Reading Tablets?

[zon@slrpnk.net]

I believe newer kindles you are unable to do custom firmware. Or maybe it’s just more difficult. Older Kindles can.

And Kobo you can. I’ve been interested in doing it myself with Koreader (also it’s FOSS).

[jerebear39@slrpnk.net]

Kindle yes, Kobo no. Kobo allows u to upload your own files

[ghostface@lemmy.today]

Expensive but it’s an easy decision to make.

[doctorbllk@slrpnk.net]

Kobo.
Simply upload via calibre or another ebook management software, basically drag n drop. I use a Kobo clara bw. It can be a little slower than I want at times, but still very much gets the job done.

[moonburster@lemmy.world]

I still have an old Kobo h20 laying around not being used since I got the updated version. If you are situated in the eu, we can look into a sale!
The h20 works fine to this date and works like a flashdrive

[anarchistartificer@slrpnk.net]

E-ink screen is easier on the eyes, and also helps the battery to last for way longer than a phone would. Some people also appreciate having the compartmentalisation of a separate device that’s just for reading — fewer distractions.

My phone is pretty heavy, and reading on it can hurt my hand after a while, especially as there isn’t an ergonomic way to turn pages (the app I use can have it so the volume buttons turn the page, but they’re not positioned well to do that).

[hash@slrpnk.net]

There are cheaper options, but I love my phone sized Boox Palma 2. It runs android on a midrange spec chip, so you can do pretty much whatever you want with it, including Libby and old libraries that might be locked to an app.

If you want to go smaller and the other direction on functionality, the Xteink X4 is cheap and really interesting. It runs on a hackable esp32 and will magsafe to the back of your phone.

[noodles@slrpnk.net]

Supernote has two sizes, I use the smaller one as an e reader successfully. About the height and width of a largish novel, but much thinner, and it runs a very open android fork that lets you treat it as a USB, along with various cloud sync options including self hosting. It’s primarily geared towards writing, but it natively supports kindle app for library books and is pretty easy to side load other apps onto. My one big caveat is that it isn’t backlit which makes night reading a pain, but some random person on reddit just started selling a light that clips directly into the pogo pins on that back and it works pretty well, though it’s annoying that it isn’t directly integrated so it’s another thing to keep track of

[evasive_chimpanzee@lemmy.world]

I am still using a Nook (Barnes and Noble’s brand) ereader from 2009. It was in storage in a damp basement for a year, and the fake leather case it was in literally disintegrated around it, but it was fine. The battery turned spicy pillow, so I replaced it for a few bucks, but other than that, it’s still working great. I haven’t connected it to wifi in like 10 years, so I have no clue how well transferring books from a library works. It has a micro SD card slot that makes it capable of holding a huge amount of books, so I just drag/drop a hundred books on every few years by plugging it into my computer. The only complaint is no backlight.

[v3ritas@infosec.pub]

I’ve had the X4 for a few weeks now, put the CrossPoint firmware on it & really like it so far. I like having a smaller device that I can just attach through MagSafe & read whenever instead of figuring out how to carry my jailbroken Kindle. And especially for the price of the X4… definitely worth it for me.

[monomon@programming.dev]

I have a slighly newer Era. I love it. In fact its one of the first items I pack.