How is that working out for you with COVID-19

My point was you already have the Kindle, continuing to use it won't give Amazon any more money.

As I listed above, you can still get all the new books on there you'd like, it's just how you obtain them that changes.

My wife and I both have Kindle paperwhites and we constantly are adding books that were sourced other than Amazon.

I assume you are buying books on sites other than Amazon and then stripping the DRM out of the files before sending them to your Kindle? As I said, I do that now in order to share books with my husband. I would prefer not to have to go through all that. It is a simple matter for these companies to edit some code and throw a monkey wrench into things, creating a situation where the conversion tools no longer work. I just don't want to deal with stress. Trying to simplify my life.

Thx for the suggestions.

k.

No, I haven't stripped out the DRM of anything. Baen books, for example are DRM free. All Books

I'm part of Storybundle and get books from there constantly. Often indie books. All DRM free.

I've gone to the great Imperial library of Trantor on the dark web and grabbed a bunch of ebooks that you can't find anywhere for any price. Been a while on that one though, not sure if it's still up. Those were usually epubs if I recall, had to Calibre those over to mobis.

My wife and I also own a LOT of books as we both worked for Publishers during our careers she being an Executive Editor for Bantam DoubleDay Dell and I worked for John Wiley and Sons for 5 years. I don't have any guilt getting the ebook for free of titles we own as physical books. Mostly older stuff there though.

I have sometimes purchased digital versions of books that I own in hard cover just because it was convenient to have them in ebook form. I sort of think I shouldn't have to pay again but what can you do.

I certainly don't feel guilty about stripping DRM from books that I paid for. I feel like if I buy a physical book I can hand it to my husband or sister to read when I am finished. Why can I not do that with an ebook? I'm not selling the digital files on ebay or anything! And frequently I pay the same or more than I would for a physical book even though there is no cost-of-goods involved.

Never been on the dark web but I am intrigued. :)

And on the subject of Kobo devices (which was my question to begin with) there is an active Kobo group on reddit and they all LOVE their Kobos. I may buy one. We shall see.

Thx for the input.

k.

A second vote for my iPad. My reading options are Applebooks, Kindle. and I check out library books through Sumter Co, library, my Ohio Library and my sons library in Colorado. I am out there enough they gave me a card. I use Axis360, Libby and Overdrive through the libraries. I can also check out movies and magazines using other Library apps.
So there are lots of options when you use an iPad.

My suggestions.
 

Try FbReader, Apple Books, or Kobo. :)

I don't know where you're getting your facts. Kobo is owned by Rakuten, which is a Japanese e-commerce corporation, and is known as the Amazon of Japan. Kobo originated in Canada, not Australia. And no one I know has ever referred to Amazon as "the Zon."

If I bought more stuff online on a regular basis, I would join Prime in a heartbeat for the reasons you've mentioned. I like the Android operating system though, which was why I started with Nexus and then "graduated" to the Samsung tablet. I had considered a Kindle but it seemed more limited, and I wanted a tablet that could double as a mini laptop, which the Kindle couldn't do, at the time.

I wouldn't ever buy a dedicated e-reader though. The price comparison just makes a full tablet the better bang for the buck.

I still buy from Amazon, but I use credits that I've earned via various shopping apps and therefore don't ever pay out of my own pocket for anything on there. Plus I only buy the minimum for free shipping, and don't ever pay for shipping even without Prime. Lastly, on the rare occasion they offer Prime to try (or re-try, in my case), I take advantage of it and cancel before the trial period expires.

I get a few things from Amazon - mostly books (especially love the $1.99 book of the month club), a certain cat toy that no one sells around here that my cat loves, and the filter for under the kitchen sink.

One of the best bargains is the Amazon Fire 7 inch tablet. The normal price is $50, but they often go on sale for less than $40 and I have even seen them for $25. It is a good size to read books, and it can be used as a full service tablet computer. You can use them as an alarm and weather clock or radio and you can talk to them with Alexa.

Higher end e-readers use "e-ink" to display text. There is no comparison between reading on one of those vs reading on a tablet, be it an iPad or an Android or whatever. I appreciate all the suggestions re: apps that I can run on my iPad but I will either continue to use my Kindle Paperwhite OR buy a new (non-Amazon) e-reader that has an e-ink display (or maybe both).

If you read a lot and have never seen a Paperwhite in person, you might want to check one out. The e-ink displays are amazing.

k.

In case anyone is interested, I decided to buy a Kobo Libra H2O, which is comparable (but $100 less) than the Kindle Oasis. So far I really like it. It is lighter than my Kindle Paperwhite and since I have arthritis in my wrists the Kobo is easier to hold. It has some features the Oasis does not. It is missing one Kindle feature that I know of so far but which can be worked around.

I purchased a book from the Kobo site and was able to use Calibre to convert it to a plain EPUB for use on other devices. I have also been able to transfer Amazon ebooks to the Kobo via Calibre (with plugins installed). So I am a happy camper. Now if I can just find time to read all the books I have stored on these devices ...

k.