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Replacement for aging Kindle Keyboard

Discussion in 'Techno-Magic' started by SlickRCBD, Aug 7, 2024.

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    The battery on my Kindle Keyboard is just about dead.

    I've heard that modern Kindles have more restrictions and annoying ads, and I don't need the "latest and greatest" e-reader. I never use the Kindle/Amazon Store, I mostly use it for reading fanfics.

    I hook up my Kindle to the computer and either copy the files like it's a flash drive or use Calibre + the FanFicFare plugin to download fanfics and "Send to device".

    Can anyone recommend an e-reader that is cheap, has comparable or greater storage, and ideally I could just copy the files from the Kindle onto my HD, then copy them onto the new e-reader with minimal fuss?
    Maybe what models of Kindle I should be looking at since I understand modern ones no longer use .MOBI or .AZW3?
    I can use Calibre to convert, but the issue is with the way Calibre's library works and the limited storage on the Kindle, ONLY doing the files I have on the Kindle.
    I mostly only keep stuff I intend to read, and delete things (I have another file with over 12gb of fanfics) when I'm done reading them, and separating the "to read" from the "already read" is a chore.

    I could probably just use an older computer to do the conversions however in a pinch. The XP computer with the older version of Calibre should still work for the Kindle Keyboard even if Fanficfare won't.
     
    SlickRCBD, Aug 7, 2024
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    Couldn't you just look for a second hand Kindle Keyboard?
     
    Drugar, Aug 28, 2024
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