<![CDATA[“ Amazon’s biggest rival in the e-reader space has formed an official partnership with iFixit to provide repair kits and guides for its latest models.]]>“ Amazon’s biggest rival in the e-reader space has formed an official partnership with iFixit to provide repair kits and guides for its latest models. The Kobo Libra Colour and Clara are designed to be opened and repaired. “
https://www.androidauthority.com/amazon-kindle-2026-3657863/

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As to the menus, also agree - I have most of the things I use regularly in quick menus.

I do tend to constantly tinker with crap though so never truly stay away 😆

@ZenHeathen @dadbod

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/dandrumheller/statuses/116442254059244501https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/dandrumheller/statuses/116442254059244501Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:36:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to “ Amazon’s biggest rival in the e-reader space has formed an official partnership with iFixit to provide repair kits and guides for its latest models. on Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:23:37 GMT]]>@dadbod

I moved from Kindle to Kobo a long time ago. Then when Amazon prohibited side-loading of books I moved on from Amazon.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/JHB17/statuses/116442203255725260https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/JHB17/statuses/116442203255725260Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:23:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to “ Amazon’s biggest rival in the e-reader space has formed an official partnership with iFixit to provide repair kits and guides for its latest models. on Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:16:19 GMT]]>@dandrumheller
I moved from Moon+ mostly for the syncing with booklore / grimmory and its better OPDS handling. It is weird that some menu functions can't be mapped, but mostly I can stay out of the menus.
@ZenHeathen @dadbod

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.coffee/users/xinit/statuses/116442174559865293https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.coffee/users/xinit/statuses/116442174559865293Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:16:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to “ Amazon’s biggest rival in the e-reader space has formed an official partnership with iFixit to provide repair kits and guides for its latest models. on Tue, 21 Apr 2026 09:47:56 GMT]]>@xinit you're totally correct on the menu structure. I do have KoReader on my phone as well, but I think it's a bit too much on a phone - I like Readest on the phone better (which can sync reading position with KoReader).

The recent SimpleUI plug-in for KoReader is getting a lot of attention for making a user friendly homepage setup, though this doesn't really improve the menus much, yet.

@ZenHeathen @dadbod

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/dandrumheller/statuses/116442062933332198https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/dandrumheller/statuses/116442062933332198Tue, 21 Apr 2026 09:47:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to “ Amazon’s biggest rival in the e-reader space has formed an official partnership with iFixit to provide repair kits and guides for its latest models. on Tue, 21 Apr 2026 09:26:01 GMT]]>@dadbod I totally agree with your points about Amazon Kindles but Jesus H Christ, that website your article is on is appalling - I tried reading it on an iPad and gave up when it repeatedly updated and randomly jumped about, meaning I kept losing my place. How NOT to engage people with your web design. Sheesh.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastoart.social/ap/users/115615527002572955/statuses/116441976764551198https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastoart.social/ap/users/115615527002572955/statuses/116441976764551198Tue, 21 Apr 2026 09:26:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to “ Amazon’s biggest rival in the e-reader space has formed an official partnership with iFixit to provide repair kits and guides for its latest models. on Tue, 21 Apr 2026 09:00:50 GMT]]>@Ash_Crow @HollieK72 @christymarx @dadbod
Vivlio is really an online bookshop, not a ereader maker. Their Inkpad4 is a Pocketbook Inkpad4

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.ie/users/raymaccarthy/statuses/116441877748949586https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.ie/users/raymaccarthy/statuses/116441877748949586Tue, 21 Apr 2026 09:00:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to “ Amazon’s biggest rival in the e-reader space has formed an official partnership with iFixit to provide repair kits and guides for its latest models. on Tue, 21 Apr 2026 06:38:09 GMT]]>@dadbod my Kobo has been very good to me and does everything I want a reader to do. only complaint is that there's no SD card slot on the model I like.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://furs.social/users/gothodile/statuses/116441316699751416https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://furs.social/users/gothodile/statuses/116441316699751416Tue, 21 Apr 2026 06:38:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to “ Amazon’s biggest rival in the e-reader space has formed an official partnership with iFixit to provide repair kits and guides for its latest models. on Tue, 21 Apr 2026 04:41:28 GMT]]>@dandrumheller
I moved to KoReader on my phone, and it works well. It feels a bit like its menu structure was designed by a committee of people that had never seen a menu before, though.

