Kindle 4 is the best model ever! Small, light, and with physical buttons, and no touch screen.. awesome. I replaced my battery, and still has a lot of life left in it.
I still have my kindle keyboard & I’d use it when I was offshore on oil rigs and the 3G was amazing. Ten years later and it’s still going strong! Fell off top bunk, been moved, dropped and forgotten about for a couple years & she still works! Best Christmas present I ever got myself 😂
I get so nostalgic for this model. I was gifted one as a teenager. I was in the hospital a lot, and this lot me through a lot of lonely days and nights. I read a lot. It also really cemented my love for the eBook format, and I've been primarily buying and reading eBooks since then. I also used that Kindle for like 7 years. I thought of replacing the battery for it, but what changed my mind was the higher pixel density and contrast on newer readers. Nowadays I use kobos.
Reading books is like opening a portal to other worlds or traveling trough time i got so inmersed that i lost the notion of time. A healthy habit for our brains stimulating our imagination.
I have 4 kindle keyboards. Bought 3 additional ones from Woot for $12 when they were available in 2018. Can't give up my clicky keys. An additional benefit is that this kindle will work in much colder temperatures than a touch screen. You can even wear gloves, which you can't with a touch screen. TTS works with sideloaded books, not restricted to just Amazon purchases.
I have a new Ipad BUT I really wanted an e-reader and last week I found one at the thrift store with its leather case and charger for $5!! I came home and it wouldn't work so after watching YT videos found out it was the battery so I replaced it with one from amazon for $20. Then watched books on how to update it and how to download books into it and now its good to go! For $25 I didn't mind the lil rocks on the road LOL!
I bought a Paperwhite because sometimes I like to read in low light. I still have my old Kindle Keyboard and I plan to keep it and use it until it stops working. I'll probably replace the battery rather than throw the device away.
Things i like on my Gen 3 kindle text to speech built in speaker headphone socket real page turn buttons plastic doesn't turn sticky/gluey like paperwhite will.
I'm with you. It's mid 2023 and I have a Kindle Keyboard. I read it everyday. Whenever I'm going on a long trip, I listen to audio books or have it read the book to me while driving. I have a clamshell type case for it and attach a booklight when reading at night. Someone did by me the newest 2022 Kindle as a gift. I like it well enough, but I still prefer my Kindle 3.
The page turn buttons on these kindles are the best of all the kindles. It's the corner angle of them tthat does it. The movement is more natural, to me anyway.
This was great. I inherited my dad's Kindle Keyboard when he died a few years ago. As you say, it's built like a tank and I do like the physical page turn buttons. Plus the screen resolution is perfectly acceptable. But I decided last fall to buy the latest Paperwhite, thinking that surely, after 10 years of advances, it would provide a much better experience. Sadly, it really doesn't. The touch interface it slow and erratic, and the speed is really not much better either. Even the screen seems to have hardly improved despite the backlight and higher PPI. And frankly, the Kindle app is still miles better than the interface on the physical Kindle devices. I think that e-Ink still has to get about 5 times faster before I'll really like any Kindle device.
E-ink, I'm pretty sure, is also less power intensive, so batteries last longer, charge cycles don't add up as quickly, so the batteries have a longer lifespan. My first battery lasted ~10 years.
@bodybuilder oh nice picked up the PW1 because it was cheaper so yeah probably gonna arrive soon. Probably should have got a newer one for better ppi but it is what it is
Still have mine. Got it new back in the day. Replaced the battery about 3 years ago and it still works amazing. Unfortunately it's been cut off from the Kindle Book Store and the 3g cellular has been cut off as well.
I think it is cut off everywhere now (security update). You can still use wifi to send books to it though, so you can buy on a computer or cell phone and then send it over.
I’ve still got mine that my brother bought 14 years ago for my 60th birthday, It’s leather cover with light is still in excellent condition and I’ve recently started using it again instead of iPad and iPhone… love it as it feels like a real book.
I had a kindle keyboard probably around 7 years ago but the battery was dead when I found it again. Couldn’t revive it. I started looking at the usbc kindle paper whites but I found a Kindle keyboard on fb market place for $20 and it included a case with a light attached. Loving reading on it now but I’m having an issue with the battery randomly going down to the ! Status from above 80%. Not sure if it’s out of sync or what. Regardless I don’t regret it
Hmmm, odd. I do know that most devices if they lose ALL battery (like, not just dead....but dead for a long time) will not charge again. It takes a little bit of charge for a device to accept a charge (which is why they recommend storing devices at 50%). Not sure if that's what happened for your first device or not.
Thank you for this, I have a Kindle keyboard and it's fine apart from the battery. I was going to buy a new paperwhite but after this video, I just bought a new battery! Thanks again!
I agree! I found my kindle in a drawer and decided to see if it still worked. It does except it is no longer supported. But I can still download books to it. The best part? No glare during the day! So will be using this again :)
@@bollagurlyou plug it in to your computer with a microusb cable and it shows up as a storage device, and you can put whatever books you want to read into the "documents" folder. (Just make sure that they either have no drm, or you downloaded it from Amazon for reading on the kindle with the same account as the kindle has. Off the top of my head i think it supports .mobi files, pdfs, and maybe .txt files.)
I still have mine. I was wondering whether it would still work the other day & presumed it probably wouldn’t. Great to know it still works. I love the keyboard. I have the oasis as I’m disabled & the weighted side means i can hold it much more easily than other kindles, my arm doesn’t tire as much, plus the orange light really helped me read as my eyes were getting red & sore with the blue light, although the Paperwhite has that feature now. Anyway, just thought I’d mention why I like the oasis but I really miss the keyboard so i think I’ll try it out again for note taking when studying.
i think kindles are just well made devices up to and including the present day ones. it's a good team of hardware engineers and battery replacement is still quite easy. the touch version is annoying when there're bugs around in th forest, as they can select text and turn the page with their tiny legs when they walk across the device
Here in Mexico people still have some Kindle Keyboards but, because as Latin Americans we have this tendency to use everything until it breaks or stops working, there aren't a lot of these devices on Marketplace unless they're quite expensive (some people collect them). Take good care of your Kindle Keyboard, it seems super practical and as someone who is not very into touch screens (unless i have to clean them frequently), I would have loved if Amazon kept on improving and keeping the features of this model. At the moment I have the Basic 10th gen, it's nice, very useful but, just like I wrote before, I clean it very frequently with a dry cloth to remove any fingerprints. I guess that's just me being obsessed with cleaning 😅.
the buy from store feature has been terminated in 2022, but you can buy on your computer and send to kindle gen 3 (keyboard) or get via archived item on the kindle itself.
100% agree, although I prefer Gameboy Scrabble on my rooted K3D :) :) Using launchpad to launch the myts bash terminal (has great expanded character set handling), scripting stuff in python3.6 or admin'ing a VPS via SCP/SSH is handy also. I have a 1hr birdsong recording that I play via the speakers when reading out-and-about. It emulates reading in my garden hammock nicely. So pleased to learn other people still like this wonderful device.
