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.

  • Harbinger01173430Banned
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    1 year ago

    I am sorry, what?

    Turn on PC or phone. Download ebook from torrent site. Enjoy.

    It’s not difficult to switch?

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      1 year ago

      Try explaining how to do that to your non-techie relatives, especially the older ones who like reading. Yes, this makes is more difficult to switch.

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      1 year ago

      Oddly enough, pirated ebooks are a malware minefield. And hard to find.

      That said, I have about 8000.

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          1 year ago

          Any torrent site and ‘free ebook’ download site is a minefield.

          I don’t do it anymore for that reason.

          I’m aware of the ‘safe’ alternatives, but I’ve found buying books means I’ll actually read them.

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        1 year ago

        Library Genesis is down. Maybe for good

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      1 year ago

      Undernet and #bookz for me somehow turned out to be easier than more popular styles of piracy.