2026-04-15 04:21 UTC
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@datasaurus@mastodon.social 2026-04-15 04:29
The downside to this Amazon-free approach is that it requires a computer, both to download the Adobe Digital Editions and to convert it with Calibre. In contrast, using Amazon's servers makes it easy to log into the library on my phone, check out a new ebook, send it directly to my kindle account, tether my kindle to my phone, and download the ebook. Which I once did when I ran out of books on a beach in Mexico! 🌴😎🏖️ The upside is that EPUBs don't fund Amazon and DRM-free ones don't expire.
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@jonobie@social.coop 2026-04-15 19:22
@datasaurus Maybe! :) I first put books in calibre with its nice bulk editing/tagging. I then have a "To Read" custom column that I tag as a check on a book I want to read. When I plug in my kindle with USB, I can sort by the columns of "on the kindle" and "To Read" and note which items are checked in one but not the other. Then it's pretty quick to bulk-send them over. I also tag everything from the Library with "Library" so I remember to delete it later. If you jailbreak the kindles, there is a plugin for Calibre that would let you send them to kindle via wifi - I haven't played with it though, so I don't know how well it works. If you're managing two different readers, you might need to play with libraries in Calibre (which I don't love because they copy, rather than reference books - making the size larger), or have a "to read" column for each of you.