# Amazon Kindle Keyboard

7 Hacker News commenters recommended Amazon Kindle Keyboard and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 6 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Owners recommend it for physical page-turn buttons, easy sideloading and jailbreaking, and years of working use. Critics note Amazon no longer supports it.

## Why people recommend it

- Sideloading and jailbreaking are easy (2 comments): "My Kindle Keyboard (3rd generation device) still works perfectly well with sideloaded books." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48252119)) "Jailbreak on very old Kindles is reasonably straightforward" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47836521))
- Still works well for years (2 comments): "My Kindle Keyboard (3rd generation device) still works perfectly well with sideloaded books." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48252119)) "I've still got my Kindle Keyboard on fine condition" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47708532))
- Physical page-turn buttons (2 comments): "The original Kindle keyboard had perfect page turn buttons" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48261566)) "Physical buttons or nothing for me thanks." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49954914))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Kobo e-reader](https://hackerapproved.com/p/kobo-e-reader.md): 154 recommend
- [Onyx Boox e-reader](https://hackerapproved.com/p/boox-e-reader.md): 48 recommend
- [Kobo Clara](https://hackerapproved.com/p/kobo-clara-bw.md): 38 recommend
- [Kindle Paperwhite](https://hackerapproved.com/p/kindle-paperwhite.md): 34 recommend
- [Kobo Libra Color](https://hackerapproved.com/p/kobo-libra-colour.md): 26 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Amazon+Kindle+Keyboard+3rd+generation+e-reader+with+keyboard&tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Amazon Kindle Keyboard", https://hackerapproved.com/p/amazon-kindle-keyboard/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).