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|    Chuck Pierson to Kurt Weiske    |
|    Books and ereaders    |
|    01 Oct 20 22:52:42    |
      MSGID: 2:221/6.0 5f763388       REPLY: 2293.coffeekl@1:218/700 23db61b0       PID: SmapiNNTPd/Linux/IPv6 1.3 20200711       CHRS: CP866 2       TZUTC: 0300       TID: hpt/lnx 1.9.0-cur 2020-04-15       Hello, Kurt Weiske - Alan Beck.       On 10/1/20 2:38 AM you wrote:               > I have two hand-me-down Kindles - an ancient one and a more recent        > paperwhite model. Since they own the biggest ebook seller and the        > hardware, it's easy to get locked in. Will the Kobo let you        > side-load books via USB, or do they have their own store?              I believe you should be able to sideload. I've done so with Kindles and       Nook Colors, so to do otherwise woulnd't serve them very well.                     --       Best regards!       Posted using Hotdoged on Android              ---         * Origin: nntp://news.fidonet.fi (2:221/6.0)       SEEN-BY: 1/123 90/1 120/340 123/131 154/10 203/0 221/0 1 6 360 226/30       SEEN-BY: 227/114 702 229/101 424 426 452 664 1016 230/0 240/5411 5832       SEEN-BY: 240/5853 249/206 317 400 280/464 5003 288/100 292/854 310/31       SEEN-BY: 317/3 320/219 322/757 335/364 342/200 396/45 423/81 120 712/848       SEEN-BY: 770/1 2452/250 4500/1       PATH: 221/6 1 280/464 240/5832 229/426           |
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