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tschucha · 11-02-2025, 06:04 PM

I'm contemplating buying a new Kindle Scribe. I hate the Kindle eco-system with a purple passion but would like a reliable 10.3" or so 300 DPI e-reader. Scribe fits the hardware build.

If I were to buy one of these my plan would be to jailbreak it, replace the reader software with something like KoReader, never bring the device online and only read side loaded epubs.

Is this feasable? I know Amazon goes out of their way to patch and block jail-break exploits but am certainly not going to buy a Scribe if I can't jailbreak it.

During the original set-up procedure is there any way to avoid touching base with Amazon at all or do I have to at least register the device and allow Amazon to install the latest updates?

11-02-2025, 06:04 PM	#1
tschucha Groupie Posts: 150 Karma: 52546 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Kobo Sage	Contemplating buying a new Scribe... I'm contemplating buying a new Kindle Scribe. I hate the Kindle eco-system with a purple passion but would like a reliable 10.3" or so 300 DPI e-reader. Scribe fits the hardware build. If I were to buy one of these my plan would be to jailbreak it, replace the reader software with something like KoReader, never bring the device online and only read side loaded epubs. Is this feasable? I know Amazon goes out of their way to patch and block jail-break exploits but am certainly not going to buy a Scribe if I can't jailbreak it. During the original set-up procedure is there any way to avoid touching base with Amazon at all or do I have to at least register the device and allow Amazon to install the latest updates?