Amazon is “discontinuing support for Kindle devices released in 2012 or earlier”
And here’s my Sony PRS-505 from 2008 - released four years earlier - it still works fine, can read .epub and .pdf, is extendable to 32GB capacity by two memory cards and moddable with a custom Linux distribution (PRS Plus).
It also doesn’t have WiFi, so no one can remotely delete 1984 from your library. Fuck you, Amazon.
I absolutely love this thing. It’s a solid block of metal and will probably live longer than me. It chokes on ePubs with embedded fonts sometimes (64MB of memory is not a lot), but with Calibre you can strip them out and then they all work fine.
Yes! I have (or rather now my child has) a very old Sony e-reader, a different but equally clunky one. It still works fine, the display is just as good as my kindle device minus the backlight and even the battery is still OK and lasts for several days of activity.
And for a while now, I use my kindle the same way as the Sony, buying my content elsewhere and just transferring it to the reader.
Hey fellow 505 owner! It really is the best damn e-reader I could imagine, I bought mine back in 2009 and it is still perfect… Well except the case, it’s been peeling and looking rough for a good decade now.
Interestingly 1984 was the first book I read on it, but I agree, Fuck Amazon!
I tried finding a good case, but all of them are just rotten at this point. I even got the one with the integrated nightlight and it turned into literal dust in my hands.
At this point I am honestly considering making my own, out of some leather. It can’t be that difficult, can it? :D
That is a way better idea than what I’ve had tumbling around. I was thinking about using that tape meant for the back of couches to fix rips and just adding a couple bands around the case with it.
I love when electronics are built well enough to sustain 15+ years of use and abuse.
That is a way better idea than what I’ve had tumbling around. I was thinking about using that tape meant for the back of couches to fix rips and just adding a couple bands around the case with it.
I love when electronics are built well enough to sustain 15+ years of use and abuse.
I did not know this thing existed lol. I have an older Kindle, not sure when I got it but it’s gotta be close to 10 years old. I didn’t read the article yet but it still works as far as I’m aware. I primarily use it for loading PDFs and epubs and the like.
And here’s my Sony PRS-505 from 2008 - released four years earlier - it still works fine, can read .epub and .pdf, is extendable to 32GB capacity by two memory cards and moddable with a custom Linux distribution (PRS Plus).
It also doesn’t have WiFi, so no one can remotely delete 1984 from your library. Fuck you, Amazon.
Absolutely jealous of that, I have a touchpad one but yours is antique beauty
I absolutely love this thing. It’s a solid block of metal and will probably live longer than me. It chokes on ePubs with embedded fonts sometimes (64MB of memory is not a lot), but with Calibre you can strip them out and then they all work fine.
Yes! I have (or rather now my child has) a very old Sony e-reader, a different but equally clunky one. It still works fine, the display is just as good as my kindle device minus the backlight and even the battery is still OK and lasts for several days of activity. And for a while now, I use my kindle the same way as the Sony, buying my content elsewhere and just transferring it to the reader.
Hey fellow 505 owner! It really is the best damn e-reader I could imagine, I bought mine back in 2009 and it is still perfect… Well except the case, it’s been peeling and looking rough for a good decade now.
Interestingly 1984 was the first book I read on it, but I agree, Fuck Amazon!
I tried finding a good case, but all of them are just rotten at this point. I even got the one with the integrated nightlight and it turned into literal dust in my hands.
At this point I am honestly considering making my own, out of some leather. It can’t be that difficult, can it? :D
That is a way better idea than what I’ve had tumbling around. I was thinking about using that tape meant for the back of couches to fix rips and just adding a couple bands around the case with it.
I love when electronics are built well enough to sustain 15+ years of use and abuse.
That is a way better idea than what I’ve had tumbling around. I was thinking about using that tape meant for the back of couches to fix rips and just adding a couple bands around the case with it.
I love when electronics are built well enough to sustain 15+ years of use and abuse.
I’m just thinking out loud but maybe a sleeve would be easier to DIY and then the reader would feel lighter in your hands without a case.
I did not know this thing existed lol. I have an older Kindle, not sure when I got it but it’s gotta be close to 10 years old. I didn’t read the article yet but it still works as far as I’m aware. I primarily use it for loading PDFs and epubs and the like.
Since it’s Sony I have to ask: are the memory cards normal standard ones or some proprietary discontinued Sony crap?
There is one SD card slot and one MemoryStick slot.