Why not too old? I bought 4 gen 4 & 5 kindles off ebay for like $20 on purpose. I hate backlights and they still work great.
Comment on Amazon is changing what is written in books
JadenSmith@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
I’ve got an old Kindle, but not too old, which I jailbroke just yesterday with Winter break. I recommend that method for those considering getting drm free usage out of their device (instead of it contributing to ewaste).
Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
JadenSmith@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
Not a recommendation, saying mine is not too old. Random info as part of discussion.
Machinist@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Been using 10th gen kindle, 5.17.1 firmware, as my daily driver. It’s not jailbroken, use calibre server to download my alternately sourced ebooks, convert to .mobi as needed.
I looked at Winterbreak. Decided not to fool with it as I can still sail with stock.
Any advantage to a jailbreak other than future proofing against side loading being disabled?
JadenSmith@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
I think that’s pretty much it. Future proofing seems to be the idea I’m getting, that and customisations/custom firmware. I used to have custom screensavers on one many years ago, which I’m going to do again.