misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agoAmazon’s killing a feature that let you download and backup Kindle bookswww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square191fedilinkarrow-up1734arrow-down16cross-posted to: ebookdeals@literature.cafetechnology@lemmit.onlinetechnology@zerobytes.monstertechnology@lemmy.zipacademia@mander.xyz
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minus-squareamos@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 days agoInteresting that you don’t recommend Kobo Color. I was thinking of gifting my mother a kobo but I might just go for a BW version.
minus-squaresunshine@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 days agoTo be quite honest I never allowed my Kindle or my Kobo to go online and the experience is not that different. The build quality on the Kindle is a bit better superior and I might well go back. Calibre is the real hero of the story IMO.
minus-squareamos@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 days agoLook to whom you are giving the money. That is a very important part of the whole story.
Interesting that you don’t recommend Kobo Color. I was thinking of gifting my mother a kobo but I might just go for a BW version.
To be quite honest I never allowed my Kindle or my Kobo to go online and the experience is not that different. The build quality on the Kindle is a bit better superior and I might well go back. Calibre is the real hero of the story IMO.
Look to whom you are giving the money. That is a very important part of the whole story.