First of all, I know this is not the kind of questions that usually are done in asklemmy but I don’t know where to ask, sorry folks.
It’s a 5th generation kindle and I really loved reading on it. :(
Bonus question if the kindle is doomed: best e-ink reader on the cheaper side? I don’t want anything super powerful or fancy, I just want to load my collection with calibre and read on it. - bonus points if it’s a libre and or open source friendly.
I have the same model and I just replaced the battery. There are videos on YouTube to get it open. It’s very achievable for someone without a lot of experience repairing their own electronics.
There is also a jailbreak for this model’s latest firmware which allows you to read your books with Koreader if you don’t want to wait to upgrade to a FOSS friendlier device.
Yeah I’ve already jailbroken this one. I’ll probably replace the screen as someone else suggested, there’s a very nice ifixit tutorial