I bought mine as a gift for my mother. She never liked the device . So the battery die for being stored and not used for 1 or 2 years (the lipo battery was like a ballon). I replaced it and suprise surprise its a kindle 3 keyboard wifi plus 3G. Here in Argentina the 3G still works. Its a shame amazon removed the store for older devices. I love that you can listen to music while reading.. i put my dungeon synth ambiental tunes in 128 kbps. Its competing with my paperwhite 7 gen. I use the Kindlen 3 during the day and the Paperwhite at night. Im having a blast reading non stop.
What's sad is that it also has one of the highest if not the highest contrast ratio among all the Kindles. Most if not all the new ones are much worse in this aspect.
yes!! I was a preteen when my family got one and somehow I ended up damaging the screen multiple times. We would send it back to Amazon and they would fix it everytime. I used to download music to this thing and listen to my music while I read on it 😂 the tactile buttons are the biggest reason I miss this. I'm looking at a few on eBay that are about $40.
As and over the road trucker my old kindle read out loud to me as I drove. I don't think any of the new ones read out loud. Have several as back up since I've worn out a couple. Great product.
I am so glad I see someone making video about this... I am on the very same page with you mate... This device is GOLD... Best eBooks reader ever made... period... and the fact the CPU in this things works on such low frequency so the battery needs to be charged only once in like a month if you use it every day is crazy COOL.
I completely agree! I've been using a Kindle Keyboard since they first came out. I've gone through 4 of them over time, mostly 2nd generation. I usually buy them off ebay or wherever and I always make sure I have an extra one tucked away in the closet ready to go if the one I'm using stops working. (They cost so little the security of having a backup is not a big investment.) I finally got a Paperwhite a few days ago from Woot for under $30 to take traveling with me. (So I wouldn't have to worry about taking my external reading light.) I am NOT a fan. Having to move your thumb to touch the screen when you want to change the page is a real distraction. On the keyboard version, with its perfectly placed buttons, you never have to move your thumb over or even break your reading stride. You just gently press down from where you're naturally holding the device, even one handed, and, viola, new page. Perfection. And I can't tell you how often the Paperwhite does things like not changing the screen fast enough or going multiple pages forward. Maybe this is a function of it being refurbished and maybe I'll get used to it over time. But, overall, not impressed.
Watched this again after 2 years. Still true today! You're $8 purchase was indeed a steal. They seem to go for at least double that on Ebay, and most of those are "non functioning" and meant to be used as parts. I still have my dad's Kindle Keyboard and as you explained, in many ways, it's superior to the current Kindle iteration. Rumor has it that the next model Kindle will include physical page turn buttons! [ PS - if you're an avid reader, $300 really isn't that much to pay for a device you'll be using many hours a day. Provided it doesn't drive you bonkers that is, like my Kindle Paperwhite does to me! ]
I really love mine, my mom got it in 2010. The real issue is that there is some sort of battery problem. When I first started using it again a month ago after years of not reading, if it wasn't plugged in at all it would instantly freeze. After using it for a month or so while plugged in it is able to stay functional for a couple hours. The first problem I end up having is that it won't sleep when I flick the power button, and the green light won't show when I flick either. The kindle still works otherwise. If it autosleeps I have to reset the kindle, and if it isn't plugged in while loading it will freeze. If I keep reading after these symptoms begin to show, there is a risk of the kindle freezing before I can save my progress in the book. I am able to save progress by hitting the home button, but all of this just makes for a bit of an annoying experience. I can't really read unless I plug in when it comes down to it. I am uncertain if a new battery will even really fix these issues, and am uncertain whether a new battery or a new entry level kindle would be better. Otherwise I love this thing. Its thin and I love the page buttons, and being somebody who loves and uses old tech (like my computer I built in 2014 or my iphone 6s plus from 2015) I really want to hang on to my kindle keyboard but this issue is really bothering me and I can't find much info about it.
Hmm, I'm not sure if a new battery would help for you or not, but it might be worth a try? I'm about to replace my battery, actually. Your issues sound a bit different than mine though. Sorry I'm not more help!
I have the older 12 year old Kindle (Kindle 3) and also the newer Paperwhite. Interestingly, at least in daylight, the display on the older Kindle is superior to the newer one. At night it doesn't have the backlight, but I also have the older cover (which is still in good shape) and has the pop out light. Having the side buttons to turn pages is also superior to the touch screen, especially if you happen to be reading while you are eating for example, so you don't get the screen all dirty. It is also incredibly robust - and in fact has outlasted a number of my newer Kindles. So I suspect it is actually better made. In many ways, it is the "Lenovo Thinkpad" of Kindles (before they went down the chiclet path). The newer ones are lighter, so depending on how you like to read, i.e. if you like to lie on your back and hold the kindle with one hand, the newer ones are probably more ergonomic.
My Kindle Keyboard is around here somewhere... I've gotta find that little sucker. I do, however, still have my Kindle DX that I bought at a yard sale about 10 years ago for 10 or 15 bucks. Sucker still works like a charm... though the 3G doesn't work anymore. Meh. Not the end of the world. I do, however, want a "basic bitch" cheapie e-reader that'll read all the epubs that I have on my phone. I don't need all the fancy options. I don't need high refresh rates. I just need to be able to load up the file and turn the page.
The thing to add to this is the kindle store is no longer supported on them. That's not an issue for me as it works fine otherwise and i order the books on my phone anyway, but something to be aware if anyone is thinking of getting one. They work perfectly well otherwise though, and swapping the battery out is really easy so id even say buying one with a dead battery for next to nothing and changing the battery would be a good buy.
I randomly thought of a Kindle I won and never used, from 2010. I’m an author who prefers paper books. But I’m going to charge it and give it a try! Great video. Thank you for your insights. 🎉
I have a couple of these Kindle Keyboards but, I am having trouble with the last one 1 bought. It keeps telling me that it is unable to connect & that I need to be within wire less range. With this issue I cannot register it to my account. 😔😔 I don’t know what to do. If anyone can help please do so. I have tried downloading the newest software onto my computer then dropping it into my kindle via usb cord when attached to my computer but, that doesn’t seem to be working unless I am doing something completely wrong.
Still have my Kindle 3/3G which I got as a gift in 2010. Hundreds of books later and the battery is finally dying. I'd prefer to replace that rather than replacing the whole thing with a new generation Kindle. I've thought about 'upgrading' to a newer model but am put off by quite a few damning reviews on Amazon. Like you, I appreciate my old kindle's buttons and on balance, would prefer to stay with the older model. Now to try and replace the battery ... (gulp) ... thank god for youtube.
The Kindle Keyboard was my very first Kindle ever, I loved it so much. I traded it in for a newish Kindle (10th generation), and I have enjoyed how compact the new Kindle is. Two days ago I found a Kindle Keyboard at a local thrift store for like $8 and it was an insta-buy. Currently waiting for the replacement battery but I am not going to let this one go!
