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It's not for the faint of heart, given the inaccessible brick-ness of the Kindle and its long, nerve-racking reboot time, but you can jailbreak your device and

It's not for the faint of heart, given the inaccessible brick-ness of the Kindle and its long, nerve-racking reboot time, but you can jailbreak your device and install KUAL (app launcher) and KOReader. http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=203326 http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=203326 https://github.com/koreader/koreader https://github.com/koreader/koreader ePub and PDF support, text reflow/cropping/reformatting (great for papers!), plethora of options from contrast to margins, custom fonts, per-document style sheets, etc etc. You can also install things like Gargoyle for interactive fiction on the go. http://www.fabiszewski.net/kindle-gargoyle/ http://www.fabiszewski.net/kindle-gargoyle/ Just make sure to set up BackDoorLock so that Amazon can't force an OTA update on you. http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=205666 http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=205666 You might also want the Rescue Pack in case things go wrong. It boots you into diagnostics mode if you start your Kindle with a USB cable plugged in.. http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=195670 http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=195670 (how to exit diags mode) http://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Kindle_Touch_Hacking#Exiting_Diags_Mode http://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Kindle_Touch_Hacking#Exiting... See the FGA thread and MobileRead's "Kindle Developer's Corner" for more info. http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=237083 http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=237083 http://www.mobileread.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=150 http://www.mobileread.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=150

joshuapants 12y ago
Does KOReader fix the Kindle typography? That is, get rid of the rivers of white running through the poorly justified pages?
- ekianjo 12y ago
  Yes, it fixes most of it. I would not say it's perfect either but it's much, much better than the default Kindle Viewer. it also gives you a lot more options on how to tweak the way it reflows text, as well as font choices. It makes it a much better device for reading.
  - joshuapants 12y ago
    Awesome, thanks. I'm going to give it a try.
    - ekianjo 12y ago
      let me know if you need some help to set it up.
lelf 12y ago
… but not on Voyage (they made sure in the new FW you won't do any of that).
aryamaan 12y ago
I didn't go through lists you provided, but is there way to get back to where we are in case things go wrong?
carlob 12y ago
> Just make sure to set up BackDoorLock so that Amazon can't force an OTA update on you. Just don't ever connect it to a wifi. This will also keep the ads off it.
ikeboy 12y ago
I got a Kindle Touch, jailbreak isn't supported on it and they don't think they'll be able to do it anytime soon.
- mintplant 12y ago
  There's an entire wiki page on hacking the Kindle Touch. http://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Kindle_Touch_Hacking http://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Kindle_Touch_Hacking It depends on your firmware version.
  - ikeboy 12y ago
    Mine is the latest Touch (known there as KT2), and it starts on a version than can't be jailbroken yet.

joshuapants 12y ago

Does KOReader fix the Kindle typography? That is, get rid of the rivers of white running through the poorly justified pages?

ekianjo 12y ago
Yes, it fixes most of it. I would not say it's perfect either but it's much, much better than the default Kindle Viewer. it also gives you a lot more options on how to tweak the way it reflows text, as well as font choices. It makes it a much better device for reading.
- joshuapants 12y ago
  Awesome, thanks. I'm going to give it a try.
  - ekianjo 12y ago
    let me know if you need some help to set it up.

lelf 12y ago

… but not on Voyage (they made sure in the new FW you won't do any of that).

aryamaan 12y ago

I didn't go through lists you provided, but is there way to get back to where we are in case things go wrong?

carlob 12y ago

> Just make sure to set up BackDoorLock so that Amazon can't force an OTA update on you. Just don't ever connect it to a wifi. This will also keep the ads off it.

ikeboy 12y ago

I got a Kindle Touch, jailbreak isn't supported on it and they don't think they'll be able to do it anytime soon.

mintplant 12y ago
There's an entire wiki page on hacking the Kindle Touch. http://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Kindle_Touch_Hacking http://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Kindle_Touch_Hacking It depends on your firmware version.
- ikeboy 12y ago
  Mine is the latest Touch (known there as KT2), and it starts on a version than can't be jailbroken yet.