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anoukaimee · 05-10-2020, 08:17 PM

Finally decided to replace my ancient Paperwhite 2.

It had been auto "upgraded" with the firmware that, according to what I've read in the Calibre forums, makes it more or less totally incompatible with the Kindle plug-in for Calibre, and totally un-rootable. The problem is that most of my books are from non-Amazon sources--I want to be able to organize them into groups (e.g., genres or form etc.).

It looks like the Calibre plug-in would be perfect, and I am not opposed to getting another Kindle per se--the price is right. I just don't want to worry about constant updates that break functionality that I need.

I have a lot of experience rooting android, so I can follow basic instructions if it is something that needs to be rooted. Price is very important to me: I'm pretty broke.

As far as specs, the Paperwhite 2 was actually just fine (though a bit more storage space would've been nice). This device is what I use to read fiction etc. at night, so something that is soft on the eyes is good/blue light "lite" is optimal. But price and compatibility w/ Calibre/ability to organize books is most important.

Does anyone have any suggestions? And I'm in the U.S.

Thanks much.

05-10-2020, 08:17 PM	#1
anoukaimee Enthusiast Posts: 30 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: USA Device: Kobo Clara, Pixel 6 (Moon Reader/Calibre Companion), Amazon Fire 10	Cheap, e-ink, most compatible w/ Calibre books/plugins or can jailbreak Finally decided to replace my ancient Paperwhite 2. It had been auto "upgraded" with the firmware that, according to what I've read in the Calibre forums, makes it more or less totally incompatible with the Kindle plug-in for Calibre, and totally un-rootable. The problem is that most of my books are from non-Amazon sources--I want to be able to organize them into groups (e.g., genres or form etc.). It looks like the Calibre plug-in would be perfect, and I am not opposed to getting another Kindle per se--the price is right. I just don't want to worry about constant updates that break functionality that I need. I have a lot of experience rooting android, so I can follow basic instructions if it is something that needs to be rooted. Price is very important to me: I'm pretty broke. As far as specs, the Paperwhite 2 was actually just fine (though a bit more storage space would've been nice). This device is what I use to read fiction etc. at night, so something that is soft on the eyes is good/blue light "lite" is optimal. But price and compatibility w/ Calibre/ability to organize books is most important. Does anyone have any suggestions? And I'm in the U.S. Thanks much. Last edited by anoukaimee; 05-10-2020 at 08:22 PM.