I actually own this kindle - it's such a cool device and I love the physical buttons too. I just had to replace the battery recently and it's as good as new. It wasn't difficult to replace it all, there are literally 2 screws that hold the battery in place on this particular one. It was more diffiult getting the back cover off. I miss replacable batteries in newer devices, and also the headphone jacks.
Oh, I wonder if the problem of mine is the battery too. If you don't mind, how did you get a new battery? Like, could you give me a reference I should look for or...?
I miss my Kindle Keyboard. I have a Kindle Voyage and it’s still kicking! The battery doesn’t last as long as it used to, but I THINK it’ll be easy enough to replace if the thing dies on me. I probably shouldn’t have spent the amount of money on it I did (bought it new), but damn if I’m not getting my money’s worth. It would be very difficult for me to move onto a newer model without the awesome haptic side buttons.
I got the 4th gen. To me it’s my fave version bc it has the physical buttons both on the right and left. It’s also lighter than the new kindle (slightly, but I like it). Got one for 12 bucks in marketplace. Updated it, and it runs rly well. I added an external reading light with clip on because it doesnt have a backlight
I purchased my Kindle Keyboard G3 back in 2012 and having installed the 'Bible Study Suite' have used it virtually every single day for the past ten years and it has never let me down. I like being able to grab it without worrying about touching the screen and accidentally booking a holiday in North Korea or having to continuously hold it by the edges when reading, I just grab it and I'm on my way.
@@MatthewSchaefer Well spotted, but of course I was thinking of the likes of the Kindle Fire. But back to the Kindle Keyboard, I've just discovered that for security reasons it can no longer purchase directly from Amazon Store which is a real shame.
I had a keyboard model back in the day, it had a fault and Amazon replaced it for free... But they replaced it with a Touch model 😞 Yesterday at a car boot sale I picked up a Kindle Keyboard for £1! It's likely to need a new battery, but otherwise seems good...
U.S is phasing out 3g too. Probably by the end of the year. But we shall see. Kindle voyage is my favorite. I don't need physical buttons but I do like the haptic feedback and the ease of reading left or right handed on the voyage.
Yeah, I have heard the 3g would be non-functional soon. That doesn't but me too much, mostly because I don't really use it very often anyway. I'm always near wifi (or I can use the hotspot on my phone).
I'll own a 4th and a8th, beside the light is not much different in the newest. But since august non-touchscreen device can't no longer access the kindle store 😒
Best Kindle ever. Definitely a tank. Agree with you about the physical page turn buttons and keyboard. I’m surprised your battery still works though. Mine finally depleted last year, gotta replace it.
I read a ton of books on the Kindle Keyboard and loved it, the only thing that made me change was the light. I wish there was a way to add a light to the Kindle Keyboard, I would probably still be using it today. Now I use the Kobo Libra.
I like the keyboard. I have a question, does it still get updates and security patches? I personally love my Kindle Oasis specially due to the warm light.
You can manually update it 3.4.3 or something. I have this and I love it. The only downside is that at night you need a separate light to read other than that it is just awesome.
Mine gets screen broken last year and I need to buy a new one. I like my new kindle but I LOVED my old keyboard. I hope that someday could replace the screen but seems complicated in my area.
It is a bit complicated...Amazon is also removing functionality of the KK over time, which makes is a less and less useful device, unfortunately. This last year hasn't been the best for the older Kindles.
The kindle keyboard has read me probably 100 books as I drove, and not just that, work documents in PDF format too! I'm out here stuck in NoVA traffic with kindle keyboard reading me a 15 page "brief" while I'm on the way to the meeting about it. Unfortunately, everything has kept moving and my new car has no aux input (only BT), and I'm already using a dongle to get a USB-A port so I can use a USB-micro cable. Still love the kindle keyboard though.
Hi! I was wondering if you could do a video on how you upload books onto this kindle? I was able to find one on offerup but for some reason it keeps saying unable to connect, so I was wondering if you manually upload books onto your kindle? Thank you in advance!
i recently got given this kindle from my gran and i love it. i have a hbit of touching the screen while reading, and love the no touch screen. i dont mind the no backlight, and i love how the keyboard feels. the only thing i dont like, is that i can never find a new case for it. i am currently using a purple slide in case, and while its fine, the purple is peeling off and leaving purplt stuff everywhere, but there is nothing wrong with the kindle its self. love it, and great video
I found a case on Amazon that is...okay. it's not amazing. I do wish there were better cases for it. I could also have used a backlight, but honestly, my eyes don't need me reading in the dark anyway
They used to come with one! Light case hooked into the 2 tiny holes on the left side. They are very rare though! Mine works great!!! I have two original ones from amazon. One in black pebbled leather and one in dark tan pebbled leather. Very bright lights on both. Will cost you a bit when you find a seller with a working one though. Although plenty sell them as "broken or for parts" but this usually means they are untested since they don't have a kindle to try it out on. Sadly this is a gamble. I've bought a few that don't end up working :(
if you wanted you could make a diy one, there's plenty of stuff on RUclips and the internet showing how it works if you look. (specifically one hole takes a curved tab, which goes in first, and then the other hole takes a tab that has the electrical connections to power the light iirc.)
It is still great for reading e-books or listening mp3. (i am too not for that touchscreen-madness everywhere) But unfortunately, it can not load https pages in its browser. Only old http ones, which are now rare. Ia there way how to install some better web browser with https capability ?
I have a kindle dx, but it can’t be charged, when it is plugged in, the battery light up and out soon after, i replace the batter , but it even can’t be lighted up. Is there any idea that how I can fix it?
Does this one have dark mode? I would imagine it doesn't given that I dont think they started doing that on kindles until fairly recently. But if this one does it would be everything im looking for 😭
Where can I find a new battery? I believe mine is dead. Have it on charge and will see if 5 hours works. It does not have an orange light at the bottom so I’m presuming battery needs replacing. Haven used in in years.
Actually it has much faster processing power than the display. It is like an old old, smartphone, or oldish cheap smartphone. You can type pretty much as fast as you want because the actual gui program is faster than the screen.
Heyy i have this one kindle, just bought it from a secondhand store online, but the big issue is this kindle unfortunately is a managed device, and the wifi is off, i know that this kindle have no support from amazon anymore for it 3g, but i thought the wifi must be can be use, but as i said it is already managed to not to connect to wifi from the previous owner. And i also cant factory reset it, after i ask the issue with Amazon CS it said bcs this kindle already old so the wifi can't be use. But i think, its not bcs of it, its just already managed by the previous owner maybe for their child. And it just dead so they sold it. I really want to make it become can connect to wifi. Sadly i cant do the factory reset
Can someone please help me with my Kindle DX 2nd generation 2010, I removed the old Amazon account and trying to register a new Amazon account but it's not allowing me, we still have 3G internet in Canada and the beautiful device was working yesterday on the old email, Amazon supervisor did trouble shooting with me via phone and after doing reset and factory reset it's not allowing to register and gives a message that it's not able to connect, although the 3G is still working, I think Amazon do this to prevent people from selling old devices online to new users with new account, so they can make more money
I was originally intending to get an e-reader from a thrift store because, well, I'm cheap. And I don't really need one. The new features seem nice, but half the reason I want a reader is so that I can use a dim yellow lamp to read by, not some backlight look like a phone. On RUclips I only find reviews for newer models. Besides you. Looks like there might be benefits to these old ones, too. In Canada, it seems Kobo is more common these days than kindle. I'd like to load PDF's and Epub into it if possible. I have old vacuum tube data sheets and such that would be nice to view on an e-ink display. I'll keep an eye out. Maybe even an old Sony would do..
