Why you should buy a 12 year old Kindle Keyboard in 2022

[@michael423]

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.

[@Slothdeman]

I can’t seem to sync books with mine since the store stopped working. Could you help me?

[@ItDaBiz]

use calibre@@Slothdeman

[@landenle_vrandmore4350]

@@Slothdeman hey if you need it im totally willing to help. i just registered mine

[@Martin_Edmondson]

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.

[@-johnny-deep-]

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.

[@MatthewSchaefer]

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.

[@pongchannel.]

@@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)

[@bodybuilder6969]

@@pongchannel. ive been using it for manga and its very acceptable

[@ThomB1031]

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.

[@pongchannel.]

@@bodybuilder6969 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

[@DeepakKumar-cd8ny]

You really should mention that these devices don't have back lights.

[@markm0000]

You read a book with light in the room or outside. The display looks exactly the same as paper.

[@viqtorione]

But they have LED backlights which are bed for you falling asleep afterwards.

[@jclyntoledo]

You can get a case for it that has a built in light, that's what I have 😊

[@leslieholloway751]

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 😂

[@fiatlux8828]

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.

[@holymegadave]

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.

[@hansolodolo92]

Still use my psp😤

[@IHeartQuilting2]

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.

[@BrunoM321]

Sorry to ask, but why do you have 4 kindle keyboards?

[@ThomB1031]

​@@BrunoM321backups. I have a couple myself.

[@queeniegreengrass3513]

​@@BrunoM321I've seen a girl on Tiktok who had separate kindles for different genres 😂

[@mcd3379]

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.

[@ahmadgeo]

Love this device, don't know why Amazon removed this beautiful physical keyboard in later models!

[@MatthewSchaefer]

All in the name of "imporvement" I'm sure.

[@markifi]

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

[@autumnb7135]

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.

[@Hailsbells]

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

[@MatthewSchaefer]

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.

[@RebeDrawsStuff]

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 😅.

[@denisemeikel3932]

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.

[@MegensBay]

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?

[@ThomasRedstone]

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...

[@brianyu7847]

I'm still using a jailbroken Kindle 3. It's amazing that it has integrated speakers. With Gameboy hack tetris runs perfectly.

[@Edwilldesign]

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.

[@ChuckTownRC51]

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.

[@olizk]

Yes mine too, I wonder if this is global or just Canada, so what do we do now

[@MatthewSchaefer]

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.

[@imeecabanding9996]

Hi. what battery did you used? is it original?Thank you!

[@shirl6135]

3G is still here for now in 🇬🇧

[@Midalias25]

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.

[@TheEngrAsad]

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.

[@davebing11]

Note: 3G cellular was shut down (in the US) in 2022 but wifi still works fine..

[@chancesareshewears]

I just got one IN THE BOX! Never used... 17$. I guess it is new.-)

[@trevorgoodwin3715]

Good video and I know he meant well, but this alone drove the “$8” price up to $30-$50 on eBay 😂😂😂

[@Flux799]

This kindle is the Super Nintendo of Kindles.

[@MatthewSchaefer]

Great comparison.

[@John_Ridley]

Yeah that 3G doesn't work anymore. The store doesn't work on the device either.

[@farramichel8023]

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.

[@Galneryus90]

Are you able to get Audible to work with your Kindle Keyboard?

[@jclyntoledo]

​@@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.

[@cresshead]

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.

[@shadowthesun8209]

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

[@TheTookster]

I have a voyage and my original Kindle Keyboard Prefer the keyboard. Also being able to use it for audiobooks is a bonus.

[@MatthewSchaefer]

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!

[@s13rr4buf3]

I'm making a case for it... Lol.

[@ireneheath2178]

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.

[@holymegadave]

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.

[@zevee1217]

Can we use it to read my own epub files??

[@drgurssehmi]

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!

[@noggintube]

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.

[@primelife33]

store is not supported but syncing gets the job done just a bit less convenient than before

[@sarahprosecco]

Same here! Best kindle ever! I am not a materialistic person whatsoever - the stuff I have I really look after but at the end of the day it's stuff BUT two things I've cried over, my old racing bike when it was stolen and a few months ago after college exams/assignments were finished, the first thing I did was open my kindle only to find about a third of the screen was gone to fuzz 💔😿 I was even more upset when I say the price of new kindles. Went on a mission to find a 3rd gen keyboard - eBay from a charity shop bid for < £30😍 Still upset about my old one because I had it for so long but hopefully this one will last me for a while! TBH I don't think my old kindle just broke out of the blue anyway.

[@reveninja5252]

I think you convinced me. It seems also as a pretty good replacement for a android device for kids. there are some games, but the child might be a step closer to reading something ;)

[@Eluinn]

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

[@JENNYANDERSON-je8xy]

The replacement easy

[@cowchucknorris2849]

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.

