What single item improved the quality of your life over you got it? (Buyed it/got as present/made it)

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A Kobo e-reader. I now read much more than before because of the convenience, and I also became a book pirate. It has paid itself multiple times on the money I've saved in physical books.
- I found a picture of you.
  
  Everywhere I go suggests Lemmy returned the pictures feature, but then I try it and it still won't work. What's going on here?
  
  Not sure what issues you are having. I am using the Jerboa app on android.
  
  Tested it again just now. It says "uploaded image is too large". Tried it again with a picture that was one pixel by one pixel. Still I get the same warning.
  It's been like this for a month (due to Lemmy disabling the feature to combat people posting risque material). They did this by reducing the maximum image size to zero.
  
  Your instance probably has a very low upload size limit
  Edit: lemm.ee has a limit of like 100kb.
  
  The picture I tested it with was 49kb. I just tested it again to make sure, it still doesn't work.
  I know it plays a role though, and it kinda sucks too, Lemmy told me specifically to sign up for this instance because when I was making this account, the other instances were becoming overbooked with people trying to sign up and it was causing too much server stress. And it's not like I can just transfer everything to a new account.
  
  Can just use an external image host in the meantime.
  
  How do I do this again? I probably know the answer but want to make sure.
  
  You write ![image text](image link)
  
  That will be available in the next version of lemmy IIRC.
- Is it something specific about a Kobo e-reader that is amazing or would any e-reader have turned you into an avid bookworm you think?
  
  I have a Kobo and my wife has a Kindle - I like the Kobo way better, primarily because the Kindle is trying to sell me stuff all the time.
  
  That’s why you never connect the kindle to the internet and simply upload copies of the books into it
  
  I prefer the Kindle because it’s so easy and cheap to buy books I don’t need to bother pirating.
  
  It's just as easy on Kobo and it has a price match guarantee.
  
  Does it have the same selection as Amazon?
  
  Most of it. 99% of the stuff they don't share is generally stuff you don't want to read. With that said there are a few Amazon exclusive series' like the "Cradle" series.
  
  It's likely because kobo's can be flashed with a custom OS https://inkbox.ddns.net/, which can sync with https://calibre-ebook.com/
  
  I am using Calibre to fill my Kindle
  
  I’ve just been downloading books from Anna’s Archive and throwing the azw3 files on my kindle.
  How easy is Calibre?
  
  Very once you figure out the few steps to do conversions. But if you are simply adding an azw3 file, it’s 2 clicks
  
  My unmodified kobo syncs with calibre.
  
  Have a very old nook (with light!) Got it mainly because it handles epub, but getting books from my server to it is a pain. Can kobo connect to my calibre server and grab books automatically? Or does it need plugging in to sync up?
  
  I have a kobo as well and I I did a lot of research before selecting it. Imho it's the best on the market for my personal needs and that definitely changed how often I use it vs an alternative. Some of the things I like about it are direct integration with the library and the ability to do audiobooks. I also like that it is only an ereader and I can't play games or surf the web on it. I think knowing what's gonna help you as an individual is the most important thing. If you're more likely to take a fully fledged tablet with you somewhere because of the versatility, and would otherwise leave a plain ereader at home, then a tablet is better because if you decide to read at least you have it with you. Like a lot of tech, I think it really depends on the user.
  
  For me it's the ability to read outside in bright days, so I can take care of kids in the beach/pool.
  I went for a boox since it's an Android and can run not only my favorite e reader app but also dictionary, browser for Wikipedia, and any apps for Android such as news Guardian, DW etc.
  Obviously it also runs official apps such as Kobo, kindle etc, so I can try/ buy the book wherever and later I de DRM it and upload epub.
  Oh also I have severe dust allergy from physical books, and moved countries a couple times leaving behind lots of unread stuff.

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