Amazon will let you drop DRM on their e-books, and just download epubs!? According to @alternativeto. I trust them, but I just can't wrap my head around this. How, why, what!?
Have you said anything about this yet, @pluralistic?
Neil Brown
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I wanted to be able to access all the books on my Jellyfin instance with my Kindle, so I put together a little plugin for KOReader. It even has Quick Connect so you don’t have to write out your full password by hand!
#Kindle has unveiled a new “Ask this book” feature that has raised concerns about rights.
https://writerbeware.blog/2025/12/12/kindles-new-gen-ai-powered-ask-this-book-feature-raises-rights-concerns/
I wanted to be able to access all the books on my Jellyfin instance with my Kindle, so I put together a little plugin for KOReader. It even has Quick Connect so you don’t have to write out your full password by hand!
Let's put Tailscale on a jailbroken Kindle
https://tailscale.com/blog/tailscale-jailbroken-kindle
#HackerNews #Tailscale #Jailbroken #Kindle #Kindle #Hacking #Tech #Innovation #HomeNetworking
spla
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Si teniu un lector #Kindle, us animo a que l'allibereu (jailbreak). És realment molt fàcil i accessible per no-informàtics. Et permet tenir més control sobre el dispositiu, treure la publicitat d'Amazon, millorar-ne el funcionament i instal·lar-hi apps útils.
Si teniu un lector #Kindle, us animo a que l'allibereu (jailbreak). És realment molt fàcil i accessible per no-informàtics. Et permet tenir més control sobre el dispositiu, treure la publicitat d'Amazon, millorar-ne el funcionament i instal·lar-hi apps útils.
Mam Amazon Prime polski i hiszpański, bo to nie działa na konto, tylko na kraj. Nawet rozumiem, bo w PL 50 zł a w ES 50€. Ok, płacę w PL i za te miesiące kiedy jestem w ES.
Chciałam Kindla z okazji Black Frajdeja, za tydzień lecę, myślę, kupię w Hiszpanii.
Dodatkowo okazało się, że w euro Kindle malinowy jest tańszy od czarnego, a po przeliceniu oba są trochę tańsze niż w PL
black: €140 (593) vs 599 zł
rapsberry: €128 (542) vs 679,99 (serio, ponad stówa taniej).
Dogaduję z kumplem, że zgarnie z punktu dostawy, klikam.
A tu komunikat, że mój malinowy Kindle jest niebezpieczny i mogę na nim czytać tylko książki o hazardzie.
@rdrozd popatrz
@swiatczytnikow
#kindle #ereader
PS. Kumpel mi wyklikał z Hiszpanii.
Digamos que tenéis un kindle jailbreakeado...
¿qué cosas güenas se pueden hacer con él además de instalarle el KOReader?
Help!
Non vorrei cedere, però credo proprio che dovrò dotarmi di un #kobo o #kindle o simili.
Per quanto io sia un'assidua frequentatrice di biblioteche non sempre trovo quello che cerco o magari non in tempi utili e comprare tutti i libri che vorrei...
Qualcuno usa quelli o delle alternative? Come vi trovate?
Suggerimenti? Non di scaricarli su cellulare o pc perché ci ho già provato e non mi trovo!
Grazie!
Box464 (Not Hipster Santa)
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There's a new way to liberate purchased Kindle books from Amazon's DRM.
https://blog.pixelmelt.dev/kindle-web-drm/
A few points to note:
* Hardcoded to the .com store, but trivial to change to .co.uk
* Uses OCR - so some odd / annoying mistakes - especially around punctuation.
* Every line is wrapped in a `<p>` element - which breaks reflow.
But, other than that, remarkably capable. Once you've got your session token, it only takes a couple of minutes to get an ePub.
There's a new way to liberate purchased Kindle books from Amazon's DRM.
https://blog.pixelmelt.dev/kindle-web-drm/
A few points to note:
* Hardcoded to the .com store, but trivial to change to .co.uk
* Uses OCR - so some odd / annoying mistakes - especially around punctuation.
* Every line is wrapped in a `<p>` element - which breaks reflow.
But, other than that, remarkably capable. Once you've got your session token, it only takes a couple of minutes to get an ePub.
alcinnz
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When you can't reveal the definition of verisimilitude, what do you do? Buy a refurbed Kindle Voyage. When you're bored with old tech, what do you do? Buy a new Kindle Nothing that fits in your hand.
There's a new jailbreaking method for Kindle devices running firmware versions 5.18.1 through 5.18.5. Called AdBreak, it *only* works on Kindles with "special offers" (ads) enabled, so the Kindle Colorsoft and Scribe aren't supported. #Kindle #AmazonKindle #eReader #Jailbreak #AdBreak https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2025/09/26/new-kindle-jailbreak-released/
Amazon may be developing a cheaper Kindle with a color display. Leaked pictures show a prototype with no front light and a 6 inch screen screen. It's said to have better color saturation and more features that make use of color though. https://www.reddit.com/r/kindle/comments/1mp8n11/a_amazon_quebrou_a_parte_deles_do_contrato_ent%C3%A3o/#Kindle#KindlePetitColor#EInk
Anke
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My ancient 2013-era #Kindle Paperwhite keeps on deleting sideloaded ebooks, which means that I should probably shop for a new reading tablet.
So, what small-sized #Android #eink tablet can people recommend which also runs the Kindle app without any problems?
(These days, I try to avoid the Kindle store as much as I can, but I am loath to give up my vast library of Kindle ebooks entirely. Although I fortunately still have copies of most the files back when it was still possible to crack the #DRM .)