There is no reason for this. They just want our money.
Liability049-6319 on
Not super surprising. Luckily you can find cheap ereaders online, and even new Kindles aren’t that expensive.
websterhamster on
Stuff like this is why I decided to spring for a Kobo instead of a Kindle.
Spader623 on
I mean I guess I get it but man that fucking sucks. I’ve been meaning to switch to another e reader as I got mine a few years ago but lately I’ve been just… not a fan of Amazon. So this may be another push for me to do so
Loud-Plantain-4458 on
The enshittification continues. Glad I binned my kindle a few years back.
i-was-way- on
Another reason I’m sticking with paper
Imthewienerdog on
Why would anyone buy books through Kindle? If anything just “find” the book online and find the author and mail them the cost of it to feel no guilt. 1. You are helping the author much more than they would through kindle 2. Screw these big corporations thinking they get to control our lives.
jjason82 on
That’s fine. I don’t put my books on there that way anyway. I connect it to my pc with a USB and manually import them with Calibre.
hmf28 on
Ugh, planned obsolescence at work. At first it looked as if the headline was “Starting in May, Kindles Won’t Be Able To…”
notmyrealfarkhandle on
I removed the drm from all of my Amazon books before they killed download and transfer with USB functions from within the store. I’ve got a kindle I still use and a kobo I use more – neither ever connect to the internet anymore. I’m never buying again from any company that doesn’t let me download unencumbered files.
Mageborn23 on
So get a new kindle? 2013 I mean that’s pretty ancient
therealtorodka on
How does one check how old their Kindle is? I bought mine used a while back
gogul1980 on
planned obsolescence in action. Time people start hacking their Kindle ereaders methinks to allow them to keep working with new books.
mglyptostroboides on
Hey there’s a kick-ass piece of software called Calibre you should know about. It’s free.
I’ve been using a Kindle from this era for some time and this change doesn’t affect me at all because I use Calibre.
pottymouthgrl on
What the fuck
Edit; so if they’re just cutting it off from the kindle store, would they still be able to receive books from Libby?
sonicgamingftw on
My old kindle hasn’t touched an internet connection in years because of shit like this lol.
Orange_Thats_Right69 on
Lol I’ll just keep pirating all my books thank you
pipboy_warrior on
Wait, can you not sideload books though? I’d think you could simply transfer files physically via a usb cable.
SnowConePeople on
My jailbroken Kindle is just there to borrow library books. Works great, Amazon sucks.
um3tnik on
Look into koreader! I’ve been using it on my PW1 for a year or two and it’s amazing, lots of added features that don’t exist on Kindle (at least not on my old one)
LunaChick916 on
Okay, time to fill up the old Kindle with as many books as it will hold. I don’t use it often. I mainly read on the Kindle app on a Samsung tablet. Works great.
Salarian_American on
I saw a post on Reddit yesterday asking “Is planned obsolescence a real thing?” and I’m kinda jealous of someone who got this far without noticing yet that it definitely is
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There is no reason for this. They just want our money.
Not super surprising. Luckily you can find cheap ereaders online, and even new Kindles aren’t that expensive.
Stuff like this is why I decided to spring for a Kobo instead of a Kindle.
I mean I guess I get it but man that fucking sucks. I’ve been meaning to switch to another e reader as I got mine a few years ago but lately I’ve been just… not a fan of Amazon. So this may be another push for me to do so
The enshittification continues. Glad I binned my kindle a few years back.
Another reason I’m sticking with paper
Why would anyone buy books through Kindle? If anything just “find” the book online and find the author and mail them the cost of it to feel no guilt. 1. You are helping the author much more than they would through kindle 2. Screw these big corporations thinking they get to control our lives.
That’s fine. I don’t put my books on there that way anyway. I connect it to my pc with a USB and manually import them with Calibre.
Ugh, planned obsolescence at work. At first it looked as if the headline was “Starting in May, Kindles Won’t Be Able To…”
I removed the drm from all of my Amazon books before they killed download and transfer with USB functions from within the store. I’ve got a kindle I still use and a kobo I use more – neither ever connect to the internet anymore. I’m never buying again from any company that doesn’t let me download unencumbered files.
So get a new kindle? 2013 I mean that’s pretty ancient
How does one check how old their Kindle is? I bought mine used a while back
planned obsolescence in action. Time people start hacking their Kindle ereaders methinks to allow them to keep working with new books.
Hey there’s a kick-ass piece of software called Calibre you should know about. It’s free.
I’ve been using a Kindle from this era for some time and this change doesn’t affect me at all because I use Calibre.
What the fuck
Edit; so if they’re just cutting it off from the kindle store, would they still be able to receive books from Libby?
My old kindle hasn’t touched an internet connection in years because of shit like this lol.
Lol I’ll just keep pirating all my books thank you
Wait, can you not sideload books though? I’d think you could simply transfer files physically via a usb cable.
My jailbroken Kindle is just there to borrow library books. Works great, Amazon sucks.
Look into koreader! I’ve been using it on my PW1 for a year or two and it’s amazing, lots of added features that don’t exist on Kindle (at least not on my old one)
Okay, time to fill up the old Kindle with as many books as it will hold. I don’t use it often. I mainly read on the Kindle app on a Samsung tablet. Works great.
I saw a post on Reddit yesterday asking “Is planned obsolescence a real thing?” and I’m kinda jealous of someone who got this far without noticing yet that it definitely is