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How to jailbreak your Kindle (blog.sivak.eu)
submitted 6 months ago by to c/buyeuropean@feddit.uk
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Hi,

for those who have Kindle at home and don't want to use Amazon's Infrastructure I prepared this blog post which describes how to jailbreak your Kindle and install open-source software on it :)

After you are done you will:

  • have KOReader installed
  • be able to load epub books into the Kindle via email
  • create epub books from browser tabs

Post here: Kindle Jailbreak

I believe that if you already have Kindle laying around it could be beneficial to use it without Amazon software instead of buying Kobo/another alternatives.
Or course - don't buy a brand new Kindle just to do the jailbreak, you can invest your money to a different company

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[โ€“] 7 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Create ePubs from webpages

Holy shit, this is something I've wanted to do for a long time to compile magic the gathering stories but never found a good way, thanks!

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    When I realized it could be actually done I was also over the moon - now I can have all my tech articles and local news in my KOReader, no more reading on the laptop!

    Good luck with your MtG stories, feel free to share them once they are ready, I would be interested

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    • [โ€“] 4 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    Wow, it's like you read my mind! I charged my kindle last night which hasn't been used or updated in a while so was planning to lookup jailbreaks and open software tonight. You've saved me so much time and effort!

    Legend!

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    • [โ€“] 4 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    Any recommendations where to buy DRM-free epubs?

    I recently got an XTEink X4 and installed the open source Crosspoint Reader firmware (I really enjoy the small form factor)

    I tried beam-shop.de and they have a decent, all DRM-free catalogue.

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    • [โ€“] 4 points 6 months ago

    You do not need email for transferring epub books. Calibre can do that through the usb.

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    [โ€“] 3 points 6 months ago

    It sucks older Kindle model are ending it support has I have one of them. I don't use the email ePub to Kindle and instead used Calibre which I know there's a fork of it that doesn't have the vibe-coding but I forgot the name of it.

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    [โ€“] 2 points 6 months ago

    Wow sounds great

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    [โ€“] 2 points 6 months ago

    I have installed Winterbreak and now I just need KOReader.

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    [โ€“] 3 points 6 months ago

    Not very buyeuropean, but still nice and good for people to know. #buynoneopean

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