@ZenHeathen @dadbod

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.coffee/users/xinit/statuses/116440857850110460https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.coffee/users/xinit/statuses/116440857850110460Tue, 21 Apr 2026 04:41:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to “ Amazon’s biggest rival in the e-reader space has formed an official partnership with iFixit to provide repair kits and guides for its latest models. on Tue, 21 Apr 2026 04:36:25 GMT]]>@sol_hsa
It seems like a choice to place the battery in a spot that's inaccessible to the vast majority of users. Real repairable devices would have easily replaceable points of failure like battery and storage.
@cian @dadbod

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.coffee/users/xinit/statuses/116440837990941240https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.coffee/users/xinit/statuses/116440837990941240Tue, 21 Apr 2026 04:36:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to “ Amazon’s biggest rival in the e-reader space has formed an official partnership with iFixit to provide repair kits and guides for its latest models. on Tue, 21 Apr 2026 03:19:44 GMT]]>@dadbod Friend gave me his monochrome e-ink Kobo when he upgraded and I kept it going another 10 years. {wistful sigh}

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/Canuckduff/statuses/116440536501179994https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/Canuckduff/statuses/116440536501179994Tue, 21 Apr 2026 03:19:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to “ Amazon’s biggest rival in the e-reader space has formed an official partnership with iFixit to provide repair kits and guides for its latest models. on Tue, 21 Apr 2026 02:37:55 GMT]]>@dadbod love my Kobo!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mindly.social/users/annecavicchi/statuses/116440372027386814https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mindly.social/users/annecavicchi/statuses/116440372027386814Tue, 21 Apr 2026 02:37:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to “ Amazon’s biggest rival in the e-reader space has formed an official partnership with iFixit to provide repair kits and guides for its latest models. on Tue, 21 Apr 2026 01:23:39 GMT]]>@dadbod That's nice. (I love my Kobo, I hate Amazon, and while I don't want to put faith in companies it's refreshing when one refrains from being evil. Especially since they could've still been better than Amazon by doing way less.)

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://wandering.shop/users/aphowell/statuses/116440080052967141https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://wandering.shop/users/aphowell/statuses/116440080052967141Tue, 21 Apr 2026 01:23:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to “ Amazon’s biggest rival in the e-reader space has formed an official partnership with iFixit to provide repair kits and guides for its latest models. on Tue, 21 Apr 2026 01:23:16 GMT]]>@ZenHeathen @dandrumheller https://kindlemodding.org/

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://pdx.social/users/dadbod/statuses/116440078530882267https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://pdx.social/users/dadbod/statuses/116440078530882267Tue, 21 Apr 2026 01:23:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to “ Amazon’s biggest rival in the e-reader space has formed an official partnership with iFixit to provide repair kits and guides for its latest models. on Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:53:11 GMT]]>@dadbod I have a different model Kobo and I have to say it was actually pretty easy to pop open and do some work on the inside.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://glammr.us/users/jessamyn/statuses/116439960235393351https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://glammr.us/users/jessamyn/statuses/116439960235393351Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:53:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to “ Amazon’s biggest rival in the e-reader space has formed an official partnership with iFixit to provide repair kits and guides for its latest models. on Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:49:44 GMT]]>@dadbod The Kobo Clara is hands down the best single-ecosystem e-reader I've ever used, and I'm glad to know they're intentionally repairable now.

I've also got a Boox Go 7 which runs every ebook app I've thrown at it. They're not made to be home-repairable, but I had a good experience sending another Boox tablet in for a broken screen last year. (It took longer than expected, but I only had to cover the cost of shipping.)

