The latest generation, Kindle Paperwhite, Kindle Scribe 2, Kindle Scribe 1, and Kindle and the upcoming Kindle Colorsoft, all have something in common. When you plug them into USB into your PC or MAC, they no longer appear as external drives. This prevents users from using file managers to back up their books or to sideload new books onto the Kindle. Amazon has also removed the download and transfer via USB option for purchased ebooks from the content page. This will likely prevent people from striping the DRM from the books and sharing them on piracy websites. This is not
  • m-p{3}English
    24•3 months ago

    Kobo and Boox are better at making eReaders anyway.

    • @IllNess@infosec.pubEnglish
      4•3 months ago

      I never heard of Boox.

      I might get the Palma to replace my nearly dead Sony Reader.

      Thank you for bringing that brand to my attention.

    • dream_weaselEnglish
      3•3 months ago

      My kobo Libra 2 is way, way, WAY better than any of the Kindles or nooks I’ve owned. So good.

      Edit: idk who Amy is but she doesn’t belong here.