TattorackNov 28, 2023

E-Books, best places to get them?

https://lemmy.world/post/8865870

E-Books, best places to get them? - Lemmy.World

I want to get back into reading, so I’m thinking of getting a Paperwhite. But I have no idea if it’s possible to transfer files to it from a computer, and I have no experience with pirating books. Do I go to the same places I torrent movies and games or are there special places dedicated to E-Books?

Show threadlckdscl [they/them]Nov 28, 2023

Anna’s Archive, Libgen, Mobilism, IRC (I use a self-hosted service called OpenBooks for this). I use Calibre for metadata sorting, plug Kindle in and move books that way and keep it on airplane mode.

Also, new Kindle jailbreak for <= 5.16.2.1.1 if anyone’s interested. Managed to get KoReader on my 10th Gen Basic.

Tutorial LanguageBreak - Software Jailbreak for (probably) any Kindle <= - MobileRead Forums

Tutorial LanguageBreak - Software Jailbreak for (probably) any Kindle <= Kindle Developer's Corner

Show threadex_06Nov 28, 2023
is there any advantage to jailbreak when i already got no ads and i’m 100% of the time on airplane mode? genuine question, not judging :o
Show threadskankhunt42

This is the bit I read that sold me on it.

But if you do jailbreak a Kindle, you’ll be able to install third-party apps like KOReader, which bring support for eBooks in formats that aren’t natively supported by the stock Kindle software, such as EPUB and CBZ files

Nov 28, 2023 at 12:08pmWeb
Show threadnaughtNov 28, 2023
Weird, I’m like 99% sure epub is supported considering it’s all I download on my stock PW.
Show threadpraise_idlenessNov 29, 2023
Partially, at least for me. Custom fonts won’t work with EPUB. Overall experience is just (marginally) better with converted .azw files.
Show threadjanguvNov 29, 2023
Amazon actually deprecated the MOBI standard on there and switched to EPUB.
Show threadskankhunt42Nov 29, 2023

I wonder when they did that. I’ve never updated my kindle, it’s never even been on the internet so I’m stuck in 2021/2022.

Either way I have KOreader now and it’s amazing. Just reading that I can connect it to the internet for more features and reading how to do that wile blocking amazon. I still might not connect it or I’ll put it on my IOT wifi that doesn’t have internet access.