limits where you can read. It’s hard because you can’t avoid things like AWS but you can stop paying them directly. Sadly, even now, it’s hard to convince people to give up on Amazon and similar corps.

  • ThirdConsul@lemmy.mlEnglish
    2·
    7 days ago

    The article literally says you will still be able to push books via Calibre etc, but won’t be able to download books into Kindle from PC.

    Example: If you don’t have a WiFi at home, there is an option to connect Kindle via USB to your ethernet connected PC and download books from Amazon that way.

    And this option is going away, as most people have WiFi.

    Anywho, fuck Amazon (for other things, but not this one).

    • ackables@lemm.eeEnglish
      2·
      7 days ago

      Yeah it seems more like they decided that maintaining that specific feature isn’t worth it because not enough users are using it. It sucks, but that’s just how it goes with closed hardware and software ecosystems.

  • sunzu2@thebrainbin.org
    21·
    7 days ago

    This is what the class war looks like in nuts and bolts…

    Most idiots are not even aware of the original tragedy of the commons so they are doomed to be degraded into owning nothing and being happy to pay monthly fee to exist without as much as an objection.

    After all, a normie got nothing to hide!

  • tomkatt@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    8 days ago

    I rarely use my Paperwhite Signature since I like my Boox Nova 2 more. The Kindle is mostly just for the serial now to strip DRM via Calibre.

    My wife recently joked that it’s my “Kindle Paperweight.” With this announcement it’s no longer a joke. I doubt I’ll buy anymore books from Amazon.

    • Michal@programming.devEnglish
      1·
      7 days ago

      Hi, what do you like about boox nova? I have the Paperwhite (2022) and wondering if there’s a better alternative that isn’t Amazon. I do enjoy the page turn animation, does boox have it too?

  • almost1337@lemm.eeEnglish
    0·
    8 days ago

    I’m quite glad that I never bought fully into Kindle/Nook/Kobo and instead went with an eInk Android tablet.

    • Dil@is.hardlywork.ingEnglish
      0·
      8 days ago

      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

      • EngineerGaming@feddit.nlEnglish
        1·
        8 days ago

        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.

  • werefreeatlast@lemmy.worldEnglish
    0·
    7 days ago

    I literally just installed caliber recently. Are they following my every move or something? Trying desperately to prevent other “near techky” people from leaving the market place?

    • CarbonBasedNPU@lemm.eeEnglish
      0·
      8 days ago

      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.

      • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish
        0·
        8 days ago

        The Kobo Clara Color’s screen doesn’t look any different to me with non-color eBooks than their non-color version. The only thing that’s really different is that the book cover you see when it’s powered off is in color. Now I will admit that e-ink color is not very good, but it doesn’t ruin the experience of reading just a regular book.

  • TommySoda@lemmy.worldEnglish
    0·
    8 days ago

    The optimist in me says they’re doing this to avoid piracy.

    The pessimist in me says they’re doing this so they can purge books because of the Trump administration.

    Either way, I can’t say I’m a fan.