dantheclamman@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoAmazon is making it impossible to remove the DRM from Kindle Booksgoodereader.comexternal-linkmessage-square310linkfedilinkarrow-up1689arrow-down110
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minus-squareJo Miran@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down4·2 days agoOh, you mean paperwhite ereaders. You can get those too. Android based.
minus-squarecurbstickle@anarchist.nexuslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·edit-22 days ago(Pedantry incoming) Paperwhite is actually Amazon branding. E-Ink is a brand as well, owned by the E Ink Corporation. The generic name would be electronic paper or e-paper. Edit: Clarity.
minus-squaretomkatt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-22 days agoNot entirely true. E-ink is trademarked by the e-ink company, sole manufacturer of e-ink displays. https://trademarks.justia.com/788/55/e-78855402.html That part isn’t Amazon-related.
minus-squarecurbstickle@anarchist.nexuslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoI meant its branding, not Amazon owned, I should clear that up though it is misleading as written.
Oh, you mean paperwhite ereaders. You can get those too. Android based.
(Pedantry incoming)
Paperwhite is actually Amazon branding. E-Ink is a brand as well, owned by the E Ink Corporation. The generic name would be electronic paper or e-paper.
Edit: Clarity.
Not entirely true. E-ink is trademarked by the e-ink company, sole manufacturer of e-ink displays.
https://trademarks.justia.com/788/55/e-78855402.html
That part isn’t Amazon-related.
I meant its branding, not Amazon owned, I should clear that up though it is misleading as written.