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I didn't need a Kindle to get the reading experience I wanted

MakeUseOf ·Rob LeFebvre·about 14 hours ago
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Published Oct 26, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT

Rob LeFebvre is an editor and writer focusing on consumer and enterprise technologies for a broad range of outlets. He’s been writing online for more than 15 years; before that he was a special educator for kids with severe disabilities.

Rob has been an Editorial Director at Lifewire, a news writer at Engadget, and a senior contributor at Cult of Mac. He's written about PCs, Macs, mobile phones, and games, created newsrooms from the ground up, and has extensive experience reviewing hardware, software, and games across his career.

Most people assume digital reading means buying a Kindle, but even that hardware won't read everything I want it to. Before buying another Kindle, then, I realized two apps on hardware I already own, my Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8, could cover both my Amazon library and everything Amazon's devices won't access.

Amazon's Kindle app still handles the books I buy from Amazon.…

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