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  • DavideNL2 hours ago
    What i did is, jailbreak [1] my Kindle Oasis, and install KOreader [2].<p>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.)<p>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...<p>It has 2 phyisical buttons to turn the page, and an ambient light sensor to auto adjust the brightness, and a 300 PPI display.<p>I&#x27;m still &quot;waiting&quot; for a better &#x2F; equal device to be released.<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;kindlemodding.org&#x2F;kindle-models.html" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;kindlemodding.org&#x2F;kindle-models.html</a><p>[2] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;koreader&#x2F;koreader" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;koreader&#x2F;koreader</a>
    • cyberpunk52 minutes ago
      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.<p>Koreader is well supported and has all the features you mention.
  • 0x5330 minutes ago
    I also just did this! My solution was to automate creation of a set of static html pages that I view in the “experimental” kindle browser. It’s set to scrape a paper and build the site at 6am every morning. That was I don’t have to mess with the file transfers, and it’s there waiting for me when I wake up. Also I can mess with the layout a bit easier. Only downside is that I have to have next&#x2F;back buttons rather than tapping on the screen.
  • longnguyen40 minutes ago
    Nice. I quit my job to build a product[0] to solve this exact problem.<p>I’m not interested in news but I love reading blog posts, newsletters and interesting technical discussions on HN or reddit.<p>So I built KTool as a “read it later on Kindle” solution. It supports web links, newsletters (via email forwarding) and RSS. I also added the ability to compile multiple articles into one magazine&#x2F;ebook and deliver them at a specific time.<p>Give it a try if you’re a Kindle owner.<p>[0]: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;ktool.io" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;ktool.io</a>
    • zoidb33 minutes ago
      FYI there are some styling issues on your landing page on Firefox mobile (dont see it on chrome)
  • LeoDaVibeci39 minutes ago
    That&#x27;s so cool, I would love to have a less distracting experience while reading the news.<p>It could even be paired with an AI summary service that could summarize Reddit&#x2F;HN activity, like Huxe does in it&#x27;s generated podcasts.
  • butokai2 hours ago
    This setup feels cumbersome, since you also have to manually track which items you have read. Kobo seems to offer better features in this sense (better than a jail broken kindle), however I like the build of my Kindle Oasis 2 too much.
  • Foskya2 hours ago
    I would suggest to just jailbreak the kindle and automate the workflow with koreader or other &quot;apps&quot;
  • adhamsalama45 minutes ago
    I faced the same issue, but I wanted to use my Kindle to read RSS feeds without relying on my PC, phone or Amazon, so I built a FOSS web-based RSS reader compatible with the Kindle browser. It may make your life a lot simpler.<p>Link: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;inkfeed.xyz" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;inkfeed.xyz</a> Repo: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;adhamsalama&#x2F;inkfeed-reader" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;adhamsalama&#x2F;inkfeed-reader</a>
    • adhamsalama43 minutes ago
      I discovered this post while reading Hacker News on my Kindle BTW.
  • avazhi2 hours ago
    Uh, pretty sure the kindle paperwhites can import epubs natively now.
    • cvcount50 minutes ago
      The devices themselves can&#x27;t read epubs (last time I checked anyway), but the &quot;Send to Kindle&quot; service will convert epubs to Kindle-formatted files.