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vann · 01-22-2019, 06:53 AM

Hello,

Once upon a time I frequented this forum and used it's wealth of information to improve my e-book reading experience. Back than I wanted to do many of the hacks and modifications, but in the end I settled on the stuff that didn't require doing the jailbreak.

I am still using my beloved reader device for all this years. Remarkable and robust device this Kindle 3 Keyboard, still going strong even though I had to replace the screen (in my stupidity I sat on the reader and broke the screen). I have a newer Kindle now, and I frequently check on newer devices, but I still prefer and use this one.

Right now I have hundreds and hundreds of books and the GUI has become somewhat slower, with the real problem being the book listing organization (Calibre's Collection addon stopped working for me). So since I have too many read books that I won't be revisiting anytime soon, I thought maybe I should reset the Kindle, or use Calibre to delete the books. Also since there are no more software updates, I'd like to do the jailbreak and do those hacks I wanted to do long time ago.
But before I do something stupid, I wanted to ask for advice and opinions what is the best thing to do. So I have some questions, and will be thankful for any input on those.

- Is it better to factory reset the Kindle, or simply delete the books? Which will result in faster GUI? My library is safely backed up.
- Currently I am using FW version 3.3, should I first update to latest 3.4.2 prior to jailbreak? I might want to use the Kindle Comic Converter, and I read that it requires the latest FW update. Yet if jailbreak doesn't work on latest 3.4.2 FW...
- I would very much like to use KOreader but I can't find much info on it's usability on Kindle Keyboard other than there's no support for the older Kindles version. I don't mind the nuances of using the keyboard to install and configure KOreader settings, but does it actually work on K3?
- Should I install Rescue Pack and/or Cowards Rescue Pack, any cons?
- Should I downgrade to older version of Calibre, or is there maybe some other way to better organize the book titles and collections? Some kind of folder view would be perfect.

Maybe it would have been better to ask the questions in existing threads (like NiLuJe's excellent Hack thread) but I thought maybe it would be more useful for owners of older Kindle devices to have one separate thread with current info. I'm sure there are still some of us out there, having these same questions and not finding it in one place. So even if I have to hunt for info in other threads I will still report back here and try to conclude the subject.
Thanks for any input, your thoughts are appreciated.

01-22-2019, 06:53 AM	#1
vann Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2012 Device: Kindle 3	Kindle 3 Keyboard, questions and dilemmas in 2019 Hello, Once upon a time I frequented this forum and used it's wealth of information to improve my e-book reading experience. Back than I wanted to do many of the hacks and modifications, but in the end I settled on the stuff that didn't require doing the jailbreak. I am still using my beloved reader device for all this years. Remarkable and robust device this Kindle 3 Keyboard, still going strong even though I had to replace the screen (in my stupidity I sat on the reader and broke the screen). I have a newer Kindle now, and I frequently check on newer devices, but I still prefer and use this one. Right now I have hundreds and hundreds of books and the GUI has become somewhat slower, with the real problem being the book listing organization (Calibre's Collection addon stopped working for me). So since I have too many read books that I won't be revisiting anytime soon, I thought maybe I should reset the Kindle, or use Calibre to delete the books. Also since there are no more software updates, I'd like to do the jailbreak and do those hacks I wanted to do long time ago. But before I do something stupid, I wanted to ask for advice and opinions what is the best thing to do. So I have some questions, and will be thankful for any input on those. - Is it better to factory reset the Kindle, or simply delete the books? Which will result in faster GUI? My library is safely backed up. - Currently I am using FW version 3.3, should I first update to latest 3.4.2 prior to jailbreak? I might want to use the Kindle Comic Converter, and I read that it requires the latest FW update. Yet if jailbreak doesn't work on latest 3.4.2 FW... - I would very much like to use KOreader but I can't find much info on it's usability on Kindle Keyboard other than there's no support for the older Kindles version. I don't mind the nuances of using the keyboard to install and configure KOreader settings, but does it actually work on K3? - Should I install Rescue Pack and/or Cowards Rescue Pack, any cons? - Should I downgrade to older version of Calibre, or is there maybe some other way to better organize the book titles and collections? Some kind of folder view would be perfect. Maybe it would have been better to ask the questions in existing threads (like NiLuJe's excellent Hack thread) but I thought maybe it would be more useful for owners of older Kindle devices to have one separate thread with current info. I'm sure there are still some of us out there, having these same questions and not finding it in one place. So even if I have to hunt for info in other threads I will still report back here and try to conclude the subject. Thanks for any input, your thoughts are appreciated.