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Amazon announces first Kindle ever with color screen, retailing for $279 (www.cnbc.com)
submitted 1 month ago by Brkdncr@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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I still have an old Kindle and it still gets months of battery life. I occasionally read comics so this may get me to upgrade.

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[–] gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Did a quick google and the first review that came up shows that's not true at all, it's the exact same process on a kindle as it is a Kobo, though you and this review are both really over-selling it:

Getting ebooks from other stores onto the device is also a hassle. You have to plug the e-reader into your computer and drag and drop files (though Calibre, the ebook management app, does make it a scootch easier). But that problem isn’t unique to Kobo. Amazon and Barnes & Noble also insist you sideload books.

The real reason seems to be that the Kobo is cheaper, honestly, don't see why the kindle is that much more

[–] Lem453@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You can change the store on the Kobo to become to your selfhosted calibre library

https://brandonjkessler.com/technology/2021/04/26/setup-kobo-sync-in-calibre-web.html

[–] Anivia 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

And with a kindle you can just email the file to it

[–] moonburster@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

As a Kobo user, I want this too :(

Now I just use the internal browser or use a c to c cable and just use my phone as intermediate

[–] Lem453@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

https://send.djazz.se/

This website allows you do email files to kobo

[–] moonburster@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

That's genius, thanks!