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Originally Posted by issybird
I think there’s a ton of FUD here regarding Kindles. In terms of bang for your buck, the Paperwhite is by far the best device out there, IMO. As for Amazon deleting sideloaded books, use send to Kindle (a phenomenal option which I wish Kobo would provide). Or turn on WiFi occasionally. And as for download and transfer no longer being available for the newest devices, ho-hum. Either buy from Amazon and direct download, or buy elsewhere and sideload/use send-to-Kindle.
I don’t like to cast aspersions (I really don’t) but in this case I feel compelled to say that there’s significant anti-Kindle bias among some of the Kobo people here and I think their comments should be considered, but taken with a grain (or two, or three) of salt. I think especially they don’t take price into account. There are a lot of happy if not ecstatic Kindle users on this board, also.
Why would you buy used/refurbished when you can get a brand-new, state of the art device? I’m not even saying go over your budget, but the Paperwhite will be available for less. And if you’ve got something you can trade in (it doesn’t necessarily have to be a Kindle, depending on the device), you’ll get a 20% discount right off the bat.
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First, not everyone wants to use Send to Kindle for various reasons, of which privacy is one. Second, as a former Kindle user (for a decade), I wouldn't say my opinion of Kindles is merely a bias.
Yes, there are many happy Kindle users here - mostly those who either buy and download directly from Amazon, or use Send to Kindle for all their sideloads. And there are also many disappointed former Kindle users here, who strongly dislike the direction Amazon is taking their devices. Of the latter, yes, I'm one.