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blhack on Sept 21, 2019 | parent | context | favorite | on: Books Won't Die

Just a general piece of information to share here, since I think everybody in here has an interest in e-readers:

did you know that you can get a mint condition kindle 3 with 3G (free data for the device for life) on ebay for $30?

I consider the kindle 3 a nearly flawless device (save for it's lack of a frontlight). The fact that they are available, and the included 3G which just works, for $30, is a technological miracle in my mind.

robin_reala on Sept 21, 2019 [–]

The hardware may be good, but you’re locked into Amazon’s non-standard formats unfortunately.

CDSlice on Sept 21, 2019 | [–]

You can also read DRM free MOBI and PDF books on Kindles. It's also possible to to break the DRM on Kindle books if you own a physical Kindle device.

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