My Kindle DX has forced me into this exact situation of sideloading only, since it no longer connects to 3G (DXs have no wi-fi). What I miss are Whispersync, and especially Amazon's "convert" function to convert and deliver PDFs (address an e-mail to your kindle e-mail address; attach the PDF to the e-mail; Subject line says "convert", nothing in the body).
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Originally Posted by j.p.s
Kindle users want enough light to read by, the kindle manufacturer wants enough light to make the background look whiter. The manufacturer (tries to) control the software.
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Thanks, good to know there's a rationale of sorts, even if it's backwards from what I would like.
I've also experienced the Oasis's auto-brightness sometimes upping and lowering brightness within a few seconds--maybe I produced a momentary shadow? I didn't notice any need for upping the light yet the Oasis did, and then quickly didn't.
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Originally Posted by dordale
Regarding the auto brightness feature on my Kindles (Voyage that I've had for a number of years and Oasis 2 that I purchased recently)--I find I really like the auto brightness after using it for awhile. After initially turning it on, I make manual adjustments when I don't like the light level and the Kindle adjusts to my preferences so that eventually I don't need to make any adjustments.
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Thanks, I didn't realize there was an auto-brightness learning function. Guess I'll stick with it.