Currently I have a Boox e-ink reader, but I learned that they don’t last that much and their post-sale support is the worst. I see that this device will fail in the next 6-12 months, what e-ink readers (that it is NOT A KINDLE) would you recommend? I’m interested on reading both .epub and whatever is the current kindle app format, along with PDFs, being able to add notes is not super critical.
recommendations?
I’ve used a Boox Nova Air for the last ~2½ years without issues. I bought it to use as a fast ~8in KOReader platform and it’s great for that purpose. I can’t speak about reliability issues as I haven’t had any.
After sale support seems kind of crummy so I’d buy using a credit card that offers a 1 or 2y warranty of its own as part of your card agreement.
The devices that seem to have the most problems with displays cracking are the 10 and 13in models, they seem like they’re significantly more fragile than a standard phone or tablet.
Short of any model requirements, I’ll just recommend looking at the Kobo line up. They have a pretty wide variety and all support a large number of formats though as someone else pointed out, you can use Calibre to reformat ebooks where needed. You can also put KOreader on them like someone else suggested doing with a kindle so you really aren’t missing out on anything by not having a Kindle.
It’s been a month but for anyone finding this thread… Pocketbook is a good alternative (pocketbookstore.com). I had one for years and it was doing great but I stepped on it like an idiot… The base model is cheaper than Kobo and has all the same features + buttons.
Is there a reason you are so against Kindles?
You can mod them for KOReader and you can always drag and drop your own files bypassing Amazon’s echo system.
Also what’s causing the Boox to fail? Seems strange for an ereader
@CorrodedCranium@leminal.space AFAIK you can’t do it with newer kindles.
What? Jailbreaking or drag and drop file management?
If you mean the former I think you are correct but slightly older supported models still work just fine in my opinion.
@CorrodedCranium@leminal.space the last update is from 2019
WARNING: FW >= 5.15.1.1 INTRODUCED A BREAKING CHANGE. DO NOT UPDATE!
A good reason to buy used. I wonder which devices stopped receiving updates before that point or if they’d push out one just to break the jailbreak process like Nintendo did with the 3DS
I’ve heard good things about Kobo, but I have an old Kindle Voyage that I absolutely love. It’s the perfect size, it has proper pages turn buttons (on both sides of the screen!), and the battery lasts forever. If it were just waterproof it would be the perfect device. And I’m happy with it being a Kindle because I can check out ebooks from there library and just have them show up on my ereader
I’ve been pretty happy with by Pocketbook so far
I’ve ditched mine for an iPad. Reflective displays have been stagnating, but lighted displays have gotten better. I see no need to lug some an extra device just to read ebooks.
