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> the only way to get new content onto your device will be through an old-fashioned micro-USB cable. This makes it a non story. The device is old, you can stil
by maerF0x0 5y ago
> the only way to get new content onto your device will be through an old-fashioned micro-USB cable.
This makes it a non story. The device is old, you can still download things and get them on the device. Moving along.
- gnicholas 5y agoIf this were a smooth process, I would agree. But a relative of mine, who is a retired computer science professor, was unable to sideload books onto his Kindle. I worked with him to troubleshoot it, and it took us nearly an hour to complete the transfer.
- maerF0x0 5y agoI've noticed devices seem to be doing away with basic computing primitives. File systems for example. Opening a file in a program should be a simple feature, but lately it seems that they deny you the opportunity to target what it is you want to open.... (yes of course it's still a file system under the hood, but it's abstracted away by a less powerful gui)
- mabub24 5y agoHave they changed something? It shows up in your finder/explorer as a drive like any other USB drive. You can drag and drop books into the documents folder. If it's azw3 stuff, push it through Calibre to mobi, then drag and drop like anything else.
- gnicholas 5y agoIIRC, it wouldn't even show up. We uninstalled/reinstalled the software on his Windows computer, wiped the device, and tried several different USB cables. It was some mix of these steps that finally got it working.