On February 26th, Kindle customers will lose the ability to download eBook purchases directly to their PC. If you want to switch to a rival eReader brand in the future, I suggest that you use the soon-to-be discontinued “Download and Transfer via USB” feature to archive your Kindle library.

  • madjoEnglish
    15•4 days ago

    Or go for the Kobo, which is similarly priced as the Kindle. The Kobo Clara Colour is £150

    • Jazzy VidaliaEnglish
      5•4 days ago

      I love how hackable Kobos are. I put KOReader on mine and it’s honestly just the best experience I could ask for.

      • @[email protected]English
        1•4 days ago

        That and the upgradeable storage… as soon as I can figure out how to solve my partition issues.

      • @nasduiaEnglish
        1•4 days ago

        Absolutely the reason I bought mine too. While we are probably a small niche, looking for this functionality was how I found Kobo in the first place.

    • @DewayEnglish
      4•4 days ago

      I’ve had three ereaders, all three were kobo.Yet I wouldn’t recommend them anymore. There’s a mandatory online activation now. There are ways to bypass it but it’s not great.

      Many models are unstable with KoReader so it’s not even an alternative anymore.

      The day I replace my eReader is going to be a hard day.

      • madjoEnglish
        1•4 days ago

        I’ve bought myself a Boox Go Color 7. I love that one, even though it’s twice as expensive as a Kobo or Kindle.