# Kindle Hacking I have an old [[Kindle]] that I would love to reuse, so Kindle Hacking is a topic I'm quite interested in. You can run your own [[Linux]] on them. ## Links A page about hacking an old kindle, not exactly what I want as this just roots the kindle itself. Probably cool to keep the Kindle intact instead of taking it apart, and buying a proper [[E-Ink]] kit: - [Turning an old Amazon Kindle into a eink development platform – adq](https://blog.lidskialf.net/2021/02/08/turning-an-old-kindle-into-a-eink-development-platform/) Using the [[Kindle]] as a screen for a [[Raspberry Pi]]: - [KindleBerry Pi | studio ponnuki](https://ponnuki.net/2012/09/kindleberry-pi/) Collection of hacking links, including [[Jailbreaking]] the [[Kindle]]: - [MobileRead Wiki - Kindle Hacks Information](https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Kindle_Hacks_Information#Jail_break_JB) - [Font, ScreenSaver & USBNetwork Hacks for Kindle 2.x, 3.x & 4.x - MobileRead Forums](https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=88004) - Jailbreaking thread Turning your Kindle into a dashboard: - [GitHub - pascalw/kindle-dash: Power efficient dashboard for Kindle 4 NT devices](https://github.com/pascalw/kindle-dash)