When I got the new Kindle Paperwhite 12th Gen, my older 11th Gen just sat on the nightstand. After jailbreaking my Kindle, I ...

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I love my Kindle, but Amazon's latest DRM-ridden software update reminded me why I'll never buy another Kindle.

Turning on Airplane Mode stripped the bloat from my Kindle Paperwhite, killed distractions, and pushed battery life past two months ...

The Kindle Oasis 3 has just received its first software update in more than a year, and it adds nothing a reader would want. Firmware 5.18.2.1.1 pushes Amazon’s hardened DRM onto the 2019 e-reader, ...

Two new updates have arrived that will make Kindle users unhappy. One update toughens Digital Rights Management (DRM) on books on the Kindle Oasis. The other closes a Libby loophole that allowed you ...

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We've seen it all before: a company decides to sunset a device, leaving you with a perfectly good product with no path forward. What's even worse is what happens to digital content. Retailers and ...

In early 2026, Amazon quietly updated its older e-readers using Kindle software 5.18.5 or higher. Any books you have purchased or are going to purchase are using a new encryption called the KFX-ZIP ...

A commonly used workaround that allowed readers to keep Libby books checked out beyond their due dates has seemingly been shut down on certain Kindle models.