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For the old Kindles, this’ll be close to 15 years of usability, which is really good. However the list also includes a bunch of newer models: > Kindle Keyboard

by 43920 5y ago

For the old Kindles, this’ll be close to 15 years of usability, which is really good. However the list also includes a bunch of newer models: > Kindle Keyboard (3rd generation), Kindle Touch (4th generation), Kindle Paperwhite (4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th generation), Kindle Voyage (7th generation), and Kindle Oasis (8th generation) The 7th gen paperwhite, for example, was still being sold until 2018 [1]. It seems kind of ridiculous to still be selling a 3G-only device 3 years ago, and to only be offering a partial credit for a device that’s going to stop working so soon after purchase. [1] https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2018/11/09/kindle-paperwhite-4-vs-kindle-paperwhite-3-comparison-review-video/ https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2018/11/09/kindle-paperwhi...

NelsonMinar 5y ago
You think 15 years is good you should see the lifetime of books. Some work for hundreds of years!
- 43920 5y ago
  Well, yes, that is true :)
- cromka 5y ago
  > Some work for hundreds of years! Yeah, but you don't really have access to them!
  - biofox 5y ago
    Why not? Obviously there aren't many titles, but I imagine most independent book sellers have at least some antique books, and you can always apply for a reader's pass to the local public museum or university library, which will be sure to have some. If you expand your definition of "book", there's also the public records office.
  - hansel_der 5y ago
    why not? most libraries even mail them to you
- gwbas1c 5y ago
  I doubt most paperbacks printed in the past 100 years will last that long, or can withstand repeated reading for a millennium. (I've replaced enough paperback children's books!) FWIW: I prefer the backlight on a tablet to paper so much that I'll re-buy a book on Kindle even if I have the print copy.
  - hansel_der 5y ago
    childrens books and softcovers obviously excluded
- dannyw 5y ago
  Sure, but also, there's the convenience of getting a book electronically delivered to you in seconds; and the ability to carry hundreds of books with you as you travel.
schwartzworld 5y ago
They'll still be usable as e-readers and still work on wifi.

by 43920 5y ago

NelsonMinar 5y ago

You think 15 years is good you should see the lifetime of books. Some work for hundreds of years!

43920 5y ago
Well, yes, that is true :)
cromka 5y ago
> Some work for hundreds of years! Yeah, but you don't really have access to them!
- biofox 5y ago
  Why not? Obviously there aren't many titles, but I imagine most independent book sellers have at least some antique books, and you can always apply for a reader's pass to the local public museum or university library, which will be sure to have some. If you expand your definition of "book", there's also the public records office.
- hansel_der 5y ago
  why not? most libraries even mail them to you
gwbas1c 5y ago
I doubt most paperbacks printed in the past 100 years will last that long, or can withstand repeated reading for a millennium. (I've replaced enough paperback children's books!) FWIW: I prefer the backlight on a tablet to paper so much that I'll re-buy a book on Kindle even if I have the print copy.
- hansel_der 5y ago
  childrens books and softcovers obviously excluded
dannyw 5y ago
Sure, but also, there's the convenience of getting a book electronically delivered to you in seconds; and the ability to carry hundreds of books with you as you travel.

schwartzworld 5y ago

They'll still be usable as e-readers and still work on wifi.