Kindle (Basic)

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Kindle (Basic)

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An extra $20 to remove ads from a Kindle you’d own to read books you pay for

You can jailbreak your kindles! There are easy to follow guides online and I highly recommend it! Fuck Amazon

Scarmeow in r/Anticonsumption

January 23, 2026 4:47 PM

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For the first time ever, Amazon is cutting old Kindles off from the Kindle Store

This. I own a 2012 Kindle and this is how I'll use it from now on. Amazon has just made sure that I won't ever buy a kindle again from them, although I think the device is great, mine works flawlessly still.

eerie_space in r/Anticonsumption

April 9, 2026 6:36 AM

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Lightweight e-reader for backpacking?

The kobo clara bw is decently light enough to not feel it in the bag. If you want something slightly (really only slightly) lighter, the kindle basic is also fine. But personally I prefer the kobo since it has both normal and night lights options. Easier to the eyes when you are reading at night. Al

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naeads in r/ereader

April 15, 2026 2:15 AM

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Very casual reader. Which affordable ereader to buy?

Used Kindles go for cheap (in the US at least, I'm not sure what the landscape looks like in Canada). I'd go 10th gen Basic or Paperwhite that way you know what you're getting is jailbreakable and they tend go for $50 to $80 USD on eBay. They're both six inch devices with a frontlight, but the Paper

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TheMuseSappho in r/ereader

April 17, 2026 12:22 AM

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Onleihe und ereader

Ich würde schon behaupten, dass Leute, die meinen sich mit Ereadern auszukennen und behaupten, sideloading sei mit Kindle nicht möglich ... sich nicht wirklich mit Ereadern auskennen. Es ist alles andere als unüblich (ne ;), dass Kindle-Nutzer ausschließlich Sideloading betreiben, eben weil sie ihr

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azoth980 in r/buecher

April 20, 2026 5:05 PM

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Onleihe und ereader

Ahhh okay, dann weißt du das ja wenigstens, dass sideloading auf Kindles möglich ist, dann hab ich nichts gesagt, aber ich seh das halt öfters, dass Leute, die sich eigentlich mit ereadern auskennen keine Ahnung von Kindles haben und Misinformationen verbreiten und ich fühle mich dann meist genötigt

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toxikologin in r/buecher

April 20, 2026 3:57 PM

1

Kobo or kindle

“I know Kobo is better for importing books from the web” isn’t really true. You can easily sideload ebooks onto pretty much any reader, whether it’s Kobo or Kindle. There was some drama around downloading books directly from the device, but it’s not really an issue if you’re not buying from Amazon o

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Yarnverse in r/ereader

March 24, 2026 5:36 PM

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