So happy I just exported my collection last week and have closed forever my Amazon account the same day.
I must say, escaping Amazon is the significant action I took in my life that was completely inconsequent on my daily living.
this post was submitted on 25 Sep 2025
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Impossible? So cameras and OCR don't work anymore?
If a human can see it, it can be pirated
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It’s a weird concept that you buy a device and then have to find an exploit that hasn’t been patched in order to do what you like with it as though you’re a hacker trying to breach someone else’s system, but it’s actually your own system you’re trying to breach.
Buy a pocketbook and don't log into any accounts. Fuck em. I keep mine airgapped.
I feel like nothing is impossible.
So I had an e-reader once but left it in the drawer because I found reading on my phone (dark mode) was so much more convenient.
I use librera which has tts and I alternate between reading with my eyes and listening to the robot voice narration (eg while driving). Those language packs have come a long way!
Amazon is making it impossible for me to consider a Kindle.