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Joke's on them, I keep the Kindle permanently on airplane mode anyway.
by bananaflag 5mo ago
Joke's on them, I keep the Kindle permanently on airplane mode anyway.
- moffkalast 5mo agoThe first time I got an ad on mine I did that and switched to the Calibre + z-library workflow. It's been most of a decade since. It's like people have to be taught the same lesson about SAAS over and over and over again. Like what did they expect, to not get rug pulled eventually? Crazy. You own your shit or you don't. Simple as.
- iLoveOncall 5mo agoYou paid for the ads-supported version if you got ads...
- nosioptar 5mo agoNot always obvious. I've stopped several relatives from making that mistake. For some reason, they're inclined to trust Amazon.
- iLoveOncall 5mo agoIt is always obvious. https://www.amazon.com/Amazon-Kindle/dp/B0CNVCQZG1/ https://www.amazon.com/Amazon-Kindle/dp/B0CNVCQZG1/ This is the first one that pops up if you search "kindle" on Amazon. I'm not sure how more clearly you could show the variants with and without ads.
- moffkalast 5mo agoI don't think it was an adware version, though I can't exactly recall, it might've been. It doesn't show ads on the lock screen, but you still get "suggestions" on the home screen instead of your onboard library if it's connected to wifi.
- cbdevidal 5mo agoNot sure if you’re joking but is it possible to even do that? I understand some books are kept on their cloud servers and only some get downloaded.
- thih9 5mo agoYes, it’s possible. Note: no downloads work in airplane mode. Cable works just as well though.
- iLoveOncall 5mo agoNo, you choose what is downloaded locally. You can also get .mobi files and copy them to the kindle directly.
- wolvoleo 5mo agoNot anymore, they have removed the option to download files for transfer via USB https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2025/02/12/download-transfer-for-kindle-ebooks-going-away-on-february-26/ https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2025/02/12/download-transf... Ironically, files downloaded from "other" sources have no issue. So they're just making it harder to buy from Amazon legally.
- nosioptar 5mo agoI had an old kindle that I never connected to the net or with an amazon account. I loaded books by USB. Damn near impossible to find DRM free books to purchase though.