[Neil44]

That's cool. I regret throwing my ancient kindle away now.

The expensive corporate version of this is called a Joan - https://getjoan.com/digital-signage/

[rmccue]

A more affordable alternative to this is the Inkplate series, which uses recycled e-ink screens from tablets: https://soldered.com/categories/inkplate/

The software runs on an ESP32 and is all open source: https://inkplate.readthedocs.io/en/latest/

[foul]

It's affordable but some displays cost as much as waveshare displays, and waveshare displays are new, not refurbished/repurposed.

[Semaphor]

> I regret throwing my ancient kindle away now.

Amazon also gives you a 20% discount for buying a new one, if you send the old one in, even if it doesn’t work at all anymore.

[gregoryl]

Ooft. 900 euro and a subscription.