Hacks How useful is a K3 in this day and age?

lunakitty · 02-21-2025, 06:25 PM

This might be a stupid question, but how useful is even a modded K3 (or a kindle keyboard 3rd gen) nowadays, modded or not? Is there anything handy I can do with it? I'm new to all this so please give me some slack

Sirtel · 02-21-2025, 06:29 PM

You can still read books with it, if that's what you meant.

lunakitty · 02-21-2025, 06:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sirtel

You can still read books with it, if that's what you meant.

Yes, its still useful for reading -- especially cracking DRM since Amazon still provides weaker encrypted books to this device. But is there anything fun I can do with homebrew software? i.e. is stuff like KOReader or KUAL available on this Kindle model?

Sirtel · 02-21-2025, 06:52 PM

KUAL is available. KOReader apparently is not.

Here are some links you may be interested in:

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=88004
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=157047
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=198742

aha · 02-21-2025, 10:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sirtel

KUAL is available. KOReader apparently is not.

That's not true (luckily

) I just installed KOReader on a k3/kindle keyboard today. Only tried it so far with books that were already on the device - so only .mobis - but it worked beautifully, and the version I installed is even customized for buttons rather than touchscreen.

This was the first time I'd installed anything extra on the device so I started from the beginning:

1) jailbreak
2) MKK
3) KUAL
4) the extra extensions listed on the KUAL page: helper, kual plus, gawk, MRPI
5) koreader - the legacy version as listed at the bottom of the installation documentation

Probably not all those installs were necessary but I figured I might as well if I was already at it.

slm · 02-21-2025, 11:27 PM

I love my K3 so much that I keep trying to use it.
However, I'm so used to the frontlight on all my other readers that I give up after a half an hour or so unless I'm in a very bright spot indoors, or reading in bright sunlight outdoors.

lunakitty · 02-21-2025, 11:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aha

That's not true (luckily

) I just installed KOReader on a k3/kindle keyboard today. Only tried it so far with books that were already on the device - so only .mobis - but it worked beautifully, and the version I installed is even customized for buttons rather than touchscreen.

This was the first time I'd installed anything extra on the device so I started from the beginning:

1) jailbreak
2) MKK
3) KUAL
4) the extra extensions listed on the KUAL page: helper, kual plus, gawk, MRPI
5) koreader - the legacy version as listed at the bottom of the installation documentation

Probably not all those installs were necessary but I figured I might as well if I was already at it.

Thank you! This is quite the wealth of information

lunakitty · 02-21-2025, 11:54 PM

Random question, is there any decent IRC client for this device? Talking on a screen like this that's easy on the eyes seems nice, especially with a dedicated keyboard

Quoth · 02-22-2025, 07:48 AM

It's a terrible keyboard.

mergen3107 · 02-25-2025, 12:00 AM

KOReader has now hotkeys for non-touch devices. Arguably, you can access more items wuickly with these hotkeys than on a touch device

Side buttons are also great!

02-21-2025, 06:25 PM	#1
lunakitty Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2025 Device: K3	How useful is a K3 in this day and age? This might be a stupid question, but how useful is even a modded K3 (or a kindle keyboard 3rd gen) nowadays, modded or not? Is there anything handy I can do with it? I'm new to all this so please give me some slack

02-21-2025, 06:52 PM	#4
Sirtel Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,996 Karma: 243829945 Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Estonia Device: Kobo Sage & Libra 2	KUAL is available. KOReader apparently is not. Here are some links you may be interested in: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=88004 https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=157047 https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=198742 Last edited by Sirtel; 02-21-2025 at 06:56 PM.

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Sirtel Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,996 Karma: 243829945 Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Estonia Device: Kobo Sage & Libra 2	You can still read books with it, if that's what you meant.

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slm Fool Posts: 499 Karma: 4660650 Join Date: Feb 2003 Device: Kindle: Voyage,PW1,KOA, Kobo: Clara Colour, Nook GLP, Pocketbook verse	I love my K3 so much that I keep trying to use it. However, I'm so used to the frontlight on all my other readers that I give up after a half an hour or so unless I'm in a very bright spot indoors, or reading in bright sunlight outdoors.

02-21-2025, 11:54 PM	#8
lunakitty Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2025 Device: K3	Random question, is there any decent IRC client for this device? Talking on a screen like this that's easy on the eyes seems nice, especially with a dedicated keyboard

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Quoth Still reading Posts: 15,004 Karma: 111111255 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Ireland Device: All 4 Kinds: epub eink, Kindle, android eink, NxtPaper	It's a terrible keyboard.

02-25-2025, 12:00 AM	#10
mergen3107 Wizard Posts: 1,557 Karma: 5000046 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Cape Canaveral Device: Kindle Scribe	KOReader has now hotkeys for non-touch devices. Arguably, you can access more items wuickly with these hotkeys than on a touch device Side buttons are also great!