is it possible to put an alternative window manager like dwm on the kindle? (IIRC here we have aweseom installed?)
it is very small and I wouldn't mind the small bar at the top above my books if it means I can switch fast to e.g. my music control program (ncmpcc or gmpc or something like that)
http://dwm.suckless.org/screenshots/dwm-20080720.png