Hacker News with Generative AI: Kindle

Show HN: send2kindle – CLI utility to send documents to your Kindle (github.com/carlos-menezes)
send2kindle is a command-line utility to send documents to your Kindle.
Kindle, Software, Productivity
8 points by carlos-menezes 1 day ago | 0 comments
iOS Kindle app now has a ‘get book’ button after changes to App Store rules (theverge.com)
Amazon has updated its Kindle iOS app to take advantage of recent changes to Apple’s App Store rules.
iOS, Kindle, Ebooks, Mobile Apps
189 points by diversion 17 days ago | 183 comments
It's School time: Adventures in hacking an old Kindle (samkhawase.com)
It was Monday and my daughter was late for the school again. To make things worse, the bus came early by 2 minutes. After rushing and making sure she caught the bus on time, I sat down for my morning coffee and opened up Hacker News. The front page had an interesting entry: “All Kindles can now be jailbroken”. Curiously my old kindle was lying next to me. Was this a sign from the universe?
Kindle, Hacking, E-Readers, Technology, DIY
176 points by FlyingSnake 25 days ago | 49 comments
Amazon Keeps Finding New Ways to Anger Kindle Customers (the-ebook-reader.com)
From forced software updates that keep breaking things to suddenly removing the ability to download purchased ebooks, Amazon has done a number of things to annoy and irritate Kindle users in recent years.
Amazon, Kindle, E-Readers, Customer Service, Consumer Issues
9 points by DavideNL 87 days ago | 3 comments
Amazon now discloses you're buying a license to view Kindle eBooks (the-ebook-reader.com)
Amazon recently changed the wording on their website when it comes to buying Kindle ebooks.
Amazon, Ebooks, Kindle
467 points by DavideNL 90 days ago | 346 comments
Auto-Download Your Kindle Books Before February 26th (hackaday.com)
With the news that Amazon will no longer be allowing users to download their Kindle books after February 26th, many are scrambling to download their books before it’s too late.
Amazon, Kindle, Ebooks, Technology
14 points by lxm 94 days ago | 2 comments
Kindle is removing download and transfer option on Feb 26th (reddit.com)
Starting February 26, 2025, the “Download & Transfer via USB” option will no longer be available. You can still send Kindle books to your Wi-Fi enabled devices by selecting the “Deliver or Remove from Device” option.
Kindle, E-Readers, Software Updates, Digital Books
374 points by andyjohnson0 96 days ago | 216 comments
Amazon's killing a feature that let you download and backup Kindle books (theverge.com)
Starting on February 26th, 2025, Amazon is removing a feature from its website allowing you to download purchased books to a computer and then copy them manually to a Kindle over USB.
Amazon, Kindle, Ebooks
126 points by marban 97 days ago | 107 comments
Amazon is closing USB access in Kindle that made it easy to remove DRM (androidpolice.com)
Amazon, Kindle, DRM, Ebooks, Technology
53 points by isaacfrond 98 days ago | 25 comments
The First Color Kindle Is Here (wired.com)
Amazon just announced four new Kindles, including a revamped Paperwhite, a more capable Scribe, and the first-ever color Kindle.
E-Readers, Amazon, Color Technology, Kindle
15 points by mschnell 219 days ago | 1 comments
Using your Kindle as an e-ink monitor (github.com)
Kindle, E-Ink, DIY Projects, Monitors
132 points by thunderbong 292 days ago | 4 comments
Jailbroke my Kindle to use it as an e-ink monitor (github.com)
Jailbreaking, Kindle, E-Ink Displays, Hardware Hacking
421 points by adtac 292 days ago | 139 comments
Read Hacker News on Kindle (2022) (ktool.io)
Kindle, Hacker News, Reading, News Aggregation, E-Readers
61 points by Timothee 321 days ago | 25 comments
Show HN: PaperTube – Turn YouTube Videos into Kindle-Ready Articles (papertube.site)
Show HN, YouTube, Kindle, Content Creation, Text-to-Speech
21 points by rimple 362 days ago | 14 comments