Anyone moving away from Kindle?

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Posted by DSCBruin on November 21, 2025 at 12:13:13

Kobo seems like a good option, and my quick research shows you can still use calibre to remove DRM.

Why am I doing that? Cuz Fuck Trump. Fuck Jeff Bozo.

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kindle and kobo's advantage is that neutral screen and blindness 12:56:54 11/21/25 (0)
I'm super weird and reading on my laptop from the County Library* Enlightened 12:51:37 11/21/25 (0)
I've been using this older platform called 'books' of late Dr.J 12:20:44 11/21/25 (17)
- Okay, tree killer DSCBruin 15:16:39 11/21/25 (0)
- I've used kindle in the past. I've read some books on it blindness 12:47:19 11/21/25 (9)
  - I prefer books but am reading Moby Dick on online thru Project azbruin 13:02:58 11/21/25 (7)
    - My great white whale is Infinite Jest blindness 13:12:13 11/21/25 (6)
      - Mine is Gravity's Rainbow Dr.J 17:08:21 11/21/25 (5)
        
        So we all agree no spoulers on how these books end?* azbruin 17:34:57 11/21/25 (4)
        
        Hell I don’t know how it ends Dr.J 22:02:24 11/21/25 (0)
        
        Soylent Green is people! blindness 17:40:13 11/21/25 (2)
        
        Had a couple friends from high school (ancient Star Wars spoiler) Dr.J 22:09:12 11/21/25 (1)
        
        Perfect* blindness 22:42:16 11/21/25 (0)
  - Agree 100% - used a kindle when I was flying all over for work Dr.J 12:52:07 11/21/25 (0)
- +1. I consider them trophies on my shelves or stacked on my UCLADal 12:27:39 11/21/25 (5)
  - There was a moment when I looked at all my books in my shelves blindness 13:05:56 11/21/25 (3)
    - regarding hording TheHappyBurgermeister 13:22:38 11/21/25 (2)
      - Being a completist is borderline behavior blindness 13:33:57 11/21/25 (1)
        
        I love the dive almost as much as the listening TheHappyBurgermeister 16:56:26 11/22/25 (0)
  - I am one of those people who keeps books forever Dr.J 12:49:32 11/21/25 (0)

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