Kindle Oasis

[...] Tracking down epub files on my PC then transferring to the device multiple times a week sounds a bit frustrating as an alternative. Also they support kindles for a long time, my kindle oasis from 2016 that I bought used still is supported, and the things battery also somehow is still in good shape.

What i did is, jailbreak [1] my Kindle Oasis, and install KOreader [2]. This gives you full access to upload whatever ebook you want (SSH, WebDav, Syncthing, ...) and it can fetch RSS feeds (i use it with FreshRSS.) PS. The (very old) Kindle Oasis is still the best device there is to read on in my opion. [...] It has 2 phyisical buttons to turn the page, and an ambient light sensor to auto adjust the brightness, and a 300 PPI display. [...]

[...] And price, of course. I consider myself a heavy user of ereaders, probably averaging over an hour a day, and have had a few in my time (Kindle paperwhite, Kindle Voyage, Kobo Aura H2O, latest the Kindle Oasis - which I got in Jan 2019). The only real time I felt like I got an "upgrade" was the slightly denser screen on the voyage, then the slightly larger screen on the Aura. [...] There are denser screens - but they don't make the font size I use actually look any better. There are larger screens, but it's already about the limit of what I want for portability, and much larger would be harder to read not easier. There are faster refreshing screens, but I've never even noticed the page refresh speed, as it's lost in the time it takes to realign my eyes to the top of the page anyway. [...] And now my Oasis battery is starting to fade - it doesn't more than a few days anymore - and somehow it feels weird considering buying the same thing again - or pry open the back off and try to replace it - though who knows what that would do to it's water resistance. [...]

[...] I got a Kindle Oasis in 2018 and it was a perfect device for me. Cellular connectivity, Bluetooth support for audiobooks, and synchronization. I could start reading on my phone, then transition to listening in my car, and then pick up reading on Kindle. [...] I didn't have to faff about with WiFi passwords to sync to the latest page, thanks to the cellular connectivity. [...]

Between KOReader, SSH, and Tailscale, something completely wrecked the battery life of my Kindle Oasis, and introduced frequent reboots/crashes. That was a previous implementation, maybe things have improved.

[...] With its reflow for PDFs, I've used it on my Kindle Oasis 2 to read everything for my undergrad and graduate degree. Some years ago now, I wrote a script that converts the annotations to Obsidian [0], and then another little script to automatically keep my "Articles" folders in sync between the Kindle and my laptop. Very grateful for this software! [...]

[...] I’m still using my Kindle Oasis 2nd Gen, plugged off and jailbroken, side loading my old collection or public domain books. [...] The only thing that will kill my Oasis is the battery being nearly impossible to change.

I just installed it on my Kindle Oasis. No way to just replicate the Kindle view of all my books in a list regardless of directory, and the real killer was that it doesn't invert page turn buttons when the display is rotated. PRs welcome, I'm sure, but I had to give up on it.

I own a Kindle Oasis 2. Amazon stopped software updates for it so I just jailbroke it and loaded KOReader. It's way better than the official software, probably the most feature-rich and customisable document viewer I've ever seen. [...]

I still have found nothing really comparable to the Kindle Oasis on any other platform. [...] I would love a modern USB-C or wireless charging version of it. Roughly same size and form factor, physical buttons, backlit, and completely waterproof. [...]

[...] I managed to jailbreak my "Kindle Oasis 3" and install KOreader [1] and Syncthing on it (the process of achieving this, as described on mobileread.com/forums was quite horrible by the way.) Very happy with the result though, books are just synced automatically with my Macbook via Syncthing. [...] The Kindle Oasis 3 is still great in 2024, it even automatically adjusts brightness with its light sensor. [...]

Every light in your link advertises (!) its multiple brightness and color settings. [...] (Bizarrely, the light settings on a Kindle Oasis are barely better - since the light is controlled by an internal menu, as opposed to a hardware control, it can't be operated unless you can see the menu. [...]

