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Re:I'm never buying another Kindle, and neither should you by zepppotemkin on Monday April 20, 2026 @01:11PM (#47837364)
Among other things, if you become logged out of the device or it's reset you will no longer be able to login with an amazon account ( which is required ) to use the device
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Re:I'm never buying another Kindle, and neither should you by ndiddy on Monday April 20, 2026 @03:04PM (#47839038)
You can use the Kindle without an Amazon account if you're fine with loading all your books over USB. It will give you a nag pop-up telling you to log in each time you go to the main menu, but the pop-up doesn't show up while you're in a book so it's not a big deal.
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Re:I'm never buying another Kindle, and neither should you by mattmanser on Monday April 20, 2026 @04:39PM (#47840212)
What is your point? That's still a major loss of functionality.
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Re:I'm never buying another Kindle, and neither should you by bentley on Monday April 20, 2026 @05:38PM (#47841226)
I’ve owned three Kindles and never used an Amazon account on any of them.
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