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New Kindle e-readers no longer appear on computers (goodereader.com)

submitted 4 weeks ago by floofloof@lemmy.ca to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] wjrii@lemmy.world 30 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

Calibre has always been a small price to pay, but if sideloading goes away, I'll certainly never "upgrade" again, and I'll trash my 11th gen Paperwhite if they somehow make it stop working. Usable e-ink ereaders are even doable as DIY projects now, and Kobo will probably stay less closed-off than Amazon for a good while.

That said, reading the comments and the article it seems like as long as your OS (or some app) supports MTP, everything should still work more or less as it has, which is to say kind of annoying and with Amazon pulling little microaggressions like deleting your cover thumbnails, but overall sideloading should still function.

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 7 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

I love love love the DIY electronics scene but for a device that's meant to be held....I dunno. Ergonomics are usually an afterthought if considered at all. I can't imagine a DIY e-reader being comfortable to use

Note: NOT shilling for Amazon here, I will never buy another Kindle

[–] conciselyverbose@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 weeks ago

As much as the idea is cool, that display is also horrendous for reading. I could absolutely see it as "good enough" for a lot of projects, but not an ereader. 400x300 isn't enough.

[–] bismuthbob@sopuli.xyz 1 points 3 weeks ago

I saw that, too. I haven't had a lot of headaches with MTP using my Android devices, but I'm always surprised at how there always seems to be a plan to make my devices worse than they already are.

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 0 points 4 weeks ago

I bought 2 Kindle 4 and 2 Kindle keyboard on Ebay for $40 a couple years ago and couldn't be happier.