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zoliky · 09-16-2023, 05:16 PM

I've been wondering whether there are any drawbacks to sticking with the Calibre version that comes bundled with Debian 12 stable. A Reddit user mentioned the possibility of encountering issues with Kindle firmware. I'm not entirely certain about the accuracy of this claim, though. Can anyone provide more insight or information on this? I'm using a Kindle Paperwhite. Upon examining the changelogs in Calibre's history, I haven't come across a single change related to the Kindle firmware. It makes sense that a Kindle model wouldn't be recognized if it was released before a certain Calibre version, but it shouldn't be due to each firmware update the device receives. Right?

09-16-2023, 05:16 PM	#6
zoliky Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2018 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	I've been wondering whether there are any drawbacks to sticking with the Calibre version that comes bundled with Debian 12 stable. A Reddit user mentioned the possibility of encountering issues with Kindle firmware. I'm not entirely certain about the accuracy of this claim, though. Can anyone provide more insight or information on this? I'm using a Kindle Paperwhite. Upon examining the changelogs in Calibre's history, I haven't come across a single change related to the Kindle firmware. It makes sense that a Kindle model wouldn't be recognized if it was released before a certain Calibre version, but it shouldn't be due to each firmware update the device receives. Right? Last edited by zoliky; 09-16-2023 at 05:52 PM.