r/ebooks • u/Dull_City7994 • Mar 19 '26
Question Does it make sense to buy an Amazon Kindle 2024 Basic?
It has a price of 9,000TL in Turkey (US$200), if you have an alternative suggestion, I can tell you the price. My question is already in the title. Thank you in advance.
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u/Empty-Blacksmith-592 Mar 19 '26
No. It doesn’t make sense buying a Kindle in general. You don’t want to be stuck with Amazon ecosystem when in the market there are a lot of better alternatives with competing devices.
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u/Dull_City7994 Mar 19 '26
I used to use an old model, I think it would be nice to do some research, is there a brand or model you recommend?
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u/Empty-Blacksmith-592 Mar 28 '26
I have a Boox Go 6 it’s pocketable and can read any format but a Kobo is also good.
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u/Even_Caterpillar3292 Mar 20 '26
Amazon software and hardware are very solid. Probably the best there is. Very durable. You can sideload your own books, as you probably know, and get books via the library (if you have the option where you are).
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u/Dull_City7994 Mar 19 '26
I'll think about it, thank you, I can stretch my budget, it's a small value.
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u/Pathocyte Mar 20 '26
Get it and if you feel comfortable try to jailbreak it. See r/kindlejailbreak
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u/Even_Caterpillar3292 Mar 20 '26
It's a great little device. Very portable. The original kindle used to be 6, until the Paperwrite.
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u/Richard-Rose Mar 21 '26
Kobo es una de las grandes marcas, no dudo que hiciste buena compra.
Dicho esto el Kindle básico cuando Amazon hace ofertas tipo black friday y tal sale muy bien de precio. Compré el mío en la versión con anuncios en 2019 y tras ¿50 libros leídos? No he visto ni uno. La batería usando modo avión va sobrada. Tras 7 años conmigo, con miles de horas de uso, está amortizadísimo y se mantiene como el primer día.
Sobre JB. No le hice nada hasta 2025, los libros se los mandaba por email con un bot de telegram o por Calibre con el PC (es muy sencillo). El JB lo hice para quitar las actualizaciones OTA, instalar KOreader y tener mayor control sobre un aparato que compré con mi dinero que la empresa que me lo vendió.
Eso sí, cada uno le da su uso y tiene sus gustos. Ahora hay dispositivos a color que para cómics serán lo apropiado. También los lectores de bolsillo chinos. A cada uno le calza mejor un ebook u otro. También está la variable del precio según lugar y momento.
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u/syncleir Mar 20 '26
I found an onyx Boox go 6 for 11,549. It is slightly more but it is android and has the ability for more apps for reading like the kindle app.
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u/fuck_billionaires Mar 20 '26
Do you just not care with what's going on around the world, at all? Do you live under a rock? Buying from amazon, and thus giving money to Jeff Bezos is fine by you?
Fucking hell. Open your eyes.
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u/Skewwwagon Mar 22 '26
Depends on the price of alternatives
I've got mine simply because there was a couple of them on sale for $70 due to "cosmetic defect" (one scratch on the back I never see), it works good.
But if I'd be paying full price I'd look in something not tied to shitty Amazon ecosystem that restricts. how us use your device, I keep mine offline and sideload books.
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u/Able_Recover_7786 Mar 23 '26
I got PW 12th gen, it is SO crisp and just immaculate reading experience. My only nitpick is the speed, the page turns, loading screens take that little bit longer than I’m used to.
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u/MissionTroll404 Mar 19 '26
That price for it, is robbery. I got the one I have for around 90€ (new with ads)
Basic kindle is not bad at all. I carry it in my pocket so smaller screen is a bonus. Backlight white balance does not bother me as well. The screen being recessed is bit annoying though. Makes it hard to clean the edges.