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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Amazon will cease the ability to download and transfer options for the Kindle e-reader on February 26th, 2025. No Kindle can use this functionality once the due date rolls around. Only the 12th generation Kindles never had this ability to begin with, but now no other model will either. Why is Amazon doing this? It’s a feature not many people use and those who do, commit e-book piracy.

Or, you know, a feature people could use to transfer their data to their device without having to prove the rights to store and read it.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Very glad I didn't get a kindle suddenly.

If anyone is in the market for an e-reader I can strongly recommend the Meebook m7.

[–] fuzzzerd 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Does it integrate with local libraries? How do you acquire content to read, is there a non kindle store available?

[–] fuzzzerd 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Answered my own question:

If you already have a favourite online retailer, you can install Kindle, Kobo, Nook, Scribe, Libby, Tolino, or third party apps such as Koreader or Moon+ Reader.

https://goodereader.com/blog/reviews/meebook-m7-e-reader-review-a-great-all-rounder

The follow up is how does using these compare to a kindle?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

hinestly I haven't used a kindle since gen 2ish. But compared to the kobo it's about equal maybe slightly slower. You have to make sure to turn off animations in the 3rd party apps otherwise you can get some ghosting but that's a problem with all android based ereaders.