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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Waker@lemmy.pt to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

Hi sailors,

I'm trying to get into the habit of reading but books are often expensive and cumbersome. However I don't particularly like reading on my phone screen since I'll get distracted eventually.

So, e-readers seems to me a perfect fit. It's tech enough that I find it interesting. Not too expensive. Gorgeous paper white display.

So, essentially what I want to know is, which kindle (or other device) is best for cracking/exploiting/moding, and overall just your opinion on it.

Edit3: I've decided I'll buy a paperwhite kindle (2020 version). I found a 2nd hand one, like new, for 80€ with a screen protector + magnetic cover. This way I'm still not supporting amazon :)

Edit 2: I'm from the EU 🇪🇺 so, if you have EU specific tips it'd be great. Also my country doesn't really care about piracy so I'm not really worried about VPNs

Edit: I didn't expect so many people to reply! Thanks everyone!

Also I don't remember writing half of the things on this post? Might just install a monoxide detector... If some admin edited it, thanks. It's a lot clearer now, probably why it got so much traction.

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[-] brantes@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 1 year ago

You can sideload on to any kindle.

Paperwhite (non-SE) is the version to go for. They go on sale every month or two, check camelcamelcamel.

https://singlelogin.re/
https://calibre-ebook.com/

Have fun.

[-] fluffman86@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

Akshully, get the Paperwhite Kids. Like $10 more than the ad supported version, no ads, free cover/case, 2 year accidental protection warranty instead of just one year manufacturer warranty. Just be sure to cancel the free trial of the kids service.

[-] necromancyr@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

The kids version reactivates ada of your not in child mode, just fyi. Came up during the recent sales and Prime Day.

[-] fluffman86@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Ah, didn't realize this. I never connected mine to WiFi.

[-] brantes@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 year ago

They just fixed this. They raised the price of the kids version, ads turn back on if you turn kids mode off.

[-] fluffman86@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Ah, didn't realize this. I never connected mine to WiFi

[-] shiveyarbles@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

I just called Amazon and complained about the ads, they turned them off. I am Amazon prime though

[-] bugsmith@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago

Took me far too long to realize that there is a kids version of the kindle that you were talking about, and that you weren't just referring to other users as kids.

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