Hi Matthew, this is really good. I really love the features of this version esp the MP3 player . Anyway, i am just so sad because now I cannot open it. I forgot to charge it, and when I did, it is asking for I my password , which unfortunately I also forgot already… is there any way I can resolve this?
Thanks for the comment! Check out this website, it may help you reset your kindness to factory settings. smallbusiness.chron.com/open-back-kindle-hard-reset-54648.html
Question I've seen Amazon not doing security updates after four years now, which means my PW3 is no longer supported. It feels like they are trying to force you to upgrade. I was wondering if it's safe to use an older Kindle keyboard; I'm guessing there are no updates for it. I've never heard of a malicious security attack using an eReader; maybe I'm just being paranoid.
I still use mine, though you are right, no more security updates anymore. They are trying to force you to upgrade (have since taken away features that were active as of the making of this video), but the Kindle is still one of the best.
I still have mine (love it and can't think of buying a new version) and used it just about everyday until last week when the screen went bad. Now I am in the process of looking for a screen replacement hoping to be able to use it again (So greatful for RUclips tutorials). Mine is really loaded with books. Even though the Kindle Store was no longer functioning, I still downloaded books straight from the Amazon Kindle store online.
I just picked up this kindle today at a thrift store for 7 bucks. The battery maybe dead. I might have to replace it. But, I was considering buying one of the newer ones, with all the bells and whistles. But, for the reasons you coverd I decided to pass. And read on my ipad. I hope I can get this device up and running!
You can also put mp3 files on this and you will love it. Anything from religious audio files to music to research work. You can put any mp3 file and it has a good battery life.
PLEASE HELP!! so I bought 2 of these kindle keyboards (1 for me and 1 for a friend) and I am unable to register it. I contacted Amazon and they said that they are defective and I need to return them. I can't return either of them. Has anyone else had trouble registering their kindle keyboard and if so, were you ever able to register it?? And if so how do I do it??
@@MatthewSchaefer so I was finally able to fix it! What I had to do was go to the internet on the Kindle and register a brand new Amazon account on the Kindle keyboard itself and it worked!
I my Kindle Gen2 won't isn't recognized as a portable device on my pc. I've tried finding the driver to install so that I can update through the USB since it is no longer able to access the whispernet. I've tried everything to update drivers. My PC recognizes when I plug in my iPhone so I know it's not my computer or usb drives or cables. Has anyone else had this issue and found a way to fix it?
It's most likely your usb cable I recommend trying a few different ones I had a similar issue and I went through four cables before I found one that worked
Hello! I have a question, just found a Kindle 3 Keyboard (D00901) at home, absolutely new. But I'm wondering if the charger cable is a Micro USB, the port is kind of rectangular instead of the usual trapeze, I have note been able to charge it. Would be really helpful if ou could comment. Thanks in advance.
I came to your video this morning as I’m trying to get my old kindle to charge after it say a long time. I scrolled through your description and saw your book. I’m ordering it brother! New subscriber here!
Wow! Thank you so much for your support. It really means a lot to me. I don't know if you have found what you are looking for with your battery, but they are replaceable, if you can't figure something else out.
I am reviving mine. Every time I hit the letter F it believes I am hitting F and also "enter" which is not allowing me to enter my password! I cannot move passed this... Can anyone suggest something to do?? It really thinks I am hitting enter and moves to the next area down.... I cannot add my Amazon account without that letter... UPDATE: letters Y F X all do the same thing. :-/
I’m still using my Kindle 4th generation, bought it in early 2012, still works great to this day. Haven’t had a reason to upgrade it.
I can’t seem to sync books with mine since the store stopped working. Could you help me?
use calibre@@Slothdeman
@@Slothdeman hey if you need it im totally willing to help. i just registered mine
Kindle 4 is the best model ever!
Small, light, and with physical buttons, and no touch screen.. awesome.
I replaced my battery, and still has a lot of life left in it.
I still have my kindle keyboard & I’d use it when I was offshore on oil rigs and the 3G was amazing. Ten years later and it’s still going strong! Fell off top bunk, been moved, dropped and forgotten about for a couple years & she still works! Best Christmas present I ever got myself 😂
I get so nostalgic for this model. I was gifted one as a teenager. I was in the hospital a lot, and this lot me through a lot of lonely days and nights. I read a lot. It also really cemented my love for the eBook format, and I've been primarily buying and reading eBooks since then. I also used that Kindle for like 7 years. I thought of replacing the battery for it, but what changed my mind was the higher pixel density and contrast on newer readers. Nowadays I use kobos.
Reading books is like opening a portal to other worlds or traveling trough time i got so inmersed that i lost the notion of time. A healthy habit for our brains stimulating our imagination.
Still use my psp😤
Had my kindle paperwhite for 7 years now :D Even when it breaks i'll exhaust all my options of repairing it before settling for a new one
You really should mention that these devices don't have back lights.
You read a book with light in the room or outside. The display looks exactly the same as paper.
But they have LED backlights which are bed for you falling asleep afterwards.
You can get a case for it that has a built in light, that's what I have 😊
I have 4 kindle keyboards. Bought 3 additional ones from Woot for $12 when they were available in 2018. Can't give up my clicky keys. An additional benefit is that this kindle will work in much colder temperatures than a touch screen. You can even wear gloves, which you can't with a touch screen. TTS works with sideloaded books, not restricted to just Amazon purchases.
Sorry to ask, but why do you have 4 kindle keyboards?
@@BrunoM321backups. I have a couple myself.
@@BrunoM321I've seen a girl on Tiktok who had separate kindles for different genres 😂
@@BrunoM321 One for the car, one for the bedroom, one for every bathroom?
I had this one until 3 years ago, until someone sit on it et the screen was broken 😔
I have a new Ipad BUT I really wanted an e-reader and last week I found one at the thrift store with its leather case and charger for $5!! I came home and it wouldn't work so after watching YT videos found out it was the battery so I replaced it with one from amazon for $20. Then watched books on how to update it and how to download books into it and now its good to go! For $25 I didn't mind the lil rocks on the road LOL!
I bought a Paperwhite because sometimes I like to read in low light. I still have my old Kindle Keyboard and I plan to keep it and use it until it stops working. I'll probably replace the battery rather than throw the device away.
