▲ 511 ▼ Your Kindle Can Finally Be Jailbroken Again. [22:00] (youtu.be) submitted 9 months ago by parody@lemmings.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 59 comments fedilink hide all child comments cross-posted from: https://lemmings.world/post/36014604
[+] Boozilla@lemmy.world 100 points 9 months ago (5 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] humanamerican@lemmy.zip 41 points 9 months ago (4 children) Thanks for helping me discover Kobo! Looks like a good Kindle alternative. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] Ugurcan@lemmy.world 26 points 9 months ago (2 children) There’s also Boox, another alternative with Android. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] jinwk00@sh.itjust.works 5 points 9 months ago (1 child) Except they are blatantly violating GPL license permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] __siru__@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 9 months ago (1 child) Could you give a bit more context? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jinwk00@sh.itjust.works 9 points 9 months ago They refuse to publish modified source code of the kernel with bad reasons such as "it's a private information" or "because China and India are fighting" permalink fedilink source parent [–] humanamerican@lemmy.zip 2 points 9 months ago I'll check that out too permalink fedilink source parent [–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 11 points 9 months ago I have a Kobo Clara BW and it's fantastic. Unfortunately, it doesn't support my SO's language well, so YMMV. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Smokeless7048@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago Yea, love my kobo Just bought a new 7" Libra, my only complaint is the colour screen is lower contrast than a pure black and white permalink fedilink source parent [+] Boozilla@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] white_nrdy@programming.dev 16 points 9 months ago (5 children) Do you have an easy way to strip the DRM from the Kobo ebooks? If not, then is it much different thank Amazon? I also have a kobo but don't buy from their store. I mainly buy books on ebooks.com if they are DRM free. And maybe acquire others that aren't DRM free. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] bismuthbob@sopuli.xyz 18 points 9 months ago (2 children) One thing to note about the Kobo store is that it (unlike Amazon) lists the DRM status of a given book towards the bottom of the store page below the reviews. If you see something like "Epub 2 (DRM Free)" then that's the format that the book will be in if you download it. You can download a book that you've purchased directly from the website on the My Account/My Books subpage. I've tested this out and it can be a good way to get paid DRM free ebooks, if that's what the publisher wants to sell. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] PastelKeystone@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago Bookshop.org also has a DRM-free search filter and shares profits with local bookstores. permalink fedilink source parent [–] white_nrdy@programming.dev 6 points 9 months ago I thought I remember Amazon also listed that, but it's moot at this point. Another good option that lists DRM plainly is https://ebooks.com/ They even have a search filter for only DRM free permalink fedilink source parent [+] Boozilla@lemmy.world 15 points 9 months ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] white_nrdy@programming.dev 2 points 9 months ago Ok, good to know. Next time I buy an eBook I'll look at it permalink fedilink source parent [–] Deebster@infosec.pub 7 points 9 months ago (1 child) I have the DeDRM plugin set up on Calibre and it's either it's working perfectly or everything I've bought from Kobo didn't come with DRM (I think it's the first one). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] white_nrdy@programming.dev 5 points 9 months ago (1 child) That's good to hear. The last (and only) book I bought on Kobos store I had to use Adobe Digital Editions I think, which was annoying since they don't provide that for Linux. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Deebster@infosec.pub 1 point 9 months ago Hmm, I do remember installing that at one point - it might be that I needed to extract a key from it to configure the plugin. I was on Windows then so it wouldn't have been too hard. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Smokeless7048@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago Yea, I use calibre to strip it, have my entire collection backed up permalink fedilink source parent [–] JoyfulCodingGuy@lemmy.ml 2 points 9 months ago I think DRM on Kobo books is dependent on what the publisher requests or something like that. The few I have bought don't have DRM from what I can tell. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Helluh@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago I also switched to Kobo about 6vmonths ago. Got the libra colour so i can read comics and manga too. I use annes archive for my ku only reads. Purchase titles through kobo(or direct from the author anytime its possible), or borrow from overdrive. Also, very recently discovered Instapaper is amazing for reading webnovels! permalink fedilink source parent [–] Deebster@infosec.pub 4 points 9 months ago The fact that they fixed the jailbreak just as I was about to do it was part of the reason I moved to Kobo (went with the Clara BW and am very happy with the upgrade). permalink fedilink source parent [–] Regrettable_incident@lemmy.world 1 point 9 months ago (1 child) Amazon eliminated side loading? I've been using calibre to convert books to azw and transfer to my Kindle. Always worked fine for me. Unless they pushed out an update to break this? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] buddascrayon@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago (1 child) What Amazon eliminated was your ability to download your books and then load them to your Kindle from your computer instead of using their whisper net. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Regrettable_incident@lemmy.world 1 point 9 months ago Ah gotcha thanks. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] humanamerican@lemmy.zip 41 points 9 months ago (4 children) Thanks for helping me discover Kobo! Looks like a good Kindle alternative. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] Ugurcan@lemmy.world 26 points 9 months ago (2 children) There’s also Boox, another alternative with Android. