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Originally Posted by redrock
I just got a Kindle Paperwhite and I have not yet registered it with Amazon. In a way I would prefer never to do so because I put all books via calibre onto the Kindle. But it looks I need to have it registered in order for being able to organize my books in collections.
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Officially, yes. Unofficially, no - if you jailbreak it and use
Collections Manager.
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I am worried that once I register the Kindle all the beautiful screensavers that are now on the Kindle will get replaced with ads. Correct? Therefore I would like to save them onto my computer, disable wireless after registration, delete all ads from the Kindle and put the original screensavers on it again.
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Only if you bought the SO version. Even then, you can disable the ads by paying Amazon 20(?) dollars.
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However, I don't find these screensavers on the Kindle. I have it connected to a Mac with OS X 10.8.2 and I made all invisible files visible. I therefore can see the complete file system on the Kindle (or don't I?) - and I don't find any screensavers.
Where are the screensavers? What to I do or think wrong?
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You won't find them, because you're only seeing a very small part of the filesystem. To get access to all the files, you'll need to jailbreak it and access the device through USB network. The (non-SO) screensavers are located at /usr/share/blanket/screensaver/, as far as I can tell.
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My Kindle came with firmware version 5.3.0 - is there any reason to update to 5.3.1?
What is good about jailbreaking a Kindle?
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About the update, it's personal preference, but I guess that in the long run, you'll be better off with 5.3.1. Concerning jailbreaking, see above.