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The constant anti patterns in how your library and even things in Amazon's interest like book reviews display are why I would do this, if I thought I could scri
by ggm 2y ago
The constant anti patterns in how your library and even things in Amazon's interest like book reviews display are why I would do this, if I thought I could script or fix the changes away. Kindle is Doctorow's enshittification at scale.
- FabHK 2y agoI have a nice unregistered recent Kindle that I put books on via USB (I don't even give it WiFi access), and every single time I switch back to the main library to pick a new book to read it puts up a modal informing me that it doesn't have cloud access and prompts me to register. Quite annoying.
- ggm 2y agoThis and a hundred other snippets of mal behaviour. I have both calibre side loaded and on device, and it does not like the mixture one bit: they're just files. What's the beef?
- RachelF 2y agoNot just enshittification in the way of spying and ads. The actual reading experience has got worse. I have a Kindle 11 and an old Kindle 3. The Kindle 3 actually works better - easier to read, no random pauses, easier to search.
- talideon 2y agoTo this day, the 3 is still my ideal version. Everything else since has fallen flat in some way in comparison. It was the right size, had paddle buttons for turning the page, had a passable keyboard, was responsive, could play audio, &c. It was excellent. I very much wish mine didn't die on me.