I want to get back into reading, so I’m thinking of getting a Paperwhite. But I have no idea if it’s possible to transfer files to it from a computer, and I have no experience with pirating books.

Do I go to the same places I torrent movies and games or are there special places dedicated to E-Books?

EDIT: So many awesome answers on here! You guys have been very helpful. Thanks a lot!

  • lckdscl [they/them]@whiskers.bim.boats
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    Anna’s Archive, Libgen, Mobilism, IRC (I use a self-hosted service called OpenBooks for this). I use Calibre for metadata sorting, plug Kindle in and move books that way and keep it on airplane mode.

    Also, new Kindle jailbreak for <= 5.16.2.1.1 if anyone’s interested. Managed to get KoReader on my 10th Gen Basic.

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      2 years ago

      Ah, so a kindle needs to be jailbroken/rooted for sideloading books.

      Also, this is the third mention of turning on airplane mode. Is this to stop Amazon from doing something to the Kindle?

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        Kindle jailbreaking isn’t strictly required, especially if all you want to do is sideload books. It’s more about if you want homebrew, other customisation options or you just wanna get rid of ads without paying.

        The airplane mode is because Amazon has a habit of updating the kindle without your permission.

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          Right… Yeah, I would like to get rid of the ads. It sounds absurd that I pay for the device but then have to pay again to get rid of ads.

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            Amazon’s logic is you paid a subsidized/cheaper price that is offset by included ads. You can buy it without ads (more expensive, obviously) from the start.

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      is there any advantage to jailbreak when i already got no ads and i’m 100% of the time on airplane mode? genuine question, not judging :o

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        This is the bit I read that sold me on it.

        But if you do jailbreak a Kindle, you’ll be able to install third-party apps like KOReader, which bring support for eBooks in formats that aren’t natively supported by the stock Kindle software, such as EPUB and CBZ files

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    Give Kobo a look, Amazon isn’t the only name in the game. Kobo lets you connect directly to your library and check out books on the device, I absolutely love mine after having a couple Kindles.

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    Do I go to the same places I torrent movies and games or are there special places dedicated to E-Books?

    I use library genisis. Great for scientific papers and adequate for fiction.

    • nudny ekscentryk@szmer.info
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      2 years ago

      Anna’s archive is a catalogue which goes through multiple databases including libgen, therefore it’s preferable