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://notes.kvibber.com/users/kelson/statuses/01KPPR7CY8ZEF771Y43BQY4BTGhttps://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://notes.kvibber.com/users/kelson/statuses/01KPPR7CY8ZEF771Y43BQY4BTGTue, 21 Apr 2026 00:49:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to “ Amazon’s biggest rival in the e-reader space has formed an official partnership with iFixit to provide repair kits and guides for its latest models. on Mon, 20 Apr 2026 23:57:38 GMT]]>@raymaccarthy @HollieK72 @christymarx @dadbod there's also Vivlio (French)

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Ash_Crow/statuses/116439741804823492https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Ash_Crow/statuses/116439741804823492Mon, 20 Apr 2026 23:57:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to “ Amazon’s biggest rival in the e-reader space has formed an official partnership with iFixit to provide repair kits and guides for its latest models. on Mon, 20 Apr 2026 23:30:00 GMT]]>@the5thColumnist I love mine too.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://pdx.social/users/dadbod/statuses/116439633100979979https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://pdx.social/users/dadbod/statuses/116439633100979979Mon, 20 Apr 2026 23:30:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to “ Amazon’s biggest rival in the e-reader space has formed an official partnership with iFixit to provide repair kits and guides for its latest models. on Mon, 20 Apr 2026 23:14:36 GMT]]>@contrasocial same!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.party/users/lrt_writes/statuses/116439572559036996https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.party/users/lrt_writes/statuses/116439572559036996Mon, 20 Apr 2026 23:14:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to “ Amazon’s biggest rival in the e-reader space has formed an official partnership with iFixit to provide repair kits and guides for its latest models. on Mon, 20 Apr 2026 23:13:46 GMT]]>@dadbod great news!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.party/users/lrt_writes/statuses/116439569332566286https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.party/users/lrt_writes/statuses/116439569332566286Mon, 20 Apr 2026 23:13:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to “ Amazon’s biggest rival in the e-reader space has formed an official partnership with iFixit to provide repair kits and guides for its latest models. on Mon, 20 Apr 2026 22:43:27 GMT]]>@dadbod

I’ve had a Kobo Clara BW for about a year and with the exception of its VERY long boot-up time (from powered off) it’s pretty solid. Not sure about its repairability though. Just picked up an Xteink X4 and it similarly doesn’t look physically repairable but the form factor is unbeatable.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/terrasays/statuses/116439450097277422https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/terrasays/statuses/116439450097277422Mon, 20 Apr 2026 22:43:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to “ Amazon’s biggest rival in the e-reader space has formed an official partnership with iFixit to provide repair kits and guides for its latest models. on Mon, 20 Apr 2026 22:25:18 GMT]]>@dadbod I have an old Kindle, because it was in an ewaste bin with nothing wrong. Other than the fact that it was tied to 3G cellular, and therefore seemed dead to its owner when 3G went bye-bye.

No problem, I can load books with a USB cable. They still exist. And no contact with Amazon, either.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.radio/users/W6KME/statuses/116439378696843883https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.radio/users/W6KME/statuses/116439378696843883Mon, 20 Apr 2026 22:25:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to “ Amazon’s biggest rival in the e-reader space has formed an official partnership with iFixit to provide repair kits and guides for its latest models. on Mon, 20 Apr 2026 21:58:04 GMT]]>@dadbod
I've had my Kobo for a couple of years now and haven't had a single complaint.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/BoloMKXXVIII/statuses/116439271610476061https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/BoloMKXXVIII/statuses/116439271610476061Mon, 20 Apr 2026 21:58:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to “ Amazon’s biggest rival in the e-reader space has formed an official partnership with iFixit to provide repair kits and guides for its latest models. on Mon, 20 Apr 2026 21:55:51 GMT]]>@dadbod

I've got three .
All feel like someone dipped a down clocked tablet in honey

I buy one every couple of years because I get high on failure and disappointment

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/n_dimension/statuses/116439262948744703https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/n_dimension/statuses/116439262948744703Mon, 20 Apr 2026 21:55:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to “ Amazon’s biggest rival in the e-reader space has formed an official partnership with iFixit to provide repair kits and guides for its latest models. on Mon, 20 Apr 2026 21:34:20 GMT]]>@dadbod Kobo is also working on a partnership with Bookshop.org

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/derekheld/statuses/116439178337917687https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/derekheld/statuses/116439178337917687Mon, 20 Apr 2026 21:34:20 GMT