Thread: Buying the latest Paperwhite... jailbreak, calibre?
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Old 11-25-2015, 02:26 PM   #5
Rizla
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Originally Posted by crowned View Post
Hi all, I'm planning to buy my girlfriend a kindle paperwhite for christmas--

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...NRGKDLDE6LWIZP

here are my questions:

is it still possible to jailbreak it using only a USB cable, and add screensavers.
Can i use it with calibre (like I can with my paperwhite 2) to read mobi file formats?

I'm worried that the latest Paperwhite might be really locked down, so I'll either buy a used Paperwhite 2, or, if you say that the New Paperwhite is fine, I'll get that.

Thanks!
As I understand it:

There is a JB, and _I think_ it will ultimately be released (others might know more about that...), but if it's released, you need to make sure it will work with the FW version on the PW. There's a thread on here about it. If you buy a PW, keep the wifi off. Amazon is currently working on a FW to patch the as yet unreleased JB.

Re: mobi, yes you can convert Amazon file formats books via Calibre, but not currently the new KFX file format. At the moment you can download non-KFX files via a PC, but that might change (they recently added KFX to the Android app).

So it's a bit iffy...
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