Kindle jailbreakers have a new way in with Véra
Released August 10 by developers Ava and sparklerfish, the exploit uses the e-reader's own web browser and two specially prepared books.
Kindle jailbreakers have another way into Amazon's famously locked-down e-reader. Véra, released August 10 by developers Ava and sparklerfish, uses the Kindle's own web browser and a pair of specially prepared books to get supported devices running outside code. The KindleModding project says exact model and firmware compatibility matters, and directs users through its jailbreak wizard rather than claiming every current Kindle will work.
It is reported to work with very recent firmware, and while mine updated in the last week or so, it appears my current-generation Paperwhite SE can be jailbroken with Véra. I, however, won't be bothering. I jailbroke my Kindle Voyage and have only once bothered to load a book into KOreader, the revered non-Amazon e-reading software.
If you are of the type of reader who feels having the electronic file permanently is part of reading a book, this jailbreak may be what you were waiting for. I check out most books and return them when I am done. The stacks of physical books in my home and the effort I've gone through to reduce them are proof enough that I don't need to keep electronic copies of books I can check out again.
Free your kindle, free your mind.