02-26-2024, 07:41 AM | #301 |
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I was asking what to do now that you have a Kindle with which Amazon maybe occasionally interferes, not one should do (I bought mine knowing beforehand I'd jailbreak it, do you think there's something wrong with that?)
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02-26-2024, 08:05 AM | #302 |
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02-26-2024, 08:19 AM | #303 |
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1. No one should mess with my personal content on my personal device, in principle 2. It would be bothersome in some circumstances where you do want to switch wifi on. Personally I'm not sure if the whole issue is enough to never make me buy another Kindle or not, but it sure is a strong reason to think twice before doing so. I'm not interested in jailbreaking and I don't want to use KOReader (yes, I've tried it; it has a couple of serious flaws that make it very unattractive for me), so the only reason I'd buy a Kindle again would be some stellar hardware that trumps anything competitors offer. We'll see. |
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02-26-2024, 11:05 AM | #306 |
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For me, the biggest worry is if they have started to delete sideloaded content, what's next? Disable sideloading altogether? Only allow send-to-kindle? Now that would really be a dealbreaker for me. I don't want to spend my time worrying that a simple software update might render my Kindle unusable for me. Yes, I know... keep it offline, always. But I'd still worry.
For clarification, I don't use a Kindle at the moment at all. All these issues just might make me think long and hard before buying another one in the future. I don't like the way Amazon seems to be going recently. At all. |
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For me it’s not a big deal at all. I rarely ever have wifi off. But even if this did happen and I wasn’t home I’d just put the book back using my iPad if I had it with me. If not I’ll read an official Kindle book. I use Bookly so I always know what page I’m on. I rarely take notes, but when I happen to do so I do it in Bookly. I don’t highlight in sideloaded books because I’m going to delete the books after I finish reading. Whatever highlighting I’d want to add I’d as a quote to Bookly. This is a “meh” issue for me. |
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02-29-2024, 04:40 AM | #309 | |
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You could update both Bookly and StoryGraph until you decide to drop Bookly. |
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02-29-2024, 11:12 AM | #311 |
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Bookly is just an app. Because there is no website, you have to put all of your data on your phone or tablet.
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No thanks. I don’t like SG. I like having more control. SG still doesn’t have all of my books. And I’m not doing free labor for their site. Certainly not when GR has all my books. Also, I have a reading spreadsheet so SG’s graphs hold no appeal. Finally I’m an old school Bookly user so I got lifetime Pro back when it was $6. Quote:
Me too. I’m a Kindle user so I see no point in moving away from GR. GR has the books. SG is still lacking in that area for me. I think it’s a hot mess too. I use Bookly for the infographics. Also, I like knowing how long it takes me to read. I’m weird like that. Last edited by JBaby; 03-01-2024 at 06:46 AM. |
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It is quite frustrating now, when reconnecting to wifi after 1-2+ weeks of being offline all the side loaded books are gone again . My initial suspicion might have something to do with the collection being synced. But on my latest test all books gets wiped whether they're in a collection or not.
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I like Storygraph better because I'm not limited to an app on my phone. I can use the iPhone app or the website. Plus. I really like the reading challenges feature of Storygraph. Bookly may be good, but it's not good enough. |
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