Fbreader on Paper White 2

[Fokker]

Goodmorning everyone,

My name is Giovanni and I have a Paper White 2.
I try to briefly explain my problem.
I have a Fbreder library and I wish I could use kindle to read books.
I read several posts and saw that it was possible to do so.
I'm actually not very knowledgeable about the subject, so I'm trying to figure out how to do it. I downloaded from this link "https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=225030" the "kindle-jailbreak-1.16.N-r16683.tar.xz".
I followed the instructions inside, but I don't understand the steps to be followed.
Is anyone so kind as to tell me how to do it?

Thanks
John

[Doitsu]

Note that you can't jailbreak your Paperwhite 2, if the latest firmware version is installed.

What is your current firmware version?

BTW, even if the jailbreak succeeds, you probably won't be able to run FBReader for Kindle since it hasn't been updated for Paperwhite models.

However, if you manage to jailbreak your Paperwhite 2, you can install KOReader.

[Fokker]

Hello Marco,

thanks for the reply.
Current firmware is 5.12.2.
so would you advise me to let it go?
while KOReader allows you to consult the fbreader library?
in this case it would be useless jailbreak the kindle?

Thanks,
GIOVANNI

[Doitsu]

Originally Posted by Fokker

Current firmware is 5.12.2.

Unfortunately, you can't jailbreak your Kindle.
(Only firmware versions up to 5.8.7.0.1 are supported.)

[j.p.s]

Isn't it possible to convert the books to a kindle format?

[NiLuJe]

It sure is .

[barryem]

Assuming your ebooks are in epub format you can use a free program called Calibre to convert them to mobi or azw3 format for your Kindle. You can download Calibre here:
https://calibre-ebook.com/download

Download and install the one for your computer and drag the book into the main window of Calibre and click Convert and select mobi or azw3 to convert to. I use mobi. Most of those in here use azw3 which is a more advanced format and gives you additional features. Connect your Paperwhite to your computer and tell Calibre to put the book on your computer. That's it.

You can also do bulk processing, dragging a lot of books into Calibre, selecting them all and clicking convert. Then tell Calibre to put them on your Kindle.

This is the barebones method and it assumes you don't have any DRM on your books. If you're reading them in FBreader I'm guessing you don't although I don't know FBreader well enough to be sure of that. If so, there are plugins to deal with that.

Once you're comfortable with this you might want to look into the various ways you can improve the text with other fonts or adding covers or metadata or whatever you like. Calibre can do a LOT. But for simply converting formats it's pretty simple to use.

Barry

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by Fokker

Goodmorning everyone,

My name is Giovanni and I have a Paper White 2.
I try to briefly explain my problem.
I have a Fbreder library and I wish I could use kindle to read books.
I read several posts and saw that it was possible to do so.
I'm actually not very knowledgeable about the subject, so I'm trying to figure out how to do it. I downloaded from this link "https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=225030" the "kindle-jailbreak-1.16.N-r16683.tar.xz".
I followed the instructions inside, but I don't understand the steps to be followed.
Is anyone so kind as to tell me how to do it?

Thanks
John

Install Calibre and use it to convert all of those eBooks to KF8 (AZW3) and side load them to your Kindle. That's the best way to be able to read them on your PW2. You cannot jailbreak and install other software.