Which kindle(?) to buy for downloaded books (lemmy.pt)

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

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Hi!

I want to get more into reading but books can be expensive and bulky.

I thought I'd buy a Kindle (or similar) since those screens are pleasant to read on, but I don't know if there's anything specific I should be looking for piracy wise.

Apparently amazon has added support for epubs so I'm hoping it'll make it easier to load with my own downloaded books?

Also, the version names/models of kindles are crap.

Edit2: 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: I seem to have posted this same/similar question yesterday but I have no recollection of doing so. If this is something you're interested have a look at that post.

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

Any of them I think.

One of my friends had the newer one and Calibre still worked fine.

I've had the 2 earlier models (original and paperwhite) and both worked fine.

Just make sure to download epub or mobi files as they'll have decent formatting compared to PDF, txt, etc.

With the epub support on the new model you can even email epubs to it IIRC, but I never tried it, Calibre is the best.

[-] BautAufWasEuchAufbaut@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 year ago

How do you use calibre to sync your books?

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

I download EPUBs, use Calibre to convert them to MOBI so they will work on my Kindle Paperwhite, then either use Amazon’s mail to Kindle service or copy them directly to Kindle via USB.

[-] Sylocule@lemmy.one 3 points 1 year ago

Connect your ebook device to your PC running Calibre. Start Calibre, and when it recognises your device a new button will show for syncing with the device.

[-] BautAufWasEuchAufbaut@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago

Ah, okay. Assumed the commenter above had some fancy networked way of syncing them, but that makes sense.

[-] cloudless@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

Well….”fancy” is a strong word 😋

https://www.amazon.com/sendtokindle/email

[-] Sylocule@lemmy.one 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

There’s also a content server built into Calibre but I’ve never used it.

I use Ubooquity (a Java app with a web interface) that I share books with family and friends using the kindle browser

Edit: Just noticed a ‘wireless device connection’ option in the Connect/Share menu

[-] crohnenberg@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I convert my files to az3w as it displays the book cover on the lock screen. Not a big deal if you don’t pay for the ad free device or you don’t care, but I don’t think EPUB or mobi have that capability