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The Amazon Kindle eBook reader was released on November 19, 2007. Hacks for the Kindle's hardware allow users to enhance or add features to the device. Links to Amazon Kindle hacks are posted here and will be updated as more hacks are discovered and released.
As with almost every other kind of electronic device, hackers began finding ways to enhance or modify functionality of the Kindle just weeks after it hit the market.GadgetLab (Wired): Kindle DRM Hacked to Allow Mobi Files (December 13, 2007)
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Fast Facts
- The Kindle was developed by Amazon.com
- The first Kindle was released in November 2007
- Kindle 2 was released on February 9, 2009
- Hacking a Kindle may disrupt its normal functions
- Hacker Igor Skochinsky modified the Kindle's DRM so Mobipocket books could be read on the eBook deviceIgor Skochinsky: Mobipocket Books on Kindle (December 12, 2007)
- A Kindle owner replaced his device's broken screen with one from a Sony ReaderInstructables: Amazon Kindle e-ink Screen Transplant from a Sony Reader
- One hacker figured out a way to view ePub of PDF files on the Kindle without using Amazon's email conversion serviceMassively Parallel Procrastination: Savory (April 3, 2009)
- A Kindle can be hacked to change the device's fonts, allowing it to support books in several languages, including Russian and ChineseBlog Kindle: Unicode Fonts for Kindle 2 v0.1 (April 4, 2009)
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Kindle Director on Hacking
In a November 2007 interview with The Seattle Times, Kindle director Charlie Tritschler addressed the idea of hacking the Kindle, acknowledging that "all devices can be hacked." Tritschler added that eventually, they hoped to allow software developers to write applications for the Kindle, calling it an "important future direction for us."The Seattle Times: Kindle Hacking, iPod Parallels ... (November 19, 2007)| Kindle | Amazon Kindle Reviews | Amazon Kindle Store | Amazon Digital Text Platform | Amazon Whispernet | Amazon Kindle Photos | Amazon | Nokia N95 Hacks | Amazon Coupons | Kindle DX | How to Use Amazon Kindle
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View All Amazon Kindle Hacks Questions (562) | Ask a QuestionI need help with Amazon Kindle (2 Answers)For help with the Kindle, you should have a User's Guide on your home page. If not, you can locate it online here: http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/digital/fiona/general/Kindle_User_Guide.pdf The amazon kindle forum is very ... read moreAnyone own an Amazon Kindle ereader? Isn't that 6 inch screen extremely small? (2 Answers)I do not have a Kindle but I have a Cybook which also has a 6 inch screen. It is not too small. It is about the size of a ... read moreAre you going to save money or waste it by buying a Kindle? (7 Answers)In pure dollars and cents, you probably won't save money with the Kindle unless you are a super reader of 4+ books/month. If you factor in the value of having ... read more
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The Complete User's Guide To the Amazing Amazon Kindle 2: A Kindle Owners Toolkit Of Over 500 Tips, Tricks, & Links (DRM-Free with Text-to-Speech Enabled, User-Friendly) - $2.99
Here's the definitive new guide to the vastly improved Kindle 2, by the author of the 2008 Kindle 1 guide that outsold all other first-generation Kindle guides combined. Find out why the Kindle is still king among e-book readers with an ast...
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No Kindle Required - The Complete "Kindle for iPhone" User's Guide/Unlock the "Lightning Web Navigator for iPhone & iPod Touch" (DRM-Free with Text-to-Speech Enabled, User-Friendly) - $1.24
More than just a guide and introduction to the new, free, must-have Kindle for iPhone App, "No Kindle Required" also provides all that you need to unlock a dazzling new "service in a book," the "Lightning Web Navigator for iPhone & iPod Tou...
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The Complete User's Guide to the Amazing Amazon Kindle - $14.95
Join 30,000 other Kindle owners who have unlocked all the pleasures to Kindle ownership by downloading Stephen Windwalker's premier guide for Kindle owners. This full-length book is over 50,000 words -- the equivalent of 192 'print on paper...
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Periscope® Periscope for the Kindle® 1 Black - Travel Accessories - $39.96
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Amazon Kindle 2 Wireless Reading Device - $359.00
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