What does the impending end of service mean for those of us who have been rocking the same e-reader for over 14 years? I’m glad you asked.
  • roflo1@piefed.socialEnglish
    4·
    5 months ago

    The kindle itself is a very good piece of hardware.

    And while it’s very convenient to purchase through Amazon, I’d rather spend my money on DRM-free options.

    • Moltz@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
      2·
      5 months ago

      Boox and Kobo are more my speed, along with Supernote and reMarkable. Plenty of e-readers to choose from, though it is sad to see devices like the Kindle Keyboard slowly killed to the point it is now only a reader for sideloaded content.

      • roflo1@piefed.socialEnglish
        2·
        5 months ago

        Yup. Probably the thing I’ll miss most -once they pull the plug- is sending books to my device via email.

        It’s such a simple thing, yet incredibly useful. It’s not like sideloading with a USB cable is hard or anything.

        • Moltz@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
          2·
          5 months ago

          It’s a shame that’s a worry, but with how they’ve been killing all the other useful features, I wouldn’t put it past them either.

    • Bluegrass_Addict@lemmy.caEnglish
      1·
      5 months ago

      if anything, it’s better to go into an actual store so you can see all the crappy products in person and avoid them entirely.

      I don’t shop online unless I have too… the amount of good I’ve broken in stores giving toddler style stress tests too is absurd…shoes where the soles rip off the shoes, snapped handles on frying pans, etc… this is in the store before purchase… I’d be on the hook if I ordered. at least this way I can disregard that ‘brand’ forever easily before wasting my money

      • Moltz@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
        1·
        5 months ago

        You go into brick and mortar stores for the specific purpose of seeing what you can break, and then leave?

        • Bluegrass_Addict@lemmy.caEnglish
          1·
          4 months ago

          no, I go specifically to buy stuff, knowing I can see it and I give things stress tests. they break, so I don’t buy them.

          either buy it and it breaks and I have to deal with returning, or look at buying, find out it’s trash and never nothing with it.