I have both a Kindle Oasis and Palma and I like the Palma much more for when I'm laying in bed. [...] The narrower screen isn't too bad if you're mostly reading EPUBs or AZW3 files where they reflow text appropriately. [...] The included case makes the buttons a little... [...]

1st Kindle DX: Screen cracked, not sure why. [...] Kindle: Rolled on it after falling asleep, screen cracked. Kindle Oasis: Dropped directly on its face, screen cracked. This weird anti-bezel obsession means there is nothing to protect the screen. [...]

Looks like Woot has got some refurb Kindle Oasis eReaders today. This is my daily driver for reading, and I've been very happy with it. Waterproof, v good, even lighting, and A+ eInk display. [...]

The screen is phenomenal, it's fast, page turns and navigation are just as snappy as my 2024 Paperwhite SE, it's smaller and thinner than my Kindle, the offset design (much like the Kindle Oasis... RIP) make it really nice to hold... and did I mention it has physical page turn buttons?

[...] I used to be happy with my Kindle Oasis, but now I’ve also replaced my pen and paper with the Scribe. [...] The first book I’m reading on it is Building Large-Scale Web Apps: A React Field Guide by @addyosmani.bsky.social ✅

I go back and forth between my mini 6th generation and my kindle oasis. I LOVE the e-ink and weight of the kindle and I LOVE the "everything else" of the mini. I also love reading "for fun" books on the kindle and "tech books" on the mini, simply so I can use highlighting with Apple Pencil easily.

Yeah I find my Kobo integrates with my library WAY easier than my Kindle does (I never got it to work on Kindle, that may have been me). I also prefer the Kindle Oasis format and Kobo has a reader with the same format and a color screen which has been lovely for highlighting. I very much enjoy mine.

My Kindle oasis broke and I’m realizing there at no longer Kindles you can use one handed with a button. Guess this makes my moving away from Amazon’s ecosystem easier. (It’s pretty clear they could care less about kindle anyways.)

I thought my Kindle Oasis had died for good after it didn't finish charging all night but it finally came back to life after several reboot attempts, hallelujah. Oasis is the best Kindle ereader bc it's just large enough and has physical buttons, something you now have to buy an $80 case to get.

[...] I decided to get mine a few years later. [...] After some time, I got one for my daughter too. Then the Kindle Oasis was, to me, one of the best ways to read books. [...]

I'm still using a Kindle Oasis (and bought a couple of unopened used ones on eBay). I need the physical page turn buttons so Amazon has basically abandoned me. Trying out the Boox and Kobo readers I was immediately struck by their leggy and unresponsive UI (and this is saying something, coming from the kindle, which is already pretty laggy). [...]

[...] Kindle Oasis was the best device ever. [...] Then they removed cellular and buttons from the devices. And now their app is actively crashing on my Kindle when I try to use it to buy a book.

[...] Jailbroken my old Kindle to freeze the software version. [...] Position sync between audiobooks and physical books. [...] Automatic audiobook alignment when new books are added. [...] I'd love to use a Kindle Oasis with 4G with my eSIM to be able to sync the reading position. [...]

My Kindle has been the single most value-per-dollar device purchase in my life. I had an old Kindle with a keyboard, which I got with the official jacket-and-booklight accessory. [...] One day years later I let it update and it got a lot worse. I also got a Kindle Oasis. [...]

Indeed, I had a Kindle Oasis refurb model, and it appears they've now retired it. [...] I liked the form factor better than paper white, because the margin had space for your hand to not accidentally touch-advance the page, plus the physical page turn buttons. So if my Oasis dies, I'm left with the $400 scribe that is a price point I care if its good, or $150 paperwhite which I already know I dislike the form factor! [...]

