[DavideNL]

What 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 ambient light sensor to auto adjust the brightness, and a 300 PPI display.

I'm still "waiting" for a better / equal device to be released.

[1] https://kindlemodding.org/kindle-models.html

[2] https://github.com/koreader/koreader

[deng]

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.

[jcul]

+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 to be careful not to upgrade the firmware so it could be jailbroken.

Like I said I've had the Kobo for 8 years, so I hope this is still the case.

[themadturk]

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.

[jcul]

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.

[scrollop]

Had a few kobos, very good readers, then bought a Box color go 7 ii, mainly because it runs android, so you can used it for so many things. Shame the company is based in china.

[yulker]

what's the take on it being a shame that it's based in china?

[takipsizad]

being able to not care about GPL compliance, that's about it for me

[rpgbr]

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.

[not_that_d]

But why? You can get a Kindle with ads, jailbreak it and having Bezos pay the halb of your Device

[deng]

Not all Kindles can be jailbroken. It's a constant cat and mouse game, and if you get a Kindle with up-to-date firmware, there's a good chance you cannot jailbreak it for now. Once jailbroken, you need to make sure it doesn't auto-update the firmware. And personally, I think one should rather support open devices. Even if Amazon loses money on a jailbroken Kindle (which I doubt), in the end, it still hurts open alternatives.

[Larrikin]

Because you still paid Bezos and then have a bunch of extra work to do to not make it a strictly interior to a Kobo. Tailscale+Koreader+Kavita on my Kobo Libra Color gives me access to my entire library at all times from anywhere. I read a lot more now after getting one.

[prmoustache]

In any case you are always the only one to pay they just reduce their margin with the ad flavored version.

[a10c]

Not only that but KOReader has native support for OPDS feeds, which the OPs read-it-later service Readeck also natively supports.

I have been using it like this for a while and it is absolutely bliss to be able to view a catalogue of my inboxed articles on my kindle, with annotation (exports of which are also supported in KOReader).

[cyberpunk]

I missed my oasis dearly but I couldn’t wait anymore and got a Kobo Libre (not sure the exact model, th color one); it’s pretty much as good, only thing i miss is the dual battery system.

Koreader is well supported and has all the features you mention.

[bstar77]

I have a Kindle Scribe Colorsoft. I’ve been able to upload pretty much any relevant media, primarily epub, pdf and images. I just use send to kindle via web or email. It’s not censoring or rejecting content. Not sure what benefit jailbreaking would have.

[nonninz]

It would be really interesting to join what you and the OG article talks about:

1. Self host readdeck, add articles to it

2. Have an ebook generated automatically each article saved/day/week/etc

3. Have the ebook be automatically pushed to your jailbroken kindle with KOReader

New side project unlocked, thanks!

[yoz-y]

TIL that oasis was discontinued. Now I’m sad I did not upgrade to the version with usb-c. I’ll hold onto mine for a while.

That said, I do most of my reading on a Books Palma 2 now. Smaller, so it fits better in a smaller bag or a pocket. And does have physical buttons.

[michaelmcdonald]

No need to be sad: the Oasis never had a USB-C version.

[DavideNL]

fyi: https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2026/02/20/amazon-selling-...

[johnhamlin]

It’s infuriating that Amazon abandoned the Oasis form factor. I love having a safe area on the side to, ya know, hold the damn thing. And physical buttons are so much more reliable for page turns. Every once in a while, tapping the screen to turn the page does something unexpected, and suddenly I’m futzing with my kindle instead of being immersed in my book.

I was a happy Oasis user until last year when I used a new Kindle and saw how much faster they’ve gotten. That started a very frustrating search for a kindle replacement. I ordered and returned many units before settling on the Kobo Libra Color. I didn’t want color, but I don’t notice the lower resolution now unless I’m using it side-by-side with a B&W screen. I do miss whisper sync, which I’d occasionally use to read a few pages on my phone. The Instapaper integration is awesome— I used to pay for KTool to accomplish something similar.