Amazon disables the bookstore on older Kindle e-readers

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[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (8 children)

Looking into other options for myself, maybe I can jailbreak it.

[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (4 children)

Looking into other options for myself, maybe I can jailbreak it.

Yes, they run android and can be rooted just like a phone. Amazon is gay af, but the kindle is a decent piece of hardware for the price once you de-amazon that thing

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

You're saying I don't need to though, I can just usb transfer whatevs, right?

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Yeah you can usb transfer without rooting it

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Do you think rooting it anyways is a good idea?

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I prefer it rooted, its actually a fully functional android device, although the screen isnt well suited for some stuff. I don't want amazon deleting my books and shit, which it tends to do with downloaded epubs

[–]jet199 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I have a kobo which you can read pdfs on. Can you do that on a kindle?

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I believe so. From what I've been told here it sounds like I'll be able to load files without jail breaking it. Just makes it more inconvenient but still useful.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I have a kobo which you can read pdfs on. Can you do that on a kindle?

You can, but it requires an extra step. You can either convert the PDF to epub format using Calibre, or root the device and download a PDF reader from the android app store