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Kindle Is Making It Harder to Switch to Rival eReader Brands. (www.howtogeek.com)
submitted 4 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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On February 26th, Kindle customers will lose the ability to download eBook purchases directly to their PC. If you want to switch to a rival eReader brand in the future, I suggest that you use the soon-to-be discontinued "Download and Transfer via USB" feature to archive your Kindle library.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I've had three ereaders, all three were kobo.Yet I wouldn't recommend them anymore. There's a mandatory online activation now. There are ways to bypass it but it's not great.

Many models are unstable with KoReader so it's not even an alternative anymore.

The day I replace my eReader is going to be a hard day.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

I've bought myself a Boox Go Color 7. I love that one, even though it's twice as expensive as a Kobo or Kindle.