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floofloof@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months ago

New Kindle e-readers no longer appear on computers

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New Kindle e-readers no longer appear on computers

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floofloof@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months ago
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The latest generation, Kindle Paperwhite, Kindle Scribe 2, Kindle Scribe 1, and Kindle and the upcoming Kindle Colorsoft, all have something in common. When you plug them into USB into your PC or MAC, they no longer appear as external drives. This prevents users from using file managers to back up their books or to sideload new books onto the Kindle. Amazon has also removed the download and transfer via USB option for purchased ebooks from the content page. This will likely prevent people from striping the DRM from the books and sharing them on piracy websites. This is not
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      Well that does sound pretty cool, I might have to take a closer look when I’m ready for another purchase.

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        Yeah that sells well for me too. I like that flexibility

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      Sounds pretty good but also battery intensive. How is battery life in this device?

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          Wow. Now I’m impressed. I was set on a Kobo Libra, maybe even the Color, but this sounds great.

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