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Amazon is making it impossible to remove the DRM from Kindle Books (goodereader.com)
submitted 1 month ago by dantheclamman@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca 26 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Switched to kobo.

[–] BitsAndBites@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I bought my first ereader this summer and got a Kindle and hated it. Returned it and got a Kobo. Its fantastic, I can just load my ebooks like it's an external drive. I dont have to email all my ebooks to Amazon just to get them on my own device.

[–] BeardedGingerWonder@feddit.uk 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'll be switching to kobo next time round, but I've never not been able to dump books onto my kindle by usb. I do it with my phone over USB sometimes. Since when has not doing that been a thing?

[–] MrsDoyle@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Since at some point recently. You can still email files (epub not mobi now) to your kindle, but usb transfer doesn't work any more.

[–] BeardedGingerWonder@feddit.uk 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Have you got a link to more info about it? I can't find details anywhere.

[–] MrsDoyle@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Your "Send to Kindle" email address is in your profile details, under devices and apps. In the app (Android) it's under settings.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/sendtokindle

[–] BeardedGingerWonder@feddit.uk 1 points 3 weeks ago

Sorry, I meant any more details about sending books to kindle via USB - I've never had any issue doing this.

[–] Flisty@mstdn.social 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

@BitsAndBites @Lushed_Lungfish also also, if you're local library uses overdrive/Libby you can just have free books, easy peasy

[–] BitsAndBites@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Yes, the ability to use Overdrive directly on the Kobo to checkout or return titles is so much nicer!

[–] sunbytes@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

I've been with them for a couple of years now. Unfortunately the devices just doubled in price but I'm very happy with them otherwise.