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I'm admittedly in the Amazon/Kindle ecosystem, but the fact that they allow you to upload your own documents and eBooks to your Kindle circumvents any feeling o

I'm admittedly in the Amazon/Kindle ecosystem, but the fact that they allow you to upload your own documents and eBooks to your Kindle circumvents any feeling of being locked in, personally. You aren't required to obtain your eBooks from Amazon, and Calibre[1] almost totally automates the transfer process. [1] https://calibre-ebook.com/ https://calibre-ebook.com/

philips 7y ago
I am all in on the kindle ecosystem as well but everything that isn’t in the buy path is really a second class citizen. Personal docs don’t sync page progress Library checkout process has a sign out button right next to the borrow button It is all subtle nudges that feel designed to keep you in ecosystem.
- blacksmith_tb 7y ago
  Hmm, I don't use my Kindle very often, but I got it primarily to read e-books from my library (which sadly doesn't always have physical copies to lend). I haven't tripped over any dark patterns yet, it seems to work smoothly?
- devicetray0 7y ago
  > Personal docs don’t sync page progress Hmm, I never considered that because I mostly just send-to-kindle-by-email and then read those docs from only one kindle device. How many devices do you read on?
  - philips 7y ago
    phone, tablet, and kindle
    - danilocesar 7y ago
      and PC sometimes
- derefr 7y ago
  > Personal docs don’t sync page progress From what I recall (though I haven't used a Kindle in a few years), email-imported .mobi files show up in your library and sync progress just fine. It's just other filetypes that don't sync.
- abdullahkhalids 7y ago
  > Personal docs don’t sync page progress I think it is a liability issue. Amazon probably decided that someone might sue them if their servers were involved in helping the user read possibly pirated books. Which is stupid, and I think no one should ever be sued for this, but the Amazon legal department probably had the final say in this.

philips 7y ago

I am all in on the kindle ecosystem as well but everything that isn’t in the buy path is really a second class citizen. Personal docs don’t sync page progress Library checkout process has a sign out button right next to the borrow button It is all subtle nudges that feel designed to keep you in ecosystem.

blacksmith_tb 7y ago
Hmm, I don't use my Kindle very often, but I got it primarily to read e-books from my library (which sadly doesn't always have physical copies to lend). I haven't tripped over any dark patterns yet, it seems to work smoothly?
devicetray0 7y ago
> Personal docs don’t sync page progress Hmm, I never considered that because I mostly just send-to-kindle-by-email and then read those docs from only one kindle device. How many devices do you read on?
- philips 7y ago
  phone, tablet, and kindle
  - danilocesar 7y ago
    and PC sometimes
derefr 7y ago
> Personal docs don’t sync page progress From what I recall (though I haven't used a Kindle in a few years), email-imported .mobi files show up in your library and sync progress just fine. It's just other filetypes that don't sync.
abdullahkhalids 7y ago
> Personal docs don’t sync page progress I think it is a liability issue. Amazon probably decided that someone might sue them if their servers were involved in helping the user read possibly pirated books. Which is stupid, and I think no one should ever be sued for this, but the Amazon legal department probably had the final say in this.