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Drewski@lemmy.sdf.org 1 day agoWhich generation of kindles requires Amazon software for USB transfer? I’ve always put mine in airplane mode and just used Calibre. I don’t want to buy a newer one that doesn’t work without special software.
kava@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I’m not sure where exactly they made the switch. Basically, I got my girlfriend one a year and a half ago and it did not need the software. I explained to her to turn off the wifi and just download books and drag and drop.
But then around Christmastime last year my girlfriend’s cousin wanted an ebook ready so we bought her a Kindle and I gave the same advice. But she couldn’t figure out how to drag and drop, so she brought it over.
So the switch happened at some point in the last ~18 months or so my memory’s a bit hazy