expiredhansmoleman007 posted May 05, 2024 03:17 PM
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expiredhansmoleman007 posted May 05, 2024 03:17 PM
16GB 6.8" Amazon Kindle Paperwhite (Lockscreen Ad-Supported)
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Based on that, the price here is slightly cheaper, but you're not getting the cover and that special warranty of the kid's deal. It's still a pretty decent deal, though if you can get the kid's version for a few bucks more, I'd do that.
And for anyone worried about ads - you don't have 'em on the kids version. There's some special way you have to make sure to set it up so you don't get the ads when you don't plan on using the special kid's settings or whatever it was, I can't recall - you'd have to google an old thread on the kid's version to see what it is. It was something you had to do when you first set it up so you get the perk of no ads even though you're gonna turn off some other thing related to a kid's setting. So I don't have ads on this paperwhite, but on other kindles I have with ads, it's just an ad on the lock screen and it's not a big deal.
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Based on that, the price here is slightly cheaper, but you're not getting the cover and that special warranty of the kid's deal. It's still a pretty decent deal, though if you can get the kid's version for a few bucks more, I'd do that.
And for anyone worried about ads - you don't have 'em on the kids version. There's some special way you have to make sure to set it up so you don't get the ads when you don't plan on using the special kid's settings or whatever it was, I can't recall - you'd have to google an old thread on the kid's version to see what it is. It was something you had to do when you first set it up so you get the perk of no ads even though you're gonna turn off some other thing related to a kid's setting. So I don't have ads on this paperwhite, but on other kindles I have with ads, it's just an ad on the lock screen and it's not a big deal.
FYI I got this last BF for $80 from Amazon. ($95+$15 credit).
FYI I got this last BF for $80 from Amazon. ($95+$15 credit).
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Seeing the ads (often for categories I have NO interest in) is a minor annoyance. Seeing the cover art of the book I'm reading is really nice. It just elevates the whole ownership experience.
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Seeing the ads (often for categories I have NO interest in) is a minor annoyance. Seeing the cover art of the book I'm reading is really nice. It just elevates the whole ownership experience.
What I do is update the kindle via USB-C cable, keep on airplane mode and sideload .mobi books using USB-C cable. Works beautifully.
Advantages:
1. No data sent to Amazon
2. Significantly better battery life on an already excellent bat life.
3. Send my own books via sideloading
4. No internet connection needed in bedrom
Disadvantages:
1. Cannot use wikipedia to lookup words
2. Can't email books to Kindle (though I really hate Amazon's send to kindle service. Doesn't accept mobi but it does accept epub)
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