Things i like on my Gen 3 kindle
text to speech
built in speaker
headphone socket
real page turn buttons
plastic doesn't turn sticky/gluey like paperwhite will.
I'm with you. It's mid 2023 and I have a Kindle Keyboard. I read it everyday. Whenever I'm going on a long trip, I listen to audio books or have it read the book to me while driving. I have a clamshell type case for it and attach a booklight when reading at night.
Someone did by me the newest 2022 Kindle as a gift. I like it well enough, but I still prefer my Kindle 3.
Are you able to get Audible to work with your Kindle Keyboard?
@@Galneryus90Yeah, audible should work fine with it as long as you're connected to the internet. I only ever tried it a few times awhile back.
The page turn buttons on these kindles are the best of all the kindles. It's the corner angle of them tthat does it. The movement is more natural, to me anyway.
This was great. I inherited my dad's Kindle Keyboard when he died a few years ago. As you say, it's built like a tank and I do like the physical page turn buttons. Plus the screen resolution is perfectly acceptable. But I decided last fall to buy the latest Paperwhite, thinking that surely, after 10 years of advances, it would provide a much better experience. Sadly, it really doesn't. The touch interface it slow and erratic, and the speed is really not much better either. Even the screen seems to have hardly improved despite the backlight and higher PPI. And frankly, the Kindle app is still miles better than the interface on the physical Kindle devices. I think that e-Ink still has to get about 5 times faster before I'll really like any Kindle device.
You really would think that 10 years of kindle would have made a kindle that is head-and-shoulders above the previous kindles...but alas.
@@MatthewSchaefer I was planning on using it for manga so I kinda need the full screen but is it that slow (thinking of the Paperwhite 3)
E-ink, I'm pretty sure, is also less power intensive, so batteries last longer, charge cycles don't add up as quickly, so the batteries have a longer lifespan. My first battery lasted ~10 years.
@bodybuilder oh nice picked up the PW1 because it was cheaper so yeah probably gonna arrive soon. Probably should have got a newer one for better ppi but it is what it is
Still have mine. Got it new back in the day. Replaced the battery about 3 years ago and it still works amazing. Unfortunately it's been cut off from the Kindle Book Store and the 3g cellular has been cut off as well.
Yes mine too, I wonder if this is global or just Canada, so what do we do now
I think it is cut off everywhere now (security update). You can still use wifi to send books to it though, so you can buy on a computer or cell phone and then send it over.
Hi. what battery did you used? is it original?Thank you!
3G is still here for now in 🇬🇧
I’ve still got mine that my brother bought 14 years ago for my 60th birthday, It’s leather cover with light is still in excellent condition and I’ve recently started using it again instead of iPad and iPhone… love it as it feels like a real book.
Note: 3G cellular was shut down (in the US) in 2022 but wifi still works fine..
I have mine since 2009. The display broke twice and I replaced it myself (thanks YT tutorials). A great companion!
I had a kindle keyboard probably around 7 years ago but the battery was dead when I found it again. Couldn’t revive it. I started looking at the usbc kindle paper whites but I found a Kindle keyboard on fb market place for $20 and it included a case with a light attached. Loving reading on it now but I’m having an issue with the battery randomly going down to the ! Status from above 80%. Not sure if it’s out of sync or what. Regardless I don’t regret it
Hmmm, odd. I do know that most devices if they lose ALL battery (like, not just dead....but dead for a long time) will not charge again. It takes a little bit of charge for a device to accept a charge (which is why they recommend storing devices at 50%). Not sure if that's what happened for your first device or not.
Thank you for this, I have a Kindle keyboard and it's fine apart from the battery. I was going to buy a new paperwhite but after this video, I just bought a new battery! Thanks again!
I agree! I found my kindle in a drawer and decided to see if it still worked. It does except it is no longer supported. But I can still download books to it. The best part? No glare during the day! So will be using this again :)
How do you download books to it .
@@bollagurlyou plug it in to your computer with a microusb cable and it shows up as a storage device, and you can put whatever books you want to read into the "documents" folder. (Just make sure that they either have no drm, or you downloaded it from Amazon for reading on the kindle with the same account as the kindle has. Off the top of my head i think it supports .mobi files, pdfs, and maybe .txt files.)
I still have mine. I was wondering whether it would still work the other day & presumed it probably wouldn’t. Great to know it still works. I love the keyboard. I have the oasis as I’m disabled & the weighted side means i can hold it much more easily than other kindles, my arm doesn’t tire as much, plus the orange light really helped me read as my eyes were getting red & sore with the blue light, although the Paperwhite has that feature now. Anyway, just thought I’d mention why I like the oasis but I really miss the keyboard so i think I’ll try it out again for note taking when studying.
i think kindles are just well made devices up to and including the present day ones. it's a good team of hardware engineers and battery replacement is still quite easy. the touch version is annoying when there're bugs around in th forest, as they can select text and turn the page with their tiny legs when they walk across the device
I’ve just got another but I can’t get my library to show on it yet. I’m hoping to get it working because I adored my first one. I wish I kept that one
Love this device, don't know why Amazon removed this beautiful physical keyboard in later models!
All in the name of "imporvement" I'm sure.
Here in Mexico people still have some Kindle Keyboards but, because as Latin Americans we have this tendency to use everything until it breaks or stops working, there aren't a lot of these devices on Marketplace unless they're quite expensive (some people collect them).
Take good care of your Kindle Keyboard, it seems super practical and as someone who is not very into touch screens (unless i have to clean them frequently), I would have loved if Amazon kept on improving and keeping the features of this model.
At the moment I have the Basic 10th gen, it's nice, very useful but, just like I wrote before, I clean it very frequently with a dry cloth to remove any fingerprints. I guess that's just me being obsessed with cleaning 😅.
the buy from store feature has been terminated in 2022, but you can buy on your computer and send to kindle gen 3 (keyboard) or get via archived item on the kindle itself.
I bought a book on my laptop and I can view it on my iPhone using the kindle app BUT the book is NOT on my Kindle Keyboard 3G and I don’t know why.
I'm still using a jailbroken Kindle 3. It's amazing that it has integrated speakers. With Gameboy hack tetris runs perfectly.
100% agree, although I prefer Gameboy Scrabble on my rooted K3D :) :) Using launchpad to launch the myts bash terminal (has great expanded character set handling), scripting stuff in python3.6 or admin'ing a VPS via SCP/SSH is handy also. I have a 1hr birdsong recording that I play via the speakers when reading out-and-about. It emulates reading in my garden hammock nicely. So pleased to learn other people still like this wonderful device.
I bought mine as a gift for my mother. She never liked the device . So the battery die for being stored and not used for 1 or 2 years (the lipo battery was like a ballon). I replaced it and suprise surprise its a kindle 3 keyboard wifi plus 3G. Here in Argentina the 3G still works. Its a shame amazon removed the store for older devices. I love that you can listen to music while reading.. i put my dungeon synth ambiental tunes in 128 kbps. Its competing with my paperwhite 7 gen. I use the Kindlen 3 during the day and the Paperwhite at night. Im having a blast reading non stop.
