• rynzcycle@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    It gets worse. Visiting a friend recently, they tried to give me an old Kindle, (which I politely declined). They have a drawer of about 6 old ones because they can’t help buying the latest every sale. They don’t even read that much!!

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      1 year ago

      I would have personally accepted. More devices for modding and tinkering with! 🔥

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      1 year ago

      Crazy. I still have an old Kobo ereader which is a bit slow and has a low res screen but it’s fine for just reading (the slowness is almost a benefit since it’s less likely to be a distraction). I can’t imagine buying a new model every year.

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      1 year ago

      They should stick them on swappa. Kindles hold value fairly well, and they’re great gifts to kids, as they can often encourage reading

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      1 year ago

      I need an old Kindle. It’s the only way to strip DRM from books so I can use a good TTS app instead of the Kindle app.