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Users turn to jailbreaking their older Kindles as Amazon ends support (techcrunch.com)
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[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 169 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

It may be possible to jailbreak an older, end-of-support Kindle and continue adding books to it. But doing so carries risks.

Yeah. The risk of being able to use your device without corporate oversight.

[–] henfredemars@lemdro.id 50 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (1 children)

Who cares about the risk? It’s not going to work otherwise.

[–] kokesh@lemmy.world 18 points 12 hours ago

It will. Install Calibre and connect the usb cable. Or download books from Calibre via WiFi . Now it is a great time to buy a used Kindle, people are throwing them in panic. Got Kindle Touch practically for free.