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e-reader similar to original Kindle?
Hi. My 90 year old father has an original (or very early) Kindle and the updates don't work on it any more which means he can't download new books. We got him a 10th Generation Kindle Oasis but there are touch screen functions that he can't get on with, the screen rotates and you have to change the settings for each book (using the touch screen) and the buttons are on the same side which he's not used to. He just struggles to learn new things at his age which is understandable. So I'm just wondering if anyone knows of an e-reader that:
- Is like the paperwhite screen
- Isn't touch screen
- Has buttons on both sides (ideally)
- Doesn't auto rotate (or can be turned off once)
- Is compatible with Amazon/Kindle books
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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The Kindles have always been touchscreen since they first came out, versions since 2011 anyway. If what you have isn't touchscreen it's pre 2011 and Amazon dropped support for all pre 2012 models back in May this year.
You're going to be hard pushed to find anything that isn't touch screen these days in this department.
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Yes, he has a very old one that is no longer supported which is why he needs to get a different one.
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Trouble is that you are committed to Amazon and therefore to the Kindle range of readers.
I'm not a Kindle user but isn't there a basic model much like you need?
It is (technically) possible to use a non-Kindle device to read Kindle books* but it's a breach of usage conditions and is very hacky.
Even then, as @Neil_Jones says, touchscreens are pretty ubiquitous now, adding buttons tends to be an extra on the more expensive kit.
*At least it used to be, I've not done it in a while and they've tightened up the encryption since.
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The Kindle app can be installed on Android and Apple devices, so you're not tied to Kindles now:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.amazon.kindle&hl=en_GBThe only way you can be tied now to Amazon is on the older kindles - the Kindle Fire shifted the goalposts considerably, and they're just basically glorified tablets.
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The Kindle app can be installed on Android and Apple devices, so you're not tied to Kindles now:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.amazon.kindle&hl=en_GBI'll rephrase - if you want to use an ebook reader device to read Kindle ebooks then you need to buy a Kindle.
Yes there's a Kindle app for Android/Apple, even one for Windows, but outside one expensive outlier I can think of, none of these app devices will have the E-ink display that's the USP of ebook readers.
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Thanks everyone for your responses. It's so gutting. He doesn't have a smart phone or tablet so the Kindle app won't work. I was hoping there might be another brand that would do the job so I'm not sure what the way forward for him is now.
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Any Smart phone or tablet is going to be touch screen anyway.
Your options are the Amazon Kindle 16 GB 6 inch screen (2024 model) from £135 which is not a paper white model or the Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 7 inch screen (2024 model) from £185. The Oasis was just the wrong model for him.
Neither rotate and they'll obviously be fully compatible with his books, neither has buttons at the side though. They are simple to use once he's got his book open but he may need help initially to get to his content.
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I see that Amazon have released the Kindle Click which is essentially a page turning device (only compatible with 2024 devices onwards) but isn't able to navigate the menu system.
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Hmm, that's new to me but is interesting.
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Might be interesting BUT 32 QUID? Must be something on Temu for 99p that does the same job?
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