What's sad is that it also has one of the highest if not the highest contrast ratio among all the Kindles. Most if not all the new ones are much worse in this aspect.
yes!! I was a preteen when my family got one and somehow I ended up damaging the screen multiple times. We would send it back to Amazon and they would fix it everytime. I used to download music to this thing and listen to my music while I read on it 😂 the tactile buttons are the biggest reason I miss this. I'm looking at a few on eBay that are about $40.
same ive been looking at them on and off since this video came out lol i think im finally gonna grab one!
As and over the road trucker my old kindle read out loud to me as I drove. I don't think any of the new ones read out loud. Have several as back up since I've worn out a couple. Great product.
Yes, the audiobook industry took offense to the kindle's ability to do that so they phased it out unfortunately. Really dumb!
I am so glad I see someone making video about this... I am on the very same page with you mate... This device is GOLD... Best eBooks reader ever made... period... and the fact the CPU in this things works on such low frequency so the battery needs to be charged only once in like a month if you use it every day is crazy COOL.
I completely agree! I've been using a Kindle Keyboard since they first came out. I've gone through 4 of them over time, mostly 2nd generation. I usually buy them off ebay or wherever and I always make sure I have an extra one tucked away in the closet ready to go if the one I'm using stops working. (They cost so little the security of having a backup is not a big investment.) I finally got a Paperwhite a few days ago from Woot for under $30 to take traveling with me. (So I wouldn't have to worry about taking my external reading light.) I am NOT a fan. Having to move your thumb to touch the screen when you want to change the page is a real distraction. On the keyboard version, with its perfectly placed buttons, you never have to move your thumb over or even break your reading stride. You just gently press down from where you're naturally holding the device, even one handed, and, viola, new page. Perfection. And I can't tell you how often the Paperwhite does things like not changing the screen fast enough or going multiple pages forward. Maybe this is a function of it being refurbished and maybe I'll get used to it over time. But, overall, not impressed.
I miss using my DX. If I get a keyboard can I register on Amazon and download books? Which generation to get on eBay ?Does it have Wi-Fi?
Watched this again after 2 years. Still true today! You're $8 purchase was indeed a steal. They seem to go for at least double that on Ebay, and most of those are "non functioning" and meant to be used as parts. I still have my dad's Kindle Keyboard and as you explained, in many ways, it's superior to the current Kindle iteration. Rumor has it that the next model Kindle will include physical page turn buttons! [ PS - if you're an avid reader, $300 really isn't that much to pay for a device you'll be using many hours a day. Provided it doesn't drive you bonkers that is, like my Kindle Paperwhite does to me! ]
I really love mine, my mom got it in 2010. The real issue is that there is some sort of battery problem. When I first started using it again a month ago after years of not reading, if it wasn't plugged in at all it would instantly freeze. After using it for a month or so while plugged in it is able to stay functional for a couple hours. The first problem I end up having is that it won't sleep when I flick the power button, and the green light won't show when I flick either. The kindle still works otherwise. If it autosleeps I have to reset the kindle, and if it isn't plugged in while loading it will freeze.
If I keep reading after these symptoms begin to show, there is a risk of the kindle freezing before I can save my progress in the book. I am able to save progress by hitting the home button, but all of this just makes for a bit of an annoying experience. I can't really read unless I plug in when it comes down to it. I am uncertain if a new battery will even really fix these issues, and am uncertain whether a new battery or a new entry level kindle would be better. Otherwise I love this thing. Its thin and I love the page buttons, and being somebody who loves and uses old tech (like my computer I built in 2014 or my iphone 6s plus from 2015) I really want to hang on to my kindle keyboard but this issue is really bothering me and I can't find much info about it.
Hmm, I'm not sure if a new battery would help for you or not, but it might be worth a try? I'm about to replace my battery, actually. Your issues sound a bit different than mine though. Sorry I'm not more help!
I have the older 12 year old Kindle (Kindle 3) and also the newer Paperwhite. Interestingly, at least in daylight, the display on the older Kindle is superior to the newer one. At night it doesn't have the backlight, but I also have the older cover (which is still in good shape) and has the pop out light. Having the side buttons to turn pages is also superior to the touch screen, especially if you happen to be reading while you are eating for example, so you don't get the screen all dirty. It is also incredibly robust - and in fact has outlasted a number of my newer Kindles. So I suspect it is actually better made. In many ways, it is the "Lenovo Thinkpad" of Kindles (before they went down the chiclet path). The newer ones are lighter, so depending on how you like to read, i.e. if you like to lie on your back and hold the kindle with one hand, the newer ones are probably more ergonomic.
My Kindle Keyboard is around here somewhere... I've gotta find that little sucker.
I do, however, still have my Kindle DX that I bought at a yard sale about 10 years ago for 10 or 15 bucks. Sucker still works like a charm... though the 3G doesn't work anymore. Meh. Not the end of the world.
I do, however, want a "basic bitch" cheapie e-reader that'll read all the epubs that I have on my phone. I don't need all the fancy options. I don't need high refresh rates. I just need to be able to load up the file and turn the page.
The thing to add to this is the kindle store is no longer supported on them. That's not an issue for me as it works fine otherwise and i order the books on my phone anyway, but something to be aware if anyone is thinking of getting one. They work perfectly well otherwise though, and swapping the battery out is really easy so id even say buying one with a dead battery for next to nothing and changing the battery would be a good buy.
store is not supported but syncing gets the job done just a bit less convenient than before
I own this version and have always loved it, but unfortunately the battery won’t hold a charge anymore 😢 replacing it sounds like a hassle
The replacement easy
I randomly thought of a Kindle I won and never used, from 2010. I’m an author who prefers paper books. But I’m going to charge it and give it a try! Great video. Thank you for your insights. 🎉
I have a couple of these Kindle Keyboards but, I am having trouble with the last one 1 bought. It keeps telling me that it is unable to connect & that I need to be within wire less range. With this issue I cannot register it to my account. 😔😔 I don’t know what to do. If anyone can help please do so. I have tried downloading the newest software onto my computer then dropping it into my kindle via usb cord when attached to my computer but, that doesn’t seem to be working unless I am doing something completely wrong.
Does it have built in dictionary?
Still have my Kindle 3/3G which I got as a gift in 2010. Hundreds of books later and the battery is finally dying. I'd prefer to replace that rather than replacing the whole thing with a new generation Kindle. I've thought about 'upgrading' to a newer model but am put off by quite a few damning reviews on Amazon. Like you, I appreciate my old kindle's buttons and on balance, would prefer to stay with the older model. Now to try and replace the battery ... (gulp) ... thank god for youtube.
Thank you for cool review and hello from Eastern Europe. I bought one of them last week and it came with a dvd full of converted to mobi books!
