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I still hate the idea of not being allowed to buy/sell used books, and the potential to spy on you, which everyone from kindle to Wacom has decided to do. Paper

I still hate the idea of not being allowed to buy/sell used books, and the potential to spy on you, which everyone from kindle to Wacom has decided to do. Paper and paper books are just the way to go for now

vlunkr 7y ago
FWIW you can basically leave a Kindle in airplane mode all the time and copy books over USB. Plus it extends the already great battery life.
- mNovak 7y ago
  Yup, this is what I do. Battery lasts forever. Since I get most of the books off Project Gutenberg, there wouldn't be any slick wifi transfers for me anyway.
  - nik_0_0 7y ago
    You can use slick wifi with Gutenberg books! There is a “send to kindle” function which allows you to either use a desktop application, or set up an email address you can send .mobi files to! Highly recommended if you get tired of plugging in - thats why I swapped from my old Kobo to a Kindle.
    - int_19h 7y ago
      Not only that, but this actually adds the book to one's personal library (as "document"). For .mobi, this also synchronizes the last read position, just like it does for books from the Kindle store.