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?

EDIT: So many awesome answers on here! You guys have been very helpful. Thanks a lot!

  • Tattorack@lemmy.worldOP
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    Ah, so a kindle needs to be jailbroken/rooted for sideloading books.

    Also, this is the third mention of turning on airplane mode. Is this to stop Amazon from doing something to the Kindle?

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      Kindle jailbreaking isn’t strictly required, especially if all you want to do is sideload books. It’s more about if you want homebrew, other customisation options or you just wanna get rid of ads without paying.

      The airplane mode is because Amazon has a habit of updating the kindle without your permission.

      • lckdscl [they/them]@whiskers.bim.boats
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        I got ads removed on mine by asking chat support. The only caveat is it needs to be registered to an account. If you get a patient employee and ask kindly that the ads are not appropriate for children, it usually works.

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        Right… Yeah, I would like to get rid of the ads. It sounds absurd that I pay for the device but then have to pay again to get rid of ads.

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          Amazon’s logic is you paid a subsidized/cheaper price that is offset by included ads. You can buy it without ads (more expensive, obviously) from the start.

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      11 months ago

      I don’t turn airplane mode on and I haven’t jailbroken it. I download all my books from Anna’s archive on my phone and then send them to my kindle email address. The books appear on my kindle in seconds. No DRM issues. I have the oasis because I’m a big reader and I highly recommend it.

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      11 months ago

      They are making the OS more and more convoluted for loading your own books.

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        11 months ago

        Currently I torrent books (legally of course) and then send the e-pub book to my kindle through the Kindle app. works a treat.

        now I just have to find the attention span to read a book

    • janguv@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      11 months ago

      As others have said – nope. You can get a cheap enough Kindle without ads (and yes, it is absurd that there’s an ad-version in the first place), and sideloading is a piece of piss. Either use Calibre or set up a Kindle email address. I mostly do the latter these days. The only downside (and the main upside to using KoReader, I would think) is that you don’t get the full range of typography options sending over EPUBs this way – you would have to do a KFX conversation first (again possible with Calibre, but a bit of faff).