(1) The only reason I had one of these old ones was because removing the drm on stuff you purchased was trivially easy. The new ones use OTA updates to prevent that (old ones allowed transferring purchases via USB, so you can download the books online directly to your PC)
(2) What if the particular form factor you like is no longer produced (e.g. the Kindle Oasis, while not in this list, was discontinued because “nobody needs physical buttons anymore”. Amazon gets to decide that, not you)? It doesn’t mean what you own should turn into a paperweight.
(3) Sometimes, the device itself has sentimental value. My Kindle was an engineering sample gifted to me as a teen by an uncle that worked at Amazon at the time (I can say that now, he’s retired for ages). Replacing it with another kindle isn’t the same.
At this point, just go get a refurbished Kobo. A forma or libra 2 would do you much better.
(1) The only reason I had one of these old ones was because removing the drm on stuff you purchased was trivially easy. The new ones use OTA updates to prevent that (old ones allowed transferring purchases via USB, so you can download the books online directly to your PC)
(2) What if the particular form factor you like is no longer produced (e.g. the Kindle Oasis, while not in this list, was discontinued because “nobody needs physical buttons anymore”. Amazon gets to decide that, not you)? It doesn’t mean what you own should turn into a paperweight.
(3) Sometimes, the device itself has sentimental value. My Kindle was an engineering sample gifted to me as a teen by an uncle that worked at Amazon at the time (I can say that now, he’s retired for ages). Replacing it with another kindle isn’t the same.
At this point, just go get a refurbished Kobo. A forma or libra 2 would do you much better.