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Old 10-20-2024, 10:50 AM   #256
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We've had plenty of people say this about the color Kobos.
This is not a Kobo unit. Amazon has stated they've made their own enhancements to improve clarity. Therefore, we have to wait and see if they were successful.
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Old 10-20-2024, 10:55 AM   #257
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This is not a Kobo unit. Amazon has stated they've made their own enhancements to improve clarity. Therefore, we have to wait and see if they were successful.
But we know the color overlay will cause a drop brightness and sharpness/clarity.
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Old 10-20-2024, 10:59 AM   #258
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But we know the color overlay will cause a drop brightness and sharpness/clarity.
Again, Amazon has stated they've made enhancements:

It turns out that the oxide backplane and Nitride LEDs were also crucial to maintaining the contrast. "The [color] filter pulls down the contrast ratio a little bit," Kieth told me, "and we were able to use the backplane and the LEDS to boost the contrast back up. If we hadn't done that, it would dramatically make the reading experience worse."
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Just amazon's way of telling you that they only want you to use KFX on the new Kindles.

Remember amazon does not let you D&T for usb KFX.

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I'm afraid it won't, though. I'm pretty sure it's a decision by Amazon to discontinue D&T.
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Just amazon's way of telling you that they only want you to use KFX on the new Kindles.

Remember amazon does not let you D&T for usb KFX.

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The purpose of this is probably that Amazon doesn't want people to remove DRM and take books out of their ecosystem. They want to data mine their customers; can't do it if folks read Kindle books on non-Kindle devices.

It's not merely KFX. As soon as it became possible to remove DRM from KFX via the Kindle app, Amazon updated their DRM.
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It's not merely KFX. As soon as it became possible to remove DRM from KFX via the Kindle app, Amazon updated their DRM.
And the current tools can still remove the DRM? I tried the other day and was able to remove DRM, although I don't have the most recent app.
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And the current tools can still remove the DRM? I tried the other day and was able to remove DRM, although I don't have the most recent app.
Not from the most recent app, they can't. Must be a slightly older version.
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A new post in another thread confirms the 2024 Basic has no D&T option.

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...postcount=2309
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And if the old Kindle is the only old Kindle you have, then you will lose the ability to use Download & Transfer via USB. If you then return the PW6, you lose the old Kindle. That's not a good trade-off.
It’s a different trade off for different people. For some it may be more important to have an improved e-reader than to have easy access to files for DRM removal.

Keeping an old Kindle is useful for now but Amazon could discontinue Download & Transfer for older models in the future, especially those outside of the four year support window.
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A new post in another thread confirms the 2024 Basic has no D&T option.
All this talk of D&T makes me hanker for a G&T.
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Really decent of you to offer. I'll have rhubarb gin with elderflower tonic and a few fresh raspberries over ice please
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Keeping an old Kindle is useful for now but Amazon could discontinue Download & Transfer for older models in the future, especially those outside of the four year support window.
That’s why I download and import into calibre all my ebook purchases as soon as I buy them.
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Really decent of you to offer. I'll have rhubarb gin with elderflower tonic and a few fresh raspberries over ice please
Hendricks, Fevertree and cucumbers for me.
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MTP is Media Transfer Protocol.
That does not prevent transfer by USB in of itself.
(but it can be flakey as many Calibre users have discovered)
I hate all the HELP devices now force upon us just to broaden their (mis)user base .
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Hendricks, Fevertree and cucumbers for me.
Eh, I'll just take Gordon's and Schweppes.
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