No update to the Oasis; I guess when I refresh I'll get a Boox or other Android-based device with page turn buttons and run the kindle app on it. I have a first generation Kindle Oasis, which is a great device, in no small part because of its asymmetric design and page turn buttons. The newer Oasis (still last refreshed in 2022) have better lighting (temperature adjustable) and inverse text mode, which are both nice but have not been enough to get me to upgrade. It lacks the battery cover of the original oasis, which while kind of a pain was nice because it gave a very natural way to hold the device. [...] I have little to no interest in using my kindle as a writing device, and honestly would prefer that the touchscreen was as little used as possible -- an unresponsive or slow screen is the worst case for a touchscreen, since the feedback loop is terrible. I don't know if they'll have an OS update to go along with this. I have found successive updates to be worse and worse -- my pages are all crammed with ads (not actual ads since I paid to have them removed, but "recommended books") and large page covers. I can barely fit five titles from my library on a screen; I would much prefer to have just the title/author/progress and fit twenty on a page. [...]

I fixed my Kindle Oasis. [...] I repeated the useless steps from the other day, whacking it with my fingernails, turning it on and off, punching all the buttons, restarting it, repeating, repeating. [...]

[...] I have the Kindle Oasis. Technically, you can surf on it, but it's not worth it, so if I need to look something up, I use my phone or tablet.

My Kindle Oasis 10th gen battery is lasting less and less… nowhere near the 20–25 days they promised at first. Has anyone tried replacing the battery? [...]

My Kobo Glo (2012) just got an update. [...] My daily driver is a Kindle Oasis 3 (2019), but I got a lot of love in my heart for this old gal. [...]

Wait, I have a Kindle Oasis that I've had for five years? I didn't realize it was discontinued! I like my page turning buttons.

Great insights here, Mark. I've had a very similar e-reader journey and keep coming back to Kindle. Long live my 2019 Kindle Oasis!

So, my Kindle Oasis, just over 13 months old, seems to have bit the dust. My Kindle Keyboard lasted well over twelve years. [...]

[...] I could read books on my phone, but carry a separate e-reader because I want a larger screen that's more book-like. Currently using a Kindle Oasis and I like the fact that it's not just a flat rectangle and has physical buttons. [...] Really liked my last Kobo but it died after just a year or so of use.

I use a Kindle Oasis and love it. I’ve seen the Xteink devices mentioned here and am intrigued, but the screenshots turn me off instantly. [...] Fortunately, since these run open source software, this will likely eventually be fixed. [...]

I had the same issue but found this fork and it works great for Japanese novels! Also I agree the dictionary isn’t the best but it’s serviceable… on my old kindle oasis it has been really transformative. Manga works but the screen size is a bit awkward imo.

Yeah...I stick with my Kindle Oasis for the buttons. I'll wait until/if this gets them; otherwise would have been a no brainer purchase.

Nice. I wish it had a bigger screen and buttons, though. Kindle Oasis was the sweet spot for me.

My Kindle Oasis might be the last micro usb device I own. I always said I’d buy the usb-c version the day they released one. Instead they discontinued it :(

[...] Btw, I have my own Kindle Oasis, so want to give this a shot!

If they ever make a Kobo like the Kindle Oasis, I'll switch. Until then, I'm holding onto the best e-reader experience I've ever had.

I've done the opposite. While I love the openness of the kobo and the pocket integration, I end up using my kindle oasis more because of the form factor and because with the metal enclosure it feels better in my hand.

[...] First, Kindle Oasis has a great form factor. [...]

[...] I have a kindle oasis and it's a great device. Not that I love giving money to Amazon, I avoid that when I can with library or at least heavily discounted/public domain or side-loaded books whenever possible.

[...] I got a Kindle Oasis as a gift /w lockscreen ads, and it's unbelievable how annoying and embarrassing they are, and many are for AI-generated gibberish. [...]

[...] I buy books physically to support the author/s and download an epub version from said site to my kindle. [...] It’s lighter to have my Kindle Oasis with me with tons of books on it.

I got the kindle oasis because of the next/prev page buttons. I don't know why they discontinued it.

Similar 2-device story here. Love my Kindle Oasis for reading books, and rely on my reMarkable 2 tablet for writing / notes -- driven by a hyperpaper-based daily planner (its navigable pdfs are a game-changer).