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Kindle Is Making It Harder to Switch to Rival eReader Brands. (www.howtogeek.com)

submitted 4 days 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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[–] Harbinger01173430 23 points 3 days ago (12 children)

I am sorry, what?

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

It's not difficult to switch?

[–] dulce_3t_decorum_3st 8 points 3 days ago (2 children)

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

That said, I have about 8000.

[–] JigglySackles 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] dulce_3t_decorum_3st 0 points 1 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.

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