#E-reader

[forgottenkirbyfacts]

forgotten kirby facts 173 - kirby had an american exclusive e-reader game called kirby slide, its an extremely simplistic slide puzzle whose sole purpose was to advertise the fox box.

(wikirby article)

[crayon-clouds]

animal crossing (nintendo gamecube)

e-reader cards that can be scanned for in-game playable NES system furniture items, featuring the games "ice climber" and "mario bros"

[strongintherealgay]

Realizing you can transfer the fics you download off of ao3 onto your kindle has been a game changer ngl. I can still read my fics before bed without hurting my eyes

[vgadvisor]

[aesthetic-chills]

Tried Jailbreaking my Kindle Oasis...

And succeeded!

So, this video is making the rounds and I'm not surprised because it's really well done and the Kiki cover caught my attention immediately. Since Amazon removed the option to download the books we buy I'm always ready to give them the middle finger and decided to try.

In my case the Jailbreak was a success like I said before and I'm loving KOReader (which is what I'm using now to organize and read my books). The video is simple but I did find a few bumps in the road for my device so I decided to share a few things in case anyone else wants to do this.

I have a Kindle Oasis (2019 Ver.) with the latest Firmware which for this model is 5.17.1. Please beware the updated pinned comment on the video and the warning on the Kindle Modding Wiki "Mesquio does NOT work on firmware 5.18.1 and beyond" (at least for now).

My device did update while I was trying to Jailbreak it but (I guess) due to the Oasis model being discontinued I didn't get the 5.18.1 firmware, so I was able to go ahead.

This is the wiki that explains step by step and with images how to Jailbreak the kindle and how to install KOReader. Everything is there, just read carefully. You can find your kindle serial number on the "device info" settings.

Even with careful reading I downloaded the wrong KOreader version the first time lol, is not the end of the world.

When you go to the page to get the KOReader files, if you have the same Kindle Oasis as me you need to scroll down till "Assets", click "show all assets" and then download this one "koreader-kindlehf-v2025.04.zip".

If the Installation of the jailbreak seems to not be progressing at some point you probably have to turn off airplane mode at that stage (this seems obvious but this part of the tutorial was a bit confusing on the wiki, at least for me).

The video says that the process takes 10 min, but being honest it took me around 40 because of some mistakes on my part and I spent like 5 hours just deciding what pictures I wanted for the screensavers, so depending on how tech savvy (and obsessive) you are try to set more time aside for this just in case (I spent a big part of my Saturday doing this and it kept me busy while sick in bed with a cold so this was a welcomed entertainment).

To create my covers exactly how I wanted them (filling the entire screen or at the center) I used Photopea (is like photoshop but online, it has ads on the side but in my case I don't care, they need money somehow and I refuse to use Adobe products).

I created a new file with the Kindle Oasis resolution (1680 x 1264px and 300 DPI) and then just pasted the images I wanted there, resized and moved till I was content, and saved them as Jpegs on a folder called "ScreenSavers".

This folder can then be dragged to the kindle when is connected to a computer and KOReader will be able to use it as source for the sleep screen images. This was the result:

Now, I've seen some comments about KOReader not being aesthetically pleasing but I think it comes from the first look we get from it since all the folders there look like this:

KOreader is extremely customizable though, so I just created a folder called "Home" and chose it as the default Home folder. Now every time I click the Home button it takes me to my "Library".

You can display the books in lists, grids, etc., and customize basically all the info you want them to show (or not), how many books appear pear page, if you want to order them by series, author, etc.

You can also create collections.

Honestly, the amount of customization is endless (I was playing with all the menus for a few hours, but now everything is as I wanted it and I can just read and relax).

One thing I love is that you can look up terms or phrases from a book on Wikipedia and they come with images + you can download the Wikipedia articles to read offline later as an epub.

You can also customize what info appears on the cover screen (or remove this). In my case some book names are too long and make a double line so I decided to show just the % I've read on my latest book and the battery.

You have to write the words "read" and "left" yourself, or any text you want to add. The text for what my cover is displaying looks like this:

The progress bar is also fully customizable and you can choose what to display and in what order:

There's a LOT you can do with KOReader in terms of spacing, styling, fonts, etc. Stefan Svartling has many YouTube videos showing what's possible.

Now, how do I get my books into this thing? KOReader can connect with calibre so you can wirelessly send all your books to the Kindle or connect the device to a computer with a cable and drag the books.

Where do I buy books? Calibre comes with a "Get Books" function that allows you to search from different vendors or in the case of Public Domain books it lets you fetch them from places like Project Gutenberg for free.

In my case, I'm getting new books mostly from ebooks.com, they tend to be cheaper there than on Amazon. For example, Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne is 5,49€ on ebooks.com and 10.67€ on Amazon.

Please be aware, a lot of e-books are now sold encrypted with Digital rights management (DRM). This means you can only open them in certain devices and can't copy them to others. You can add plugins to remove the DRM and then send them to KOReader, but this is illegal in some countries, so always check what's the copyright law were you live.

ebooks.com has a DRM-Free (legal) category, so you can search if the book you are looking for is there.

