Terence Eden15h ago
Amazon are killing off their old Kindles - notably the ones which still let you remove DRM from their ebooks.
I suspect that it is also because they can't connect to modern TLS servers.
A shame, although I was only using it for stripping DRM.
There are a few jailbreaks but the hardware and software is ancient, so I might have to repurpose mine as yet another semi-passive display.
#Amazon #Kindle #DRM
Show threadDeborah Pickett13h ago

@Edent Looks like the device window is now 6th Generation (Paperwhite 2, not covered by this announcement) to 10th Generation (Last firmware 5.18.2, reputed to work with DeDRM Tools). Fortunately I have an archaeological record of old Kindles in a drawer, containing two devices within this window. Charging up the Oasis now to become my DeDRM device.

Edit: Naah, the 6th-to-10th Generation e-Ink Kindle window is closed too, and the only way to remove DRM now is to piggyback on the KFX extractor included with Kindle for PC or Kindle for Mac.

Show threadTerence Eden
@futzle TBH, it is easier to buy from Kobo. The DRM is trivial to strip and they price match Kindle.
There are some Amazon only exclusives, but they seem rarer these days.
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Show threadDeborah Pickett13h ago
@Edent Agree, my own reader is a Kobo. Partner reads a lot of romance that is exclusive to Amazon, so moving hasn’t been an option.