Amazon is set to disable the “Download & Transfer via USB” feature for e-books starting February 26, 2025. You can get the full scoop at The Verge. If you feel like buying an ebook should include the ability to download said ebook, it’s time…
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Experimenting with the Kindle Scribe (MacSparky Labs)
I am always interested in E-Ink Notebooks but have yet to fine one I wanted to use. Here’s my take on the latest entry, the Kindle Scribe…
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Book Purchasing and Consuming Choices
It looks like Amazon will be allowing you to put EPUB books onto your Kindle devices. Historically, only MOBI formatted books were allowed on the Kindle, so this is an excellent (if not overdue) update. This change, as noted by 9to5 Mac, will still not allow…
Continue reading →Retaining Knowledge with Readwise.io
I read a lot in areas ranging from the finer points of cooking gumbo to recent developments in California trade secret law. For a long time now, I’ve done this reading digitally. I read long-form articles in Instapaper and books in the Kindle app…
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I used a Kindle for two years. As of today, I’ve been using my iPad for two weeks. I thought I’d share some initial thoughts and impressions between the two units. User Interface The iPad interface is intuitive and gorgeous. The Kindle interface can’t…
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Amazon has released a beta of its Kindle Reader for Mac. I’ve been waiting for this one. I’ve purchased a lot of reference materials on my Kindle and having them on my Mac will be great. Since these books are all tied into the…
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