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    Let's put Tailscale on a jailbroken Kindle

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    327 points Quizzical4230 | 18 comments | 08 Dec 25 16:34 UTC | HN request time: 0.202s | source | bottom
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    Havoc ◴[08 Dec 25 16:56 UTC] No.46194646[source]▶
    > is available for all but the most up-to-date Kindles

    Bought one from eBay to try it out. Silly me connected it to wifi and suddenly it’s up to date and no longer breakable

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    jsheard ◴[08 Dec 25 17:17 UTC] No.46194904[source]▶
    If you want a cheap rooted eReader I think you're better off getting a Kobo instead, they don't officially support rooting but AFAICT they make basically no effort to prevent it.
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    1. tfsh ◴[08 Dec 25 17:33 UTC] No.46195120[source]▶
    +1 to a Kobo, they cheaper and better than Kindles, with full Calibre support (https://github.com/kovidgoyal/calibre - OSS which has been in development for ~20 years!).

    The way you install additional software is literally just moving files into folders whilst its plugged into your computer. I'm sure it could handle Tailscale.

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    2. graemep ◴[08 Dec 25 17:47 UTC] No.46195316[source]▶
    I use the Calibre support, but did not know you could install additional software that easily!
    3. finalarbiter ◴[08 Dec 25 18:32 UTC] No.46195873[source]▶
    I agree with your sentiment that the Kobo is better than the Kindle from an... ethical standpoint, if you have the money for one. However, it is worth noting that Kindles will always be cheaper than Kobo devices [0] due to economies of scale and lockscreen advertisements (removable with jailbreaking). From a pure cost perspective, and assuming the user is technically-minded enough to accomplish the jailbreak, the Kindle is likely always [1] a better deal.

    [0] as of today, 12/8/25, the "base model" Kindle 11th Generation is priced at $109.99 USD, and the respective Kobo Clara BW is $139.99 USD.

    [1] I say "likely always" to cover my bases. To my knowledge Calibre supports Kindle, just not as well as Kobo. That said I have found that the KOreader app is more than powerful enough for my use case (reading my own epubs, using dictionaries, etc.)

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    4. jsheard ◴[08 Dec 25 18:42 UTC] No.46196019[source]▶
    That doesn't always hold, if you want color e-ink then Kobo is currently the cheaper option.

    Kindle Colorsoft (7" 16GB) - $250

    Kindle Colorsoft (7" 32GB) - $280

    Kobo Clara Color (6" 16GB) - $160

    Kobo Libra Color (7" 32GB) - $230

    The Libra also supports a stylus (sold separately) while the Colorsoft doesn't, that's reserved for the much bigger and pricier Kindle Scribe.

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    5. jrm4 ◴[08 Dec 25 18:51 UTC] No.46196110[source]▶
    Also consider koreader instead of the stock reader app.
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    6. ekropotin ◴[08 Dec 25 19:10 UTC] No.46196326{3}[source]▶
    How is situation with latency on these readers?

    I’ve just acquired the latest gen Kindle and I’m absolutely blown away by how fast it is.

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    7. cyberpunk ◴[08 Dec 25 19:17 UTC] No.46196411[source]▶
    I kinda love that buried in the koreader menu somewhere is an option that drops me at a linux shell. I have no use really for this feature, but i like it. Good for those times you absolutely have to crank out some awk on the plane or whatever. :)
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    8. gcr ◴[08 Dec 25 21:28 UTC] No.46197883{4}[source]▶
    do you mean latency on a color screen? (my experience with color eInk is that it adds quite a lot of latency)
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    10. dotancohen ◴[08 Dec 25 22:03 UTC] No.46198270{5}[source]▶
    And colour E-Ink devices also have horrible contrast.
    11. ekropotin ◴[08 Dec 25 22:52 UTC] No.46198775{5}[source]▶
    Ah, sorry for confusion. I meant to ask about non-color version of Kobo.
    12. abnry ◴[09 Dec 25 00:22 UTC] No.46199684[source]▶
    Where do I get DRM-free ebooks to put on a Kobo? I don't support breaking DRM. So I'm using a Kindle because it has the best access to and integration with almost any book I want.
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    13. rr808 ◴[09 Dec 25 03:42 UTC] No.46201019[source]▶
    Most (?) Kobos can run libby so you can get ebooks from your library.
    14. wkat4242 ◴[09 Dec 25 04:22 UTC] No.46201194{5}[source]▶
    The current colour kindles and kobos don't use real eink colour. It's just a bw screen with lcd colour overlay (eink kaleido)

    The real colour screens are used on the remarkable (eink gallery) and they are indeed slow for full page updates though remarkable seems to have done a lot of smarts for local updates while drawing.

    15. haritha-j ◴[09 Dec 25 11:21 UTC] No.46203640[source]▶
    Plus the kindles will get decent discounts on prime day, black friday and such.
    16. dotancohen ◴[09 Dec 25 12:45 UTC] No.46204331{3}[source]▶
    Thank you, I did not know about this!

    But what I'd really like is an option not to hide the navigation bar while KOReader is open. I work with technical PDFs and need to jump between applications very often.

    One of which is often Termux!

    17. Larrikin ◴[09 Dec 25 14:06 UTC] No.46205044{3}[source]▶
    What does it mean to not support breaking DRM? You purchase something and then are fine not being able to use it?
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    18. gabrielhidasy ◴[09 Dec 25 14:51 UTC] No.46205507{4}[source]▶
    Not OP, but maybe also against buying stuff with DRM in the first place?