Kindle (Basic)

They're not exactly bricking them (at least not unless you reset the device), they're blocking any ability to use the Amazon store. As long as you can live without the store and read existing titles, your Kindle will be still usable.

But some old school part of me just hates Kindles. I also use to hate ebook readers with an "old school passion". Then I got one. The convenience of essentially having a library I can carry round with me was just too seductive. (I had a Kindle for several years, but then got fed up with the changes

TL;DR: OP’s problems are user error It’s a very bad and misleading summary because OP is purposefully clicking on the home page, which they would never have to see otherwise. The purpose of that page is literally to explore ads for new books that you might like. For example, it currently shows me ni

Things like this are going to continue as long as people are continuing to buy kindles and kindle books through Amazon. They don't have the market cornered the way they think they do. I switched to Kobo last year and will never own another kindle. Much more user friendly and overall better experienc

In recent months Amazon has been cracking down on your ability to move your purchased books library away from their ecosystem. They’ve been changing the drm and eliminating the ability to get the files from your kindle. These old devices are the remaining door for getting your library downloaded. If

Best solution to this problem, by far in my experience. It's a little less convenient, but airplane mode + Calibre + USB cable is the way to go. I haven't used the Amazon store in years for e-Books, but my Kindle still works.

Topla preporuka! Videla sam na kp dosta njih koji prodaju i da imaju dobre recenzije. Ako se plasis prevare onda vidi u inostranstvu da kupis, dosta su povoljniji. Ja imam kindle basic i odlican mi je Za skidanje knjiga ja koristim i fb grupe. Skinem knjigu u pdf formatu i saljem je sebi na kindlov

I just got the same device and I love it! With that said, I understand why people warn about complications: If you're new to e-readers AND android, then this device is not just a unbox and immediately start reading. You have to learn the navigation, android OS, how to get books, how to side load (BO

For writing they make “waterproof paper” (it’s basically plastic I guess), but it has a very different texture. For reading, snag a used kindle.

Lots of reasons, really. Some people are simply tired of Amazon’s near-monopoly (they’ve worked hard to ensure many people don’t even realise other ereaders exist that aren’t Kindles), or they don’t like Amazon as a company. Some people have genuine issues with Send to Kindle - if you want/need to r