The Kindle Keyboard was my very first Kindle ever, I loved it so much. I traded it in for a newish Kindle (10th generation), and I have enjoyed how compact the new Kindle is. Two days ago I found a Kindle Keyboard at a local thrift store for like $8 and it was an insta-buy. Currently waiting for the replacement battery but I am not going to let this one go!
I miss mine. I just ordered another off ebay. $26
Can we use it to read my own epub files??
I actually own this kindle - it's such a cool device and I love the physical buttons too. I just had to replace the battery recently and it's as good as new. It wasn't difficult to replace it all, there are literally 2 screws that hold the battery in place on this particular one. It was more diffiult getting the back cover off. I miss replacable batteries in newer devices, and also the headphone jacks.
Oh, I wonder if the problem of mine is the battery too. If you don't mind, how did you get a new battery? Like, could you give me a reference I should look for or...?
Found mine at the swampmeet for 2$ yesterday! Thank for making this video!
I miss my Kindle Keyboard. I have a Kindle Voyage and it’s still kicking! The battery doesn’t last as long as it used to, but I THINK it’ll be easy enough to replace if the thing dies on me. I probably shouldn’t have spent the amount of money on it I did (bought it new), but damn if I’m not getting my money’s worth. It would be very difficult for me to move onto a newer model without the awesome haptic side buttons.
Does anyone know if you can connect it to your computer and send e-books directly?
You can! I use Calibre to manage and send books!
I got the 4th gen. To me it’s my fave version bc it has the physical buttons both on the right and left. It’s also lighter than the new kindle (slightly, but I like it). Got one for 12 bucks in marketplace. Updated it, and it runs rly well. I added an external reading light with clip on because it doesnt have a backlight
I purchased my Kindle Keyboard G3 back in 2012 and having installed the 'Bible Study Suite' have used it virtually every single day for the past ten years and it has never let me down. I like being able to grab it without worrying about touching the screen and accidentally booking a holiday in North Korea or having to continuously hold it by the edges when reading, I just grab it and I'm on my way.
Haha, I laughed at the idea of accidentally booking a holiday to North Korea on a Kindle!
@@MatthewSchaefer Well spotted, but of course I was thinking of the likes of the Kindle Fire. But back to the Kindle Keyboard, I've just discovered that for security reasons it can no longer purchase directly from Amazon Store which is a real shame.
I had a keyboard model back in the day, it had a fault and Amazon replaced it for free... But they replaced it with a Touch model 😞
Yesterday at a car boot sale I picked up a Kindle Keyboard for £1! It's likely to need a new battery, but otherwise seems good...
U.S is phasing out 3g too. Probably by the end of the year. But we shall see. Kindle voyage is my favorite. I don't need physical buttons but I do like the haptic feedback and the ease of reading left or right handed on the voyage.
Yeah, I have heard the 3g would be non-functional soon. That doesn't but me too much, mostly because I don't really use it very often anyway. I'm always near wifi (or I can use the hotspot on my phone).
I'm just in doubt if I should fix mine or buy that same one used.
I just bought this, but I dont know how to use it can you teach me how pls, I'm unable to find the files I sent to it
I have one but it does not work because of the battery. I ordered a battery replacement from aliexpress but it did not work.
I'll own a 4th and a8th, beside the light is not much different in the newest. But since august non-touchscreen device can't no longer access the kindle store 😒
Best Kindle ever. Definitely a tank. Agree with you about the physical page turn buttons and keyboard. I’m surprised your battery still works though. Mine finally depleted last year, gotta replace it.
I have the kindle touch that came out in 2007 but I can't get any of my new books on it anymore. Any suggestions?
I do miss the buttons 😢 still haven’t gotten used to the touch screen
I read a ton of books on the Kindle Keyboard and loved it, the only thing that made me change was the light. I wish there was a way to add a light to the Kindle Keyboard, I would probably still be using it today. Now I use the Kobo Libra.
I like the keyboard. I have a question, does it still get updates and security patches?
I personally love my Kindle Oasis specially due to the warm light.
You can manually update it 3.4.3 or something. I have this and I love it. The only downside is that at night you need a separate light to read other than that it is just awesome.
I Still Have Mine. Can You Still Update it?
Mine gets screen broken last year and I need to buy a new one. I like my new kindle but I LOVED my old keyboard. I hope that someday could replace the screen but seems complicated in my area.
It is a bit complicated...Amazon is also removing functionality of the KK over time, which makes is a less and less useful device, unfortunately. This last year hasn't been the best for the older Kindles.
I have a PW5 and apart from some issues with displaying covers .. but sorted with calibre. It works fine and my kindle is now 10 years old
I can't register on my kindle keyboard ,It says Amazon account not found please tell me or guide me what should I do ??
My mom has the kindle keyboard but sadly she was having eye sight issues so I upgraded her to the kindle paperwhite signature edition
The kindle keyboard has read me probably 100 books as I drove, and not just that, work documents in PDF format too! I'm out here stuck in NoVA traffic with kindle keyboard reading me a 15 page "brief" while I'm on the way to the meeting about it.
Unfortunately, everything has kept moving and my new car has no aux input (only BT), and I'm already using a dongle to get a USB-A port so I can use a USB-micro cable. Still love the kindle keyboard though.
I have this Kindle but I can't get it to download books anymore. Have they ended support since this video or am I doing something wrong?
Hi! I was wondering if you could do a video on how you upload books onto this kindle? I was able to find one on offerup but for some reason it keeps saying unable to connect, so I was wondering if you manually upload books onto your kindle? Thank you in advance!
I’m using mine everyday too!
i recently got given this kindle from my gran and i love it. i have a hbit of touching the screen while reading, and love the no touch screen. i dont mind the no backlight, and i love how the keyboard feels. the only thing i dont like, is that i can never find a new case for it. i am currently using a purple slide in case, and while its fine, the purple is peeling off and leaving purplt stuff everywhere, but there is nothing wrong with the kindle its self. love it, and great video
I found a case on Amazon that is...okay. it's not amazing. I do wish there were better cases for it.
I could also have used a backlight, but honestly, my eyes don't need me reading in the dark anyway
They used to come with one! Light case hooked into the 2 tiny holes on the left side. They are very rare though! Mine works great!!! I have two original ones from amazon. One in black pebbled leather and one in dark tan pebbled leather. Very bright lights on both. Will cost you a bit when you find a seller with a working one though. Although plenty sell them as "broken or for parts" but this usually means they are untested since they don't have a kindle to try it out on. Sadly this is a gamble. I've bought a few that don't end up working :(
if you wanted you could make a diy one, there's plenty of stuff on RUclips and the internet showing how it works if you look. (specifically one hole takes a curved tab, which goes in first, and then the other hole takes a tab that has the electrical connections to power the light iirc.)
It is still great for reading e-books or listening mp3. (i am too not for that touchscreen-madness everywhere)
But unfortunately, it can not load https pages in its browser. Only old http ones, which are now rare.
Ia there way how to install some better web browser with https capability ?
