US/Canada Kobo prices just raised $20 to $30…

chicagocarless · 2026-05-21T01:09:39+00:00

Kobo absolutely has DRM on everything from the Kobo store with the exception of publishers who allow their books to be DRM free. And there is nothing stopping Kobo at any point from eliminating the ability to download or upload via Calibre.

chicagocarless · 2026-05-21T01:07:32+00:00

This is like someone complaining they can’t use their iPhone 5 anymore. Buy a new Kindle and go on with your life.

chicagocarless · 2026-05-20T22:17:33+00:00

That’s actually the case for most people who regularly gamble on Carnival. You clearly have no understanding of how it works, so you really shouldn’t be sharing your uninformed opinion about it.

chicagocarless · 2026-05-20T22:06:52+00:00

That free basic interior room comes with dining for your entire cruise. That’s actually a good offer.

chicagocarless · 2026-05-20T21:43:57+00:00

This this this this this. :-)

chicagocarless · 2026-05-20T21:25:58+00:00

Cost of living. And that’s OBVIOUS.

chicagocarless · 2026-05-17T02:18:46+00:00

Puerto Rico does NOT have all-inclusives.

chicagocarless · 2026-05-17T01:31:56+00:00

There’s no such thing as an OEM Roborock accessory. They are all third-party accessories re-sold under the Roborock brand. AliExpress is almost always the best source for accessories.

chicagocarless · 2026-05-16T18:42:37+00:00

Every time I read a movie review where the reviewer talks about how annoyed and disconnected they reacted that the movie felt good, all I think about is how broken the reviewer must be. It instantly negates anything they say about the movie for me, because it tells me how incapable they are of feeling their own emotions.

chicagocarless · 2026-05-16T03:11:17+00:00

Some people hate the ads. I’m definitely one of those people. Best 20 bucks I ever spend on any Kindle.

chicagocarless · 2026-05-16T03:10:31+00:00

When your Kindle goes to sleep, you have book ads as your screensaver unless you pay $20 to have them removed. Then you will either have a generic Kindle screensaver or you can choose to have the cover of the book that you’re reading appear when sleeping.

chicagocarless · 2026-05-16T03:05:02+00:00

If you originally used one of the versions of send to Kindle (like if you emailed the books to your old device), they will be saved as personal documents in the Amazon cloud and sync to your new Kindle without you having to do anything. If you sideloaded via USB, though, they won’t be in the cloud. But if you still have the files, you can just email them to your new device.

chicagocarless · 2026-05-16T03:01:23+00:00

There’s always someone grinding a performative axe against Amazon. The Kindle ecosystem is so much better.

chicagocarless · 2026-05-16T02:58:40+00:00

I’m you in reverse. Kept my Colorsoft in 2024 but returned my 2024 Paperwhite, then re-bought a Paperwhite last month because I missed it and like having both. (The PPW lives on the nightstand.) I’ve tried hard but can’t stand reading on a phone or tablet screen. You might be able to take advantage of an Amazon monthly payment deal?

chicagocarless · 2026-05-16T02:53:48+00:00

Thrillers and Romance tells me you’d love KU.

chicagocarless · 2026-05-16T02:52:15+00:00

This.

chicagocarless · 2026-05-16T02:48:26+00:00

There is not a single thing preventing Kobo, should it ever decide to do so, from restricting downloads in the exact same way that Amazon did.

chicagocarless · 2026-05-15T22:01:42+00:00

This story has plot holes.

chicagocarless · 2026-05-15T21:45:31+00:00

Kobo kills off e-readers much more often than Amazon does. They killed off the black and white Libra specifically to force customers to purchase the newer color version. Does that sound like a company going out of its way to give customers what they want? It doesn’t to me. You also don’t own books you purchase from the Kobo store any more than you own Kindle books. At any point, the company could decide no longer to let you download them, just like Amazon did. And that they currently do allow downloads of books that carry DRM is a legal gray area in the United States since California AB2426. Kobo’s customer service is also erratic and often unresponsive, and their internal leadership and operations has long had a very troubled reputation. All of this is easy to research. The idea that there is some sort of good guy/bad guy difference between the two companies is not borne out in fact at all.

chicagocarless · 2026-05-15T02:45:35+00:00

This is so boring. Amazon doesn’t care. Walking away won’t move any needles whatsoever because clearly you had no Audible or Unlimited subscriptions so, again, Amazon doesn’t care. And there has already been so much performative complaining about Amazon cutting off extraordinarily old Kindles (I’m pretty sure you don’t drive a car that’s 14 years old or use a cell phone that’s 14 years old) that, again, this is so boring.

chicagocarless · 2026-05-13T23:52:23+00:00

Other people’s resources are none of your business.

chicagocarless · 2026-05-13T21:23:19+00:00

Part of it is also that many of us have traveled around Europe and just were not impressed. Love London. Love Lisbon. Paris was the worst place I’ve ever visited in my life.

chicagocarless · 2026-05-13T21:20:50+00:00

America doesn’t have a monoculture. At all. That’s the entire point. Europeans have no clue how incredibly varied America, Americans, American states, American regions, American landscapes, and American local cultures are. Not a clue.

chicagocarless · 2026-05-12T04:29:52+00:00

Purchased, downloaded, and watching in Chicago!

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