[@xHal1]

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.

[@tessacouper661]

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

[@MatthewSchaefer]

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

[@nikobuerk346]

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 :(

[@animehair05silently88]

if you wanted you could make a diy one, there's plenty of stuff on KZbin 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.)

[@suave-alpaca8412]

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

[@brendafuentes2006]

Does anyone know if you can connect it to your computer and send e-books directly?

[@MatthewSchaefer]

You can! I use Calibre to manage and send books!

[@BriNathanCollins]

Wow, That’s impressive.

[@MatthewSchaefer]

Thanks! I'm still surprised by how well it works sometimes.

[@BobbiJoMadethisbyHand]

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 :)

[@bollagurl]

How do you download books to it .

[@animehair05silently88]

​@@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.)

[@MYuee]

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.

[@EricaDLucas]

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...?

[@LauraTrev1]

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!

[@xianfengtong4927]

touch screen is not smart idea for ereader, button for the page is king!

[@MatthewSchaefer]

Agreed!

[@antonellamar]

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 😭

[@maormoshe2084]

if you press and hold shift alt and m you can play minesweeper

[@MatthewSchaefer]

For real??? I had no idea, thanks!

[@nikobuerk346]

WHAT. THIS IS AMAZING

[@kbhasi]

Also Shift+Alt+G to take a screenshot

[@saradayne8921]

I just bought a used one, and it’s not accepting my Amazon kindle credentials to register. Is it possible that the previous owner is still connected?

[@annabelposis]

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!

[@julia-ff9kt]

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.

[@nikobuerk346]

Used to own an old black keyboard but it was chucked because the kindle wouldn't function. Now many years later I have found out the reason was because it need to be updated. Amazon made me buy one instead of telling me this. Now many years later I have a paperwhite 2017 but the. keyboard has always called me. I gave in. Bought a broken white model with 3G. You certainly got a steal of a deal for $8 as i did not pay that even for a broken one. Fixed it with a battery, manually updated it, and have been reading tons on it. Found out it was the more expensive ad free version when new so thats interesting. Many don't know that you can download an MP3 on these. Its under the experimental tab in settings and the folder is accessed when you plug the kindle into a computer. Guess thats another use for the headphone jack Love that it doesn't have a touch screen, and that its so basic. Hope Amazon never fully stops this one from working. The 3G towers in my area are apparently done so I don't have that access anymore, but this one had it at one point. Found an original backlight case for it after a lot of searching, and thats extremely helpful for reading at night.

[@MatthewSchaefer]

Oh, the backlight cases are really nice! I wish mine was ad free - of course you can turn the "ad version" into "ad free" by making the purchase at anytime....but it doesn't bother me enough to actually spend more money on it.

[@alphz_kap]

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?

[@MatthewSchaefer]

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

[@DavidMiller-kv4we]

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.

[@MarkIsero]

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.

[@CapinWinky]

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.

[@diagon1321]

Heyyy, great video. I was going to buy one of these, but i have read on the internet that you can't put an Amazon Account on these anymore, and more importantly, you can't pass archives from the pc to the kindle anymore, so.. just making these unusable for me as i wanted to get books and papers from the pc to the kindle to read. Is this true??

[@amberamber100]

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

[@shashankchaudhary6917]

I have an argument to make...just listen to this..."Kindle could release the version in 2024 as Oasis2 and people who has never seen it will buy it like crazy...becz technically all features are upgrade to the current version😂"

[@esyebl]

Not that long ago I found a kindle oasis 8th gen with original leather charging cover and I’m telling you, I use it more than my new 2022 kindle…..I just recently replaced the battery in it too and now it last me 10-15 days off one charge. I will never buy another kindle again until I HAVE to

[@supash3]

This was the first kindle I got in middle school, I think I just might buy a used one

[@noorfatimakhan2101]

I can't register on my kindle keyboard ,It says Amazon account not found please tell me or guide me what should I do ??

[@paigecaneen8070]

Kindle is discontuing new book purchasing for 10 plus yr olds as of August 17,2022 ,just notified.

[@MatthewSchaefer]

Yeah, I'm going to be making a follow up video, unfortunately. 😥

[@hunterthibault1443]

Connect to a computer and sail the seven seas

[@SkelaKing]

So funny to me how well these older kindles are holding up and how unusable the kindle fire tablets are. I’ve got 2 kindle fires from around 2012-13 and they’re basically unusable. Not surprising if you know anything about old android tablets, but still, can’t even shop on Amazon, listen to music, or access the store to read. Funny how these objectively inferior “normal” kindles have held up so much longer. STILL ROCKING THE KEYBOARD

[@tutacat]

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.

[@cucollins12]

Just bought one in a mexican flea market for 150 pesos (like eight dollars) best purchase ever!!!!!!!

[@michal7x7]

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.