Pros of Jailbreaking the Kindle:

All things mentioned above.

You can still access the Amazon books you had if you exit the KOReader interface.

If something goes a bit wrong you can factory reset the Kindle and it will be practically brand new, then you can re-download your books from your Amazon account.

Cons of Jailbreaking the Kindle:

It doesn't work right now on new devices with the latest firmware.

You void the warranty.

If something goes extremely wrong you could brick the device.

You could get malware if you download resources from untrustworthy websites.

If you have any questions feel free to ask!

[naidje]

Yo, the Kobo Sage is so fucking nice for comics. I'm so happy. 💜💜💜

[raspbian-official]

I picked up a Kobo Aura 2e for like $30 off eBay and I'm really enjoying it! I haven't had an e-reader in years, I'd forgotten how nice e-ink screens are to look at! I do wish more of my library was in epub or HTML though 😞

[zeta-neubourn]

GameCube GBA Link Cable - Ep 009 - Zeta-Neubourn

Man, we had a lotta plastic stuff that did stuff. Sometimes that stuff would plug into more stuff and do more stuff. Stuffffff!.

[madreorchessa]

Alla fine l'ho fatto. Ho tradito il sistema bibliotecario locale che tanto mi ha sorretto in questi anni e ho comprato un e-reader su cui ho scaricato una vagonata di libri, libri che - volete sapere la verità? - sto anche leggendo.

In meno di una settimana ho concluso Il gioco del panino di Alan Bennet, Micky7 di Edward Ashton e un manualetto su come creare prompt efficaci con Chat GPT; ho anche letto qualche decina di pagine di un paio di saggi dei quali, però, ho deciso di non continuare la lettura, dato che mi sono apparsi meno consistenti di quanto credessi, con la differenza che, se li avessi dovuti rendere alla biblioteca (e forse non li avrei neanche proprio prenotati, dato che sono titoli sull'aziendalese spicciolo che mi vergognerei a far vedere tra i miei prestiti), mi sarebbe toccato uscire con una pioggia terribile.

La comodità dell'e-reader rende le occasioni di lettura più numerose, sopratutto qui a casa, quando sono sotto assalto del bambino. Inoltre risponde a una delle più ricorrenti domande che mi sto ponendo in questi anni, ovvero:

"Quando invecchierò e andrò in pensione e andrò a vivere con mia sorella zitella al mare, mi converrà scendere di nuovo nel Sud Italia pur sapendo che non c'è un ottimo servizio di prestito inter-bibliotecario (e, ah sì, anche sanitario)?"

Sembrerò una cretina, ma realmente mi sono posta in questi ultimi due anni spesso questo quesito. E ora ho finalmente la risposta ed è:

"Sì, basta che ci sia la connessione a internet."

Se mi sento in colpa nei confronti del sistema bibliotecario? Terribilmente, anzi, mi tarla il pensiero che privando il sistema di prestito locale dei miei circa sette-dieci prestiti al mese questo potrebbe non giustificare più agli occhi del Comune la sua esistenza e farlo fallire e chiudere e bruciare in un rogo da cui partirà anche tutta la decadenza dell'editoria italiana. Se mai dovesse accadere, perdonatemi: non era mia intenzione uccidere la lettura in Italia.

[pixelsproject]

『Animal Crossing』e-Reader Card Designs

These Animal Crossing designs can only be acquired by scanning a design card into a Gameboy Advance e-Reader.

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SOURCE ↴ Animal Crossing (GCN) e-Reader designs (Nookipedia)

[arctic-hands]

Did I drop like twenty dollars on an ancient ass e-ink ereader from goodwill, one that's so old the charger is circular and not a USB port and the software is unsupported now I'll have to rely on calibre? Yes. Look I was having the obsessive urge to spend money anyway so better a ten dollar (the rest was shipping) used device that still works fine and has free workarounds than like a hundred dollars on a new thing with only midling reviews like I almost did

[junipers-wonderful-life]

What's in my bag?

Tablet

Froggy

Noise reducing ear plugs

Coin purse

Pouches

Green Pouch

Inhaler

Medications

Toothbrush

Toothpaste

Perfume

Pink Pouch

Power bank

Reading light

Type C charger

Whiteout

Pen

(not pictured micro usb charger and wireless ear buds)

Large items

Planner

Quicksilver by Callie Hart (WB Book Club book)

Switch

[a-ramblinrose]

JOMP Book Photo Challenge || October 16 || Bookish Item:  Having a Kindle does not in fact help keep my tbr under control...

[luisquartz]

The Japanese Decoration Present Pokémon e-Reader card in English, with modified dot code to work with English Ruby and Sapphire.

(I don't actually have the necessary kind of printer to try it out, but in theory it should work.)

[socte-blue]

Hey uh I don’t know who needs to hear this, but

Your typing quirk is recreational.

Provide translations, this is not a need.

[goldennika]

wondering if an e-reader would get the habit of reading to stick or if it would just be a sunken cost if i’m not already reading

i wanna get back to reading books but i hesitate to bring around a hard copy since they’re bulky/take up more space than an e-reader would