I have this from 2010 and luv it. So, My screen is stuck on an idol screen. Do you know how to reset / fix this?
I have a kindle dx, but it can’t be charged, when it is plugged in, the battery light up and out soon after, i replace the batter , but it even can’t be lighted up. Is there any idea that how I can fix it?
Does this one have dark mode? I would imagine it doesn't given that I dont think they started doing that on kindles until fairly recently. But if this one does it would be everything im looking for 😭
Where can I find a new battery? I believe mine is dead. Have it on charge and will see if 5 hours works. It does not have an orange light at the bottom so I’m presuming battery needs replacing. Haven used in in years.
On ebay everywhere
I love this model. However, they are not available in my country 😭
Actually it has much faster processing power than the display. It is like an old old, smartphone, or oldish cheap smartphone. You can type pretty much as fast as you want because the actual gui program is faster than the screen.
is the store still up? i heard it was shut down on all the models without touchscreen
Just use calibre and libgen
This was the first kindle I got in middle school, I think I just might buy a used one
Heyy i have this one kindle, just bought it from a secondhand store online, but the big issue is this kindle unfortunately is a managed device, and the wifi is off, i know that this kindle have no support from amazon anymore for it 3g, but i thought the wifi must be can be use, but as i said it is already managed to not to connect to wifi from the previous owner. And i also cant factory reset it, after i ask the issue with Amazon CS it said bcs this kindle already old so the wifi can't be use. But i think, its not bcs of it, its just already managed by the previous owner maybe for their child. And it just dead so they sold it. I really want to make it become can connect to wifi. Sadly i cant do the factory reset
I have a voyage and my original Kindle Keyboard Prefer the keyboard. Also being able to use it for audiobooks is a bonus.
It is a bonus - I don't use it that way much. I tend to listen to audio books on my phone....but more options is never bad!
Good Idea, but is it any good with Pdf's(converted to mobi's)? Did anyone here try that?
Can someone please help me with my Kindle DX 2nd generation 2010, I removed the old Amazon account and trying to register a new Amazon account but it's not allowing me, we still have 3G internet in Canada and the beautiful device was working yesterday on the old email, Amazon supervisor did trouble shooting with me via phone and after doing reset and factory reset it's not allowing to register and gives a message that it's not able to connect, although the 3G is still working, I think Amazon do this to prevent people from selling old devices online to new users with new account, so they can make more money
I was originally intending to get an e-reader from a thrift store because, well, I'm cheap. And I don't really need one. The new features seem nice, but half the reason I want a reader is so that I can use a dim yellow lamp to read by, not some backlight look like a phone. On RUclips I only find reviews for newer models. Besides you. Looks like there might be benefits to these old ones, too. In Canada, it seems Kobo is more common these days than kindle. I'd like to load PDF's and Epub into it if possible. I have old vacuum tube data sheets and such that would be nice to view on an e-ink display. I'll keep an eye out. Maybe even an old Sony would do..
My kindle keyboard is still my go to when wanting to read a book.
Hi Matthew, this is really good. I really love the features of this version esp the MP3 player . Anyway, i am just so sad because now I cannot open it. I forgot to charge it, and when I did, it is asking for I my password , which unfortunately I also forgot already… is there any way I can resolve this?
Thanks for the comment! Check out this website, it may help you reset your kindness to factory settings.
smallbusiness.chron.com/open-back-kindle-hard-reset-54648.html
Question I've seen Amazon not doing security updates after four years now, which means my PW3 is no longer supported. It feels like they are trying to force you to upgrade. I was wondering if it's safe to use an older Kindle keyboard; I'm guessing there are no updates for it. I've never heard of a malicious security attack using an eReader; maybe I'm just being paranoid.
I still use mine, though you are right, no more security updates anymore.
They are trying to force you to upgrade (have since taken away features that were active as of the making of this video), but the Kindle is still one of the best.
If you are afraid of cyber attacks, just put it in flight mode
And I never updated my Kindle. In contrary, I even downgraded it in order to root and modify it.
Does any one know if I can still use Overdrive/Libby in kindles as old as this one ?
I still have mine (love it and can't think of buying a new version) and used it just about everyday until last week when the screen went bad. Now I am in the process of looking for a screen replacement hoping to be able to use it again (So greatful for RUclips tutorials). Mine is really loaded with books. Even though the Kindle Store was no longer functioning, I still downloaded books straight from the Amazon Kindle store online.
You might even look for a replacement kindle on facebook marketplace. May be cheaper thana new screen.
I just picked up this kindle today at a thrift store for 7 bucks. The battery maybe dead. I might have to replace it. But, I was considering buying one of the newer ones, with all the bells and whistles. But, for the reasons you coverd I decided to pass. And read on my ipad. I hope I can get this device up and running!
You can also put mp3 files on this and you will love it. Anything from religious audio files to music to research work. You can put any mp3 file and it has a good battery life.
That's true! Not too much storage for holding lots of mp3s, but still great if you don't have another way to use mp3s. Good tip!
PLEASE HELP!! so I bought 2 of these kindle keyboards (1 for me and 1 for a friend) and I am unable to register it. I contacted Amazon and they said that they are defective and I need to return them. I can't return either of them. Has anyone else had trouble registering their kindle keyboard and if so, were you ever able to register it?? And if so how do I do it??
Hmmm, that seems really odd. What message are you receiving when you try to register them?
You enable 2nd OTP then add the code after your passeord
@@MatthewSchaefer so I was finally able to fix it! What I had to do was go to the internet on the Kindle and register a brand new Amazon account on the Kindle keyboard itself and it worked!
I my Kindle Gen2 won't isn't recognized as a portable device on my pc. I've tried finding the driver to install so that I can update through the USB since it is no longer able to access the whispernet. I've tried everything to update drivers. My PC recognizes when I plug in my iPhone so I know it's not my computer or usb drives or cables. Has anyone else had this issue and found a way to fix it?
It's most likely your usb cable I recommend trying a few different ones I had a similar issue and I went through four cables before I found one that worked
@@primelife33 I’ll try different ones and see if they work. Thanks for the suggestion
Hello! I have a question, just found a Kindle 3 Keyboard (D00901) at home, absolutely new. But I'm wondering if the charger cable is a Micro USB, the port is kind of rectangular instead of the usual trapeze, I have note been able to charge it. Would be really helpful if ou could comment. Thanks in advance.
I came to your video this morning as I’m trying to get my old kindle to charge after it say a long time. I scrolled through your description and saw your book. I’m ordering it brother! New subscriber here!
Wow! Thank you so much for your support. It really means a lot to me.
I don't know if you have found what you are looking for with your battery, but they are replaceable, if you can't figure something else out.
I am reviving mine. Every time I hit the letter F it believes I am hitting F and also "enter" which is not allowing me to enter my password! I cannot move passed this... Can anyone suggest something to do?? It really thinks I am hitting enter and moves to the next area down.... I cannot add my Amazon account without that letter... UPDATE: letters Y F X all do the same thing. :-/