Do it now. avoid youtube nonsense. Go to : https://kindlemodding.org/jailbreaking/
Really beautiful custom tailored approach to your device. I didn't need to do all of the nonsense in the video. Took 20min and the website held my hand throughout the entire process. No data loss.
Fuck Jassy.
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I'm all for people doing this if they can.
Meanwhile, I love my Kobo e-reader and I only purchase e-books from Kobo (since Amazon eliminated "side loading").
Thanks for helping me discover Kobo! Looks like a good Kindle alternative.
There’s also Boox, another alternative with Android.
Except they are blatantly violating GPL license
Could you give a bit more context?
They refuse to publish modified source code of the kernel with bad reasons such as "it's a private information" or "because China and India are fighting"
I'll check that out too
I have a Kobo Clara BW and it's fantastic. Unfortunately, it doesn't support my SO's language well, so YMMV.
Yea, love my kobo
Just bought a new 7" Libra, my only complaint is the colour screen is lower contrast than a pure black and white
You're welcome. There are a few exclusive books that only show up an Amazon but so far 99% of what I have been shopping for has been available on Kobo.
Do you have an easy way to strip the DRM from the Kobo ebooks? If not, then is it much different thank Amazon? I also have a kobo but don't buy from their store. I mainly buy books on ebooks.com if they are DRM free. And maybe acquire others that aren't DRM free.
One thing to note about the Kobo store is that it (unlike Amazon) lists the DRM status of a given book towards the bottom of the store page below the reviews. If you see something like "Epub 2 (DRM Free)" then that's the format that the book will be in if you download it.
You can download a book that you've purchased directly from the website on the My Account/My Books subpage. I've tested this out and it can be a good way to get paid DRM free ebooks, if that's what the publisher wants to sell.
I thought I remember Amazon also listed that, but it's moot at this point.
Another good option that lists DRM plainly is https://ebooks.com/
They even have a search filter for only DRM free
I use Calibre with a couple of plugins. KoboUtilities and Obok DeDRM. It is easy.
Ok, good to know. Next time I buy an eBook I'll look at it
Yea, I use calibre to strip it, have my entire collection backed up
I have the DeDRM plugin set up on Calibre and it's either it's working perfectly or everything I've bought from Kobo didn't come with DRM (I think it's the first one).
That's good to hear. The last (and only) book I bought on Kobos store I had to use Adobe Digital Editions I think, which was annoying since they don't provide that for Linux.
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I also switched to Kobo about 6vmonths ago. Got the libra colour so i can read comics and manga too. I use annes archive for my ku only reads. Purchase titles through kobo(or direct from the author anytime its possible), or borrow from overdrive. Also, very recently discovered Instapaper is amazing for reading webnovels!
The fact that they fixed the jailbreak just as I was about to do it was part of the reason I moved to Kobo (went with the Clara BW and am very happy with the upgrade).
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Switched to Kobo as part of my general "screw the USA" policy. Threatening Canadian sovereignty will not fly.
Yeah. Bought a kobo. So happy with it.
Wow! I didn't know about Kobo! It's amazing that I've never heard of it before.
Since I am following the "fuck the USA" policy, I am not buying my books on Amazon neither. I thought it would be easier with a reader.
Your timing is impeccable!
I've had a Kobo Aura H2O for years and it's great
Is it possible to import Kindle books to this device?
I ask because my Kindle library is fairly extensive and giving it up would be uncomfortable to say the least.
If you can manage to download your ebooks to your PC, you can use Calibre with a DeDRM plugin to release your Amazon ~~hostages~~ books. But it's not a very straightforward process.
More recent guide: https://github.com/apprenticeharper/DeDRM_tools/discussions/2395
Calibre can handle a directly plugged in Kindle, no need to copy them to your PC first. I deDRMd them, then was able to just plug in my Kobo and copy all my books to the new device.
the irony that it can be jailbroken by modifying the ads is funny. Sadly I expect this to be a super easy patch on Amazons part so if you have the device probally should do this fast lol
The first advertisement that I've purposely clicked in years, and it was to load a file so I could jailbreak my Kindle. Felt great.
If you are lazy put your kindle into airplane mode until you find time to jailbreak your kindle. I actually jailbroke it using the previous winterbreak method last week, since I had kept my kindle in airplane mode using calibre.
This is what I did. Haven't felt the need to take it off of airplane mode yet.
Yeah, I put it into airplane mode when I heard Amazon was going to push an update removing some feature. Then just kept using it as I did before using calibre to send books.
Finally decided to jailbreak it and I am glad I did since the custom lockscreens and koreader has been cool.
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I’ve just done this with 5.18.5.0.1 and it works.
what's so particular about these kindles that a simple android tablet can't provide?
E-readers have much longer battery life since the hardware is tailored to the use case.
Also better to use a device you may already have than chuck it on the e-waste pile and buy something brand new.
This jailbreak is for people who already have a Kindle, don’t think anyone is suggesting to buy one for this…
These things are very heavily optimized for the singular purpose of reading books. They can't do much of anything else, but they do that one thing very well and very efficiently. They run a custom, lightweight Linux OS that's very aggressive with its battery management. Coupled with an e-ink display, they sip power and can run for weeks on a single charge. That's not something a simple android can provide.
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So glad I saw this post I've had an 8th gen kindle jammed under a pile of bullshit for quite a while because fuck bezos. Ended up being able to use winter break and now I can use the device without contributing to fascism. Today was a good day!
If you jailbreak, can you revert to an older version of kindle os?
One more plug for using kobo libre!! I love it much more than my kindle, havent picked taht thing up in years.... maybe ill jailbreak it just to set one more free...
I have a kobo libre colour and it is really good.
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