i created my own rss reader + bookmark list website that i just access through the kindle browser (i dont have it logged into any amazon account though). yours is a cool internet-less idea though!
I turned my Kindle into my own personal newspaper
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#52I went the complete opposite and print one A4 every morning [0], so I don't have to touch any device. [0]: https://github.com/bobek/rannich-5minut-denikn
This is great! Love this project. Do you know of anything like this in English as well?
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#53Nice. I quit my job to build a product[0] to solve this exact problem. I’m not interested in news but I love reading blog posts, newsletters and interesting technical discussions on HN or reddit. So I built KTool as a “read it later on Kindle” solution. It supports web links, newsletters (via email forwarding) and RSS. I also added the ability to compile multiple articles into one magazine/ebook and deliver them at a…
I have a kobo and I use Instapaper. Is this similar?
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#54Uh, pretty sure the kindle paperwhites can import epubs natively now.
The devices themselves can't read epubs (last time I checked anyway), but the "Send to Kindle" service will convert epubs to Kindle-formatted files.
And that means you give your epub to Amazon to convert, and whatever else they feel like doing with it.
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#55Might be personal plug but I just wanted to read substack on my kindle.
I built readry to solve this issue. It's completely free for forwarding your emails to kindle along with qr codes for images and links so i can open up on my phone if needed
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#56Earlier quoted context omitted.
Or, even better, don't buy a Kindle in the first place but get something that doesn't need a jailbreak, like for instance literally any Kobo reader.
+1 for Kobo. I've had my Kobo Clara HD for almost 8 years and I still use it daily with KOReader. It's so easy to install KOReader and it's really repairable. I replaced the SD card at one point, and another time I thought it was broken or needed a new battery but came back to life after reseating cables. Before that I had a kindle and you had to jump through a lot of hoops to install KOreader, and I remember you had…
KOReader works just as easily, and just as well, on my much newer Kobo Clara BW. I'm not unhappy with the built-in reader software, but keep KOReader installed just in case I want or need it.
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#57Earlier quoted context omitted.
The devices themselves can't read epubs (last time I checked anyway), but the "Send to Kindle" service will convert epubs to Kindle-formatted files.
And that means you give your epub to Amazon to convert, and whatever else they feel like doing with it.
lol
And dare I ask… what do you think they’re gonna do with my epub?
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#58Earlier quoted context omitted.
+1 for Kobo. I've had my Kobo Clara HD for almost 8 years and I still use it daily with KOReader. It's so easy to install KOReader and it's really repairable. I replaced the SD card at one point, and another time I thought it was broken or needed a new battery but came back to life after reseating cables. Before that I had a kindle and you had to jump through a lot of hoops to install KOreader, and I remember you had…
KOReader works just as easily, and just as well, on my much newer Kobo Clara BW. I'm not unhappy with the built-in reader software, but keep KOReader installed just in case I want or need it.
It's such a great piece of software IMHO.
Calibre web support, opds catalogue, wallabag, ssh. And it supports so many file formats.
I'd imagine the built in reader has improved a lot over the years, but at the time reading technical pdfs on it was not feasible. KOReader allowed me to rotate to landscape and reflow the pdf text.
I almost got the Clara BW for Christmas, I thought my Clara HD was dead, wasn't sure if it was the battery or screen but it was failing to properly clear and update the screen. Someone actually bought the BW for me but I ended up returning it after I managed to recover the Clara HD.
I was kind of looking forward to the waterproofing, but seems my old one is not yet ready to give up.
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#59What i did is, jailbreak [1] my Kindle Oasis, and install KOreader [2]. This gives you full access to upload whatever ebook you want (SSH, WebDav, Syncthing, ...) and it can fetch RSS feeds (i use it with FreshRSS.) PS. The (very old) Kindle Oasis is still the best device there is to read on in my opion. Which is crazy, since it was released from 2016-2019... It has 2 phyisical buttons to turn the page, and an ambien…
Or, even better, don't buy a Kindle in the first place but get something that doesn't need a jailbreak, like for instance literally any Kobo reader.
I (author) live in Brazil. Kindle is the only E-Ink device on sale here by its official manufacturer. We can import a Kobo or Boox or Bigme, but importing taxes are very steep.
Re: I turned my Kindle into my own personal newspaper
#60I went the complete opposite and print one A4 every morning [0], so I don't have to touch any device. [0]: https://github.com/bobek/rannich-5minut-denikn
Ohh, that's good! I have an underutilized printer on my desk. Maybe I'll try that tomorrow.