The Amazon Kindle eBook reader was released on November 19, 2007. Since the first model hit the market, it has been released in other versions such as the Kindle DX and the Kindle with 3G connectivity. Hacks for the Kindle's hardware allow users to enhance or add features to the device. 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.http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2007/12/kindle-drm-hack.html

Hacker Igor Skochinsky modified the Kindle's DRM so Mobipocket books could be read on the eBook devicehttp://igorsk.blogspot.com/2007/12/mobipocket-books-on-kindle.html Another Kindle owner replaced his device's broken screen with one from a Sony Readerhttp://www.instructables.com/id/Amazon_Kindle_e_ink_Screen_Transplant_from_a_Sony_/One hacker figured out a way to view ePub of PDF files on the Kindle without using Amazon's email conversion servicehttp://blog.fsck.com/2009/04/savory.html SavoryAn Amazon Kindle can be hacked to change the device's fonts, allowing it to support books in several languages, including Russian and Chinesehttp://www.blogkindle.com/2009/04/unicode-fonts-for-kindle-2-v01/

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."http://blog.seattletimes.nwsource.com/brierdudley/2007/11/chatting_with_amazons_kindle_d.html