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You can get a kindle with ads for cheaper than ask them to remove the ads.

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Then just turn on airplane mode and download calibre. Also, talk to a lady named Anna about her archive.

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…or get a Kobo and never have to jump through the hoops

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12 points

Exactly. The kobo is the king. The kindle is just spyware

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2 points

Straight up.

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Took me way too long to figure this out, but I finally did. I now actually own my e-books, DRM-free.

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5 points

and then never connect it to a network right?

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then ask them to remove the ads

Sounds like they’ll just roll over if you complain, then you can connect it if you do desire

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6 points

crazy how a single letter changes the whole meaning. Pretty cool loophole if it’s as simple as asking.

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5 points

Or install koreader?

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Dude, you just made my evening. I have an ad-riddled Kindle that’s now going to get an upgrade today!

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Aww, and you’ve made mine

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