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] jinwk00@sh.itjust.works 5 points 9 months ago (1 child) Except they are blatantly violating GPL license permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] __siru__@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 9 months ago (1 child) Could you give a bit more context? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jinwk00@sh.itjust.works 9 points 9 months ago They refuse to publish modified source code of the kernel with bad reasons such as "it's a private information" or "because China and India are fighting" permalink fedilink source parent [–] humanamerican@lemmy.zip 2 points 9 months ago I'll check that out too permalink fedilink source parent [–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 11 points 9 months ago I have a Kobo Clara BW and it's fantastic. Unfortunately, it doesn't support my SO's language well, so YMMV. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Smokeless7048@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago Yea, love my kobo Just bought a new 7" Libra, my only complaint is the colour screen is lower contrast than a pure black and white permalink fedilink source parent [+] Boozilla@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ugurcan@lemmy.world 26 points 9 months ago (2 children) There’s also Boox, another alternative with Android. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] jinwk00@sh.itjust.works 5 points 9 months ago (1 child) Except they are blatantly violating GPL license permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] __siru__@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 9 months ago (1 child) Could you give a bit more context? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jinwk00@sh.itjust.works 9 points 9 months ago They refuse to publish modified source code of the kernel with bad reasons such as "it's a private information" or "because China and India are fighting" permalink fedilink source parent [–] humanamerican@lemmy.zip 2 points 9 months ago I'll check that out too permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jinwk00@sh.itjust.works 5 points 9 months ago (1 child) Except they are blatantly violating GPL license permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] __siru__@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 9 months ago (1 child) Could you give a bit more context? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jinwk00@sh.itjust.works 9 points 9 months ago They refuse to publish modified source code of the kernel with bad reasons such as "it's a private information" or "because China and India are fighting" permalink fedilink source parent
[–] __siru__@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 9 months ago (1 child) Could you give a bit more context? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jinwk00@sh.itjust.works 9 points 9 months ago They refuse to publish modified source code of the kernel with bad reasons such as "it's a private information" or "because China and India are fighting" permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jinwk00@sh.itjust.works 9 points 9 months ago They refuse to publish modified source code of the kernel with bad reasons such as "it's a private information" or "because China and India are fighting" permalink fedilink source parent
[–] humanamerican@lemmy.zip 2 points 9 months ago I'll check that out too permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 11 points 9 months ago I have a Kobo Clara BW and it's fantastic. Unfortunately, it doesn't support my SO's language well, so YMMV. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Smokeless7048@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago Yea, love my kobo Just bought a new 7" Libra, my only complaint is the colour screen is lower contrast than a pure black and white permalink fedilink source parent
[–] white_nrdy@programming.dev 16 points 9 months ago (5 children) Do you have an easy way to strip the DRM from the Kobo ebooks? If not, then is it much different thank Amazon? I also have a kobo but don't buy from their store. I mainly buy books on ebooks.com if they are DRM free. And maybe acquire others that aren't DRM free. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] bismuthbob@sopuli.xyz 18 points 9 months ago (2 children) One thing to note about the Kobo store is that it (unlike Amazon) lists the DRM status of a given book towards the bottom of the store page below the reviews. If you see something like "Epub 2 (DRM Free)" then that's the format that the book will be in if you download it. You can download a book that you've purchased directly from the website on the My Account/My Books subpage. I've tested this out and it can be a good way to get paid DRM free ebooks, if that's what the publisher wants to sell. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] PastelKeystone@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago Bookshop.org also has a DRM-free search filter and shares profits with local bookstores. permalink fedilink source parent [–] white_nrdy@programming.dev 6 points 9 months ago I thought I remember Amazon also listed that, but it's moot at this point. Another good option that lists DRM plainly is https://ebooks.com/ They even have a search filter for only DRM free permalink fedilink source parent [+] Boozilla@lemmy.world 15 points 9 months ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] white_nrdy@programming.dev 2 points 9 months ago Ok, good to know. Next time I buy an eBook I'll look at it permalink fedilink source parent [–] Deebster@infosec.pub 7 points 9 months ago (1 child) I have the DeDRM plugin set up on Calibre and it's either it's working perfectly or everything I've bought from Kobo didn't come with DRM (I think it's the first one). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] white_nrdy@programming.dev 5 points 9 months ago (1 child) That's good to hear. The last (and only) book I bought on Kobos store I had to use Adobe Digital Editions I think, which was annoying since they don't provide that for Linux. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Deebster@infosec.pub 1 point 9 months ago Hmm, I do remember installing that at one point - it might be that I needed to extract a key from it to configure the plugin. I was on Windows then so it wouldn't have been too hard. