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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
by 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 agoHmm, 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 agophone, tablet, and kindle
- danilocesar 7y agoand 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.