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.

  • @Harbinger01173430
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    233 days ago

    I am sorry, what?

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

    It’s not difficult to switch?

    • Zombie-Mantis
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      113 days 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.

      • @[email protected]
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        13 days ago

        At least my non-techy relatives don’t even know that what they’re doing is called “pirating”, lol. For them, it is just “getting media”.

        I only learned that some people paid for digital media when I became fluent in English and got exposed to American social media.

    • daisy lazarus
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      83 days ago

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

      That said, I have about 8000.

      • @JigglySackles
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        12 days ago

        Where are you going to that they are a malware issue?

        • daisy lazarus
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          01 day 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.

      • @maryjayjay
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        53 days ago

        Library Genesis is down. Maybe for good

    • @rottingleaf
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      33 days ago

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