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Beginning in late 2022, you'll no longer be able to send MOBI files to Kindle

23 points by hnburnsy 5y ago

fsflover 5y ago
Gentle reminder that proprietary software harms your freedom and takes advantage of you [0]. Consider supporting devices based on FLOSS, like PineNote [1]. [0] https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-software-even-more-important.html https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-software-even-more-impor... [1] https://pine64.org/pinenote https://pine64.org/pinenote
- b112 5y ago
  I might, if it ever ships. And, is in a bare usable state.
  - fsflover 5y ago
    Which is why I said "supporting", not "using".
    - b112 5y ago
      The thing booted with a base GUI a year ago. If it can handle even a basic task, such as a simple ereader, so many hackers could buy it, use it, and also improve it. They aren't even taking orders yet. Should I ... what? Anyhow, I agree with youe general statement, just not about this paricular device.
      - fsflover 5y ago
        > Should I ... what? Join the development? Spread the word? Donate to the operating systems running on it? AFAIK PineNote can handle basic tasks, even if it might not be stable yet: https://www.pine64.org/2022/01/15/january-update-more-news/ https://www.pine64.org/2022/01/15/january-update-more-news/. Also you can order it: https://pine64.com/product/pinenote-developer-edition/ https://pine64.com/product/pinenote-developer-edition/.
    - SilasX 5y ago
      Which is why your advice was impractical, not practical.
      - fsflover 5y ago
        Is did not suppose to be a practical advice but more a suggestion to help the project develop.
- car_analogy 5y ago
  No thanks. I'll take the path of least resistance and see where I am led. Because I would rather be slowly enslaved than inconvenienced.
  - fsflover 5y ago
    I laughed. This goes to my favorites now.
- MomoXenosaga 5y ago
  Not everyone is in the highly paid tech bubble. Kindle's are €89.
  - dankboys 5y ago
    And used Kindles/Kobos are even cheaper
  - fsflover 5y ago
    See other ways to help in my other comment.
Dma54rhs 5y ago
At least they started accepting epub so it's not that bad. Before that I had to convert them to mini beforehand, epub is more popular format anyway.
longnguyen 5y ago
This is a great news. I build a service[0] to send articles & online content to Kindle and converting to MOBI sometimes messes up the formatting. [0]: https://ktool.io https://ktool.io
StireFarter 5y ago
The latest kindles offer a terrible user experience compared to the original - the device has just become yet another way to force ads and shopping portals into people's faces. Are there any e-readers which do offer a simple, minimalist interface? I've given up hope of finding a low-distraction alternative to an Android tablet for reading PDFs, but have never had the opportunity to try any e-ink devices other than Kindles and Remarkables (which are too expensive and seem like imminent abandonware given the backlash against their subscription model).
- SpiderQubit 5y ago
  Kobo, they have a variety of sizes, have pretty minimal interface and work great. They also support overdrive for libraries. https://www.kobo.com/ereaders https://www.kobo.com/ereaders
- majora2007 5y ago
  Boox and Kubo have nice readers. I have a Boox Poke and it's pretty nice e-ink that isn't too expensive. I personally just use a Kindle Fire 10 HD for reading though.
majora2007 5y ago
Music to my ears! I built an open source application for reading books and comics and mobi has been a huge pain as there aren't many libraries out there that support it, let alone that are cross platforms for all the architectures/OS I support. Edit: www.kavitareader.com is the software

23 points by hnburnsy 5y ago

Gentle reminder that proprietary software harms your freedom and takes advantage of you [0]. Consider supporting devices based on FLOSS, like PineNote [1]. [0] https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-software-even-more-important.html https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-software-even-more-impor... [1] https://pine64.org/pinenote https://pine64.org/pinenote

b112 5y ago
I might, if it ever ships. And, is in a bare usable state.
- fsflover 5y ago
  Which is why I said "supporting", not "using".
  - b112 5y ago
    The thing booted with a base GUI a year ago. If it can handle even a basic task, such as a simple ereader, so many hackers could buy it, use it, and also improve it. They aren't even taking orders yet. Should I ... what? Anyhow, I agree with youe general statement, just not about this paricular device.
    - fsflover 5y ago
      > Should I ... what? Join the development? Spread the word? Donate to the operating systems running on it? AFAIK PineNote can handle basic tasks, even if it might not be stable yet: https://www.pine64.org/2022/01/15/january-update-more-news/ https://www.pine64.org/2022/01/15/january-update-more-news/. Also you can order it: https://pine64.com/product/pinenote-developer-edition/ https://pine64.com/product/pinenote-developer-edition/.
  - SilasX 5y ago
    Which is why your advice was impractical, not practical.
    - fsflover 5y ago
      Is did not suppose to be a practical advice but more a suggestion to help the project develop.
car_analogy 5y ago
No thanks. I'll take the path of least resistance and see where I am led. Because I would rather be slowly enslaved than inconvenienced.
- fsflover 5y ago
  I laughed. This goes to my favorites now.
MomoXenosaga 5y ago
Not everyone is in the highly paid tech bubble. Kindle's are €89.
- dankboys 5y ago
  And used Kindles/Kobos are even cheaper
- fsflover 5y ago
  See other ways to help in my other comment.

Dma54rhs 5y ago

At least they started accepting epub so it's not that bad. Before that I had to convert them to mini beforehand, epub is more popular format anyway.

longnguyen 5y ago

This is a great news. I build a service[0] to send articles & online content to Kindle and converting to MOBI sometimes messes up the formatting. [0]: https://ktool.io https://ktool.io

StireFarter 5y ago

The latest kindles offer a terrible user experience compared to the original - the device has just become yet another way to force ads and shopping portals into people's faces. Are there any e-readers which do offer a simple, minimalist interface? I've given up hope of finding a low-distraction alternative to an Android tablet for reading PDFs, but have never had the opportunity to try any e-ink devices other than Kindles and Remarkables (which are too expensive and seem like imminent abandonware given the backlash against their subscription model).

SpiderQubit 5y ago
Kobo, they have a variety of sizes, have pretty minimal interface and work great. They also support overdrive for libraries. https://www.kobo.com/ereaders https://www.kobo.com/ereaders
majora2007 5y ago
Boox and Kubo have nice readers. I have a Boox Poke and it's pretty nice e-ink that isn't too expensive. I personally just use a Kindle Fire 10 HD for reading though.

majora2007 5y ago

Music to my ears! I built an open source application for reading books and comics and mobi has been a huge pain as there aren't many libraries out there that support it, let alone that are cross platforms for all the architectures/OS I support. Edit: www.kavitareader.com is the software