Comments on: Amazon is discontinuing the Kindle Cloud Reader

By: RLVC

RLVC — Thu, 16 Jul 2020 16:14:28 +0000

Nerds think that the Net is a computer cluster.

In fact, the Net is where the people are.

And where are the people?

By: Buckethead

Buckethead — Tue, 14 Jul 2020 20:03:40 +0000

The cloud reader is something I found useful from time to time. I just read Retrotopia on it last week, using Safari. But mostly, I use the Kindle app on my iPhone.

Bob is right, which is why I download all Kindle purchases, and move them elsewhere. It’s been awhile since I bothered, but I used to convert them to epubs and read them in the Marvin reader app.

If you go to the page for any book you’ve purchased, you should see a banner at the top that says “you purchased this item.” Click the “Manage your content and devices” link and you’ll see a list of all your book purchases. For each title there’s an actions button you can click, then select the “download & transfer via USB” option. You can save the book wherever you want, or use an app like Calibre to convert it to other formats. Annoyingly, it looks like you’d have to do it one by one. There’s probably tools to get all of them.

By: Dan Kurt

Dan Kurt — Tue, 14 Jul 2020 18:00:31 +0000

Kindle still works the same for me on:
1) iPhone 11 Pro
2) iPad Pro
3) iMac 27″

I can down load ebooks and read them off line on all three devices.

By: Harry Jones

Harry Jones — Tue, 14 Jul 2020 14:40:54 +0000

I once seriously considered writing and publishing ebooks. Other things consumed my time, but I haven’t forgotten the idea.

As a reader, I’m perfectly willing to pay money for ebooks if they offer me a square deal, no funny stuff.

I have always been irked by the abuses dominant platforms inflict on all stakeholders. But where to go? What’s up and coming to replace Kindle?

Nook, maybe?

By: Freddo

Freddo — Tue, 14 Jul 2020 13:09:58 +0000

To quote: “The Net interprets censorship as damage and routes around it.” I prefer to download from alternative sources over giving money to any tech giant or publisher that engages in deplatforming or censorship.

By: Bob Sykes

Bob Sykes — Tue, 14 Jul 2020 11:44:07 +0000

Amazon does not sell ebooks. You rent them, and Amazon can discontinue your access to anything you are renting at any time, viz. “1984.” If you want to own a book, you have to buy a printed copy that you can put on your book shelf.

All ebook publishers have the ability to remove their books from your reader. Amazon is merely the most aggressive.