misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agoAmazon’s killing a feature that let you download and backup Kindle bookswww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square171fedilinkarrow-up1715arrow-down16cross-posted to: ebookdeals@literature.cafeacademia@mander.xyztechnology@lemmit.online
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minus-squareSiegfried@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·edit-27 days agoI read somwhere how to solve this 1 - factory reset 2 - deactivate wifi for life 3 - upload books with calibre This will wipe out any content you have, as i understand
minus-squareheavydust@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·7 days agoI upload books with Calibre and never had to reset anything. It’s great.
minus-squareThe Menemen!@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-26 days agoI have a kindle, but I never buy my books at Amazon. I just but them elsewhere, de-DRM them on calibre and copy them to the kindle. Not as comfortable, but okay for me.
minus-squareXatolos@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 days agoYou mixed up step 2, it’s supposed to be “Install KoReader”.
minus-squareSiegfried@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 days agoI’m planing on doing this but i fear 2 things out of pure ignorance: killing my kindle and battery usage
I read somwhere how to solve this
1 - factory reset
2 - deactivate wifi for life
3 - upload books with calibre
This will wipe out any content you have, as i understand
I upload books with Calibre and never had to reset anything. It’s great.
I have a kindle, but I never buy my books at Amazon. I just but them elsewhere, de-DRM them on calibre and copy them to the kindle. Not as comfortable, but okay for me.
You mixed up step 2, it’s supposed to be “Install KoReader”.
I’m planing on doing this but i fear 2 things out of pure ignorance: killing my kindle and battery usage