Freeware lovers has a whole string of 1.x apk files of different sizes.
Live666 tweaked up a version of 2.x that installs:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...&postcount=229
I'm used to Marketplace-less devices so I just sideload everything from the Amazon market or elsewhere. Google and Bing are very helpful in tracking down apk files from companies not smart enough to host them on their own web sites. (Check Overdrive for an example of a *smart* operation, apk distribution-wise. There are others.)