hellooo fellow pagebounders,

i am very excited because im going on vacation in about 2 weeks, and ill be going to asia for the first time! i’ll be going to the philippines and japan, and of course would love to pick up some books while im there.

there’s apparently this great bookstore called “fully booked” in BGC according to my boyfriend so i’m sure there will be lots of good finds there, and i have a few bookstores in japan on my list as well.

do you guys have any book recommendations? preferably filipino or japanese authors but im also open to authors of other nationalities that ate maybe less popular in north america!

I don't use Kindle's, but I did see this recently and wanted to know what everyone thought, especially people who may use older Kindle's to read.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/technology/consumer-electronics/amazon-just-killed-your-old-kindle-even-though-it-still-works-perfectly/ar-AA20vYRy?ocid=BingNewsVerp "Your 2012 Paperwhite still turns pages like a champ, but Amazon just handed it a death sentence. After May 20, 2026, Kindles and Fire tablets released in 2012 or earlier lose access to the Kindle Store entirely. No new purchases. No library borrows. No fresh downloads."

https://mashable.com/article/amazon-kindle-support-ending-backlash-outrage "Amazon is facing backlash from Kindle owners after notifying users this week that support for Kindle devices released in 2012 or earlier will end on May 20"

https://mashable.com/article/amazon-discontinuing-kindle-1st-gen-support "In the email Amazon sent to users, it stated: "Amazon is discontinuing support for Kindle devices released in 2012 or earlier." But what does discontuning support actually mean? Devices will no longer have web support; therefore, they won't have the Send to Kindle feature, which requires an internet connection. It also means you won't be able to borrow or download books from the Kindle Store, including Libby e-books, since they go through the Kindle Store. In Amazon's email, they also mentioned that if you deregister and factory reset the device, you cannot register it again." "The affected Kindles aren't necessarily being deactivated; service will just be limited. You can still read the books you have already downloaded to your Kindle per usual." "If you connect your Kindle to a computer and use a program like Calibre, you can still easily transfer books to your Kindle. Who's really losing out are Libby users, who have benefited from the Send to Kindle feature."

Hey boundlings 👋🏻 it's Friday where I'm at and I'm curious on what everyone has consumed this week. It's a safe space here for everyone and I'm really tryna be more intentional with my media consumption so looking for inspo. ✨ Albeit a short list but I'll go first!

✨ 'Stuff You Should Know' podcast; episode title: 'The History of Fire' 🔥 an interesting episode of something I've never had much thought about

✨ 'Do You F*ucking Mind' podcast; episode title: 'What to know when entering your 30s' I've been really struggling in terms of my career recently so this was a really nice gentle reminder

What about you? What have you consumed this week? 😄