I'm not. I want my Kindle to do ONE job well, not turn into another multi-purpose device.

speak_plainly 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I too would like my Kindle to do one single thing well. Sadly, we seem to be waiting for that future to arrive.

RankingMember 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I remember when my PaperWhite glitched while I was attempting to jailbreak it and got stuck with the screen inverted. It was great! I can't believe I have to jailbreak a reader to get that simple functionality for better in-the-dark reading. (epilogue: I let it run out of battery and the inversion was gone upon boot)

	▲	LiamPowell 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		You don't need to jailbreak it. Swipe from the top and press the big button labelled "dark mode".

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bigyabai 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Yeah, I was going to say. I only installed KOReader because my Kindle Touch has lackluster ereader functionality.

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RattlesnakeJake 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I still miss the UI on my old Kindle Keyboard, which only showed the book list without an attempt at curation/upselling.

I can simulate it by staying on the "Library" tab, but it tends to forget halfway frequently.

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utopiah 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

It is totally different to be able to do something versus actually doing it.

It is not because you can install and run apps that you have to.

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NewJazz 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

That's what's great about open hardware. You still have the ability to do that. Even if the original vendor of the device tries to decide differently.

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pmkary an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I'm like yours, But there are things that makes me angry. I cannot for example read Farsi books. I cannot put a new e-pub into my kindle and I have to send it over the web; there are many things like these. And so I just want to have a nicer reader that I myself control.

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poopbutt16 an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

So... don't use it, idk?

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adezxc 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

the one job that it does well is show you ads lmao (in case you haven't jailbreaked your Kindle yet)

	▲	kelvinjps10 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Not to defend amazon but you can remove the ads by paying to remove them, they sell one model ad supported and another that doesn't have ads if you buy the ads supported you can remove it later.

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toomuchtodo 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Your Kindle is an appliance you have little control over, the Kobo in this scope is a multitool. More choice is better than less choice as it relates to device ownership and control, imho.

https://www.fulu.org/

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	▲	rjrjrjrj an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Along with choice comes complexity. More things to break, security problems, distractions, etc. Purpose-built devices like the Kindle and Switch do one thing well; this looks like it does a lot more things but mostly poorly. Everyone already has at least one multitool, the smartphone. Most also have a tablet and/or a laptop. While this project looks like a cool hack, I don't see much practical use for another multitool with a weak CPU, laggy screen, and poor input.