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Kindle Is Making It Harder to Switch to Rival eReader Brands. (www.howtogeek.com)
submitted 2 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/technology
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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.

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[–] utopiah 39 points 2 weeks ago (18 children)

reMarkable, PineNote, Bookeen, etc...

I'm not saying anybody deserve to be mistreated ... but come on, at this point if you buy something from Amazon it's Stockholm syndrome. Just do NOT. It's that easy.

F*ck Bezos and other billionaires. Stop making them even richer from your pain. Stop your mind from being literally enslaved!

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago (7 children)

Thing is, the pinenote is €610, and the kindle paperwhite is £160, cheaper on discount.

I get your point and there’s a reason why the kindle is as cheap as it is, but I can understand why someone would see those prices and go for the kindle.

[–] utopiah 2 points 2 weeks ago

there’s a reason why the kindle is as cheap as it is,

Indeed, cf https://lemmy.world/comment/15163037 unfortunately too cheap usually comes at a non financial cost.

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