E-Reader Owners Rely on Laptop-and-Cable Transfers to Load New Books
E-ink reader owners who want a new book must tether the device to a laptop and manually transfer files, an annoying ritual for anyone who reads frequently. This hobbyist post describes a self-built on-device workaround, though it relies on unauthorized shadow-library sources rather than a viable commercial distribution path.
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