[@sanjayatanaya1]

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

[@yacklimon]

Hello, on a second-hand website I found a Kindle 4 for €30 with a case, but for €40 a Kindle (2022), wouldn't it be more appropriate to buy the new one?

[@shadowthesun8209]

i gotta say nothing is more frustrating than typing something incorrectly in slow kindle touchscreen haha, I wish mine had pgysical buttons but it's still pretty great. I like keeping devices for a long time

[@MatthewSchaefer]

It is frustrating, for sure! I do think that even new kindles without buttons are good though!

[@edmain1137]

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.

[@olympian3]

Yes, the audiobook industry took offense to the kindle's ability to do that so they phased it out unfortunately. Really dumb!

[@ChristopherCobra]

Putting a new battery in mine. It's worth it. I have 5 kindles (including fires). This is the one I use. And 3G? Worked on the beach in Mexico. Amazon should bring it back. I've written emails in a pinch. *I think 3G since stopped working - not sure.

[@eburneentertainment9903]

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?

[@stevenmikki1]

I couldn't agree more. Thanks for cutting through the consumerism nonsense. I buy my kindles off ebay. They come like new. I use it every day and it just works until I sit on it or it gets damaged in an overhead bin. Then I buy another inexpensive one from ebay. Great video.

[@the_original_dude]

Both my laptop and e-book were released in 2011. And I'm not going to replace them until they break and can't be fixed. I've got plenty of spare money, it's just that everything is complete shit these days. My phone is from 2016. Not planning to replace it either. I can't even find a decent replacement. Somehow everyone's making phones with this stupid notion that the screen has got to cover everything (forget the curved edge insanity). And they make the screen glass break easily. I dropped my phone many times, the borders are all worn from the falls, a few scratches on the screen that are not even noticeable when using. While new phones have this stupid glass that slightly distorts the image so that it looks a little funny compared to my phone, and if you drop the phone, the glass will be all cracked and the screen will be barely usable. Having all these quality things be cheap (when bought second-hand) while all the new expensive stuff is just one big headache, it almost feels like possessing some sacred knowledge

[@ikarosjimsky]

I have one but it does not work because of the battery. I ordered a battery replacement from aliexpress but it did not work.

[@waleedabduelhadi291]

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

[@mikafoxx2717]

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 KZbin 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..

[@potappotapov1815]

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!

[@ItDaBiz]

kindle 4 is still great today as well. no keyboard, but otherwise the same. once you have one good kindle, there's no reason to upgrade at all

[@themanfromoregon6047]

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.

[@MatthewSchaefer]

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).

[@jzm99]

I'm still using 4th generation everyday, bought 3rd generation another day because I missed button as well 😅.

[@samanthasantiago7230]

My mom has the kindle keyboard but sadly she was having eye sight issues so I upgraded her to the kindle paperwhite signature edition

[@teknovitrin9483]

İş anyone tell me how to revive this kindle s battery ? Mine is as dead as sam raimi's walking dead . Whatever i do i just cant make it revive again. İt wont charge nothing happens but an orange charging light

[@davinlarson8099]

I just dusted off my 2018 Kindle Paperwhite and jailbroke it to add a custom reading app and other things

[@sincerelycharlotte2151]

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

[@mukam3]

I had this one until 3 years ago, until someone sit on it et the screen was broken 😔

[@o0oo888oo0o]

Good Idea, but is it any good with Pdf's(converted to mobi's)? Did anyone here try that?

[@doctorclu]

Got a keyboard, wish it had a way to take notes. :/

[@davidrodriguez185]

Does any one know if I can still use Overdrive/Libby in kindles as old as this one ?

[@charliegrimes910]

I’ve just found my dads old one just as I was thinking of buying a new paper white

[@eliotalderson3215]

Is it worth it? Im planning to get one really cheap just to read large pdf files for college, is it possible to do that? I dont plan on buying books on amazon at all.

[@blubblubblubblubb]

The screen is very small, too small for a PDF.

[@RUSSIA_STRONG_Z]

Also it can be jailbraked for using fb2-books format. Its a big plus.

[@janinebradbury648]

Im getting this kindle tomorrow for 25 pound 😊

[@karlmunford7000]

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]

Haha, I laughed at the idea of accidentally booking a holiday to North Korea on a Kindle!

[@karlmunford7000]

@@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.

[@farhsadi8640]

I love this model. However, they are not available in my country 😭

[@lynby2108]

I bought an old kindle because I didn’t want a light, I love it.

[@daniellebetton8365]

I have one but now I can get 3g to show which means I have the Wi-Fi

[@kanyeeast4604]

Does it have built in dictionary?

[@alabamabelgica878]

No tiene pantalla negra

[@nathanhigham5489]

Sitting here after getting one n the battery seems to be dud :’(

[@islandimus3370]

This man's hair has an ecosystem Look at dem curls