Kindle straight outta jail

Straight outta jail

I finally did it. I had a talk with my Kindle and that talk involved a USB cable, some questionable firmware files, and some "pleasedontbrick" anxiety.

But now my Kindle is officially straight outta jail, and it feels so much better to use it now!

Here are my pros (I actually don't consider anything a con, you always trade something for freedom):

The KOReader tablet: This is the biggest pro. If the stock Kindle software is doing you good, KOReader is a going to do you better. I’m finally reading EPUBs natively without begging Amazon to convert them for me with the their extremely convoluted process. The reading statistics are so detailed in this thing and it's easy to keep track of yourself when you get lost in a book.

I don't feel dirty anymore: By blocking OTA (Over-The-Air) updates and stripping away the tracking, the device feels so much faster and It’s no longer "calling home" to Jeff Bezos every time I flip a page.

The Verdict

45 minutes of setup is so worth it, if you have one and see an opening (meaning you are on a firmware that is jailbreakable), just do it!