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Smokeless7048@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago Yea, I use calibre to strip it, have my entire collection backed up permalink fedilink source parent [–] JoyfulCodingGuy@lemmy.ml 2 points 9 months ago I think DRM on Kobo books is dependent on what the publisher requests or something like that. The few I have bought don't have DRM from what I can tell. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bismuthbob@sopuli.xyz 18 points 9 months ago (2 children) One thing to note about the Kobo store is that it (unlike Amazon) lists the DRM status of a given book towards the bottom of the store page below the reviews. If you see something like "Epub 2 (DRM Free)" then that's the format that the book will be in if you download it. You can download a book that you've purchased directly from the website on the My Account/My Books subpage. I've tested this out and it can be a good way to get paid DRM free ebooks, if that's what the publisher wants to sell. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] PastelKeystone@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago Bookshop.org also has a DRM-free search filter and shares profits with local bookstores. permalink fedilink source parent [–] white_nrdy@programming.dev 6 points 9 months ago I thought I remember Amazon also listed that, but it's moot at this point. Another good option that lists DRM plainly is https://ebooks.com/ They even have a search filter for only DRM free permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PastelKeystone@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago Bookshop.org also has a DRM-free search filter and shares profits with local bookstores. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] white_nrdy@programming.dev 6 points 9 months ago I thought I remember Amazon also listed that, but it's moot at this point. Another good option that lists DRM plainly is https://ebooks.com/ They even have a search filter for only DRM free permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Boozilla@lemmy.world 15 points 9 months ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] white_nrdy@programming.dev 2 points 9 months ago Ok, good to know. Next time I buy an eBook I'll look at it permalink fedilink source parent
[–] white_nrdy@programming.dev 2 points 9 months ago Ok, good to know. Next time I buy an eBook I'll look at it permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Deebster@infosec.pub 7 points 9 months ago (1 child) I have the DeDRM plugin set up on Calibre and it's either it's working perfectly or everything I've bought from Kobo didn't come with DRM (I think it's the first one). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] white_nrdy@programming.dev 5 points 9 months ago (1 child) That's good to hear. The last (and only) book I bought on Kobos store I had to use Adobe Digital Editions I think, which was annoying since they don't provide that for Linux. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Deebster@infosec.pub 1 point 9 months ago Hmm, I do remember installing that at one point - it might be that I needed to extract a key from it to configure the plugin. I was on Windows then so it wouldn't have been too hard. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] white_nrdy@programming.dev 5 points 9 months ago (1 child) That's good to hear. The last (and only) book I bought on Kobos store I had to use Adobe Digital Editions I think, which was annoying since they don't provide that for Linux. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Deebster@infosec.pub 1 point 9 months ago Hmm, I do remember installing that at one point - it might be that I needed to extract a key from it to configure the plugin. I was on Windows then so it wouldn't have been too hard. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Deebster@infosec.pub 1 point 9 months ago Hmm, I do remember installing that at one point - it might be that I needed to extract a key from it to configure the plugin. I was on Windows then so it wouldn't have been too hard. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Smokeless7048@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago Yea, I use calibre to strip it, have my entire collection backed up permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JoyfulCodingGuy@lemmy.ml 2 points 9 months ago I think DRM on Kobo books is dependent on what the publisher requests or something like that. The few I have bought don't have DRM from what I can tell. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Helluh@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago I also switched to Kobo about 6vmonths ago. Got the libra colour so i can read comics and manga too. I use annes archive for my ku only reads. Purchase titles through kobo(or direct from the author anytime its possible), or borrow from overdrive. Also, very recently discovered Instapaper is amazing for reading webnovels! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Deebster@infosec.pub 4 points 9 months ago The fact that they fixed the jailbreak just as I was about to do it was part of the reason I moved to Kobo (went with the Clara BW and am very happy with the upgrade). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Regrettable_incident@lemmy.world 1 point 9 months ago (1 child) Amazon eliminated side loading? I've been using calibre to convert books to azw and transfer to my Kindle. Always worked fine for me. Unless they pushed out an update to break this? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] buddascrayon@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago (1 child) What Amazon eliminated was your ability to download your books and then load them to your Kindle from your computer instead of using their whisper net. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Regrettable_incident@lemmy.world 1 point 9 months ago Ah gotcha thanks. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] buddascrayon@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago (1 child) What Amazon eliminated was your ability to download your books and then load them to your Kindle from your computer instead of using their whisper net. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Regrettable_incident@lemmy.world 1 point 9 months ago Ah gotcha thanks. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Regrettable_incident@lemmy.world 1 point 9 months ago Ah gotcha thanks. permalink fedilink source parent