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minus-squareyeehawlinkfedilinkEnglish21•3 months agoIf only there was a library for geniuses where I can read in a format that billionaires aren’t able to gatekeep what I read on my e-ink device. Some sort of website, perhaps one on the internet?
minus-square@schizo@forum.uncomfortable.businesslinkfedilinkEnglish6•3 months agoWhile I don’t disagree, I still think using a Kindle device is stupid. No reason that they can’t just go ‘oh we didn’t sell those books, we should clean up all that unauthorized content’ at some point in the future. Buy something that’s not made by Amazon, even if it costs a bit more or has worse features, because well, they’re not to be trusted. (Or custom non-connected firmware if that’s a thing for Kindles. Never really looked so no idea if that’s a thing.)
minus-square@JacksonLamb@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish5•3 months agoI have both. My kindle’s old and I just keep it permanently on airplane mode and sideload it.
If only there was a library for geniuses where I can read in a format that billionaires aren’t able to gatekeep what I read on my e-ink device.
Some sort of website, perhaps one on the internet?
While I don’t disagree, I still think using a Kindle device is stupid.
No reason that they can’t just go ‘oh we didn’t sell those books, we should clean up all that unauthorized content’ at some point in the future.
Buy something that’s not made by Amazon, even if it costs a bit more or has worse features, because well, they’re not to be trusted.
(Or custom non-connected firmware if that’s a thing for Kindles. Never really looked so no idea if that’s a thing.)
I have both. My kindle’s old and I just keep it permanently on airplane mode and sideload it.