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Amazon issues warning about major change for Kindle users starting next month (goodereader.com)
submitted 1 year ago by Salamendacious to c/technology
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In a recent communication, Amazon has alerted Kindle users about significant changes set to take effect from next month. The notification pertains to the phasing out of support for sending MOBI (.mobi, .azw, .prc) files through the “Send to Kindle” feature, starting November 1, 2023. This change, as News18 pointed out, specifically impacts users attempting to send MOBI files via email and Kindle apps on iOS, Android, Windows, and Mac.

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[–] elscallr 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (6 children)

If anyone knows of a good ebook reader that's as easy on the eyes as a Kindle I'd love to know it. Everything I look at looks like a low spec tablet instead of a proper eink display.

Edit: thanks to a few comments in this thread I went with the Kobo Libra 2. I love this little device. Plenty of storage, a great display that's really easy on the eyes even with the backlight (which is fully dimmable and has color temperature adjustment). Thanks for everyone for the recommendations!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

I use an old Kobo model and its great.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

If you can find an old Kindle Paperwhite that can be jailbroken, you can run KOReader on it and leave the Amazon ecosystem behind while still using the hardware.

[–] Rooty 3 points 1 year ago

I've used a kobo deluxe for several years and they're great

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I can commend Kobo as well, I have an older model and I see no need to ever change.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I've had two readers made by Boox. They've been great. I broke the screen on the first one, but software-wise, I have no complaints.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Kobo Libra H2O, has hardware buttons and a cool design.

[–] elscallr 1 points 1 year ago

So I took your advice though I ended up settling on the Kobo Libra 2 and I absolutely love this thing. It has a couple hardware buttons, too. Thanks for the recommendation!