When it comes to an eBook reader, the choices are limited. The market is dominated by Amazon’s proprietary Kindle along with a few other options like Kobo, Nook and Onyx.
An interesting news for open source enthusiasts is that a developer, Joey Castillo, is working on creating an open
I’m glad to see some other options. I’m not a fan of Amazon, but the only other practical option has been tablets, which are generally a lot more expensive and less well-suited to the purpose. This looks like a good design.
There are tons of options out there other than Amazon. I just upgraded my original Kindle Paperwhite to a Onyx Boox Page. Paid the same amount as a Kindle Oasis (at least when it isn’t on sale), but since it supports Android apps it has so many more uses.
Same. I’m waiting with baited breath. I feel like I’m the target market for this: I love my e-reader, I love open source stuff, and I hate the options on the market. Sadly, my experience is that these things can’t compete on the economy of scale, and are often at least 50% more expensive than the alternative. I want to vote with my dollars, but I’m not rich, and used e-readers are always on eBay & Craigslist for $40.
We’ll see, though.