Recommendations for eBook reader devices, please

[sagittarii@lemm.ee]

I use a Kobo Libra 2 and it's been great

[vk6flab@lemmy.radio]

There is no mention of e-ink, OP has an Android device, I have an Android device, I read eBooks on it daily, I use FBReader. I'm not sure what all the kerfuffle is about.

[bastingchemina@slrpnk.net]

What is the reason not to connect it to the WiFi ?

[duke_nukem_1990@feddit.org]

I have had the same Tolino Shine for... 10 years now? It recently broke down and I will definitely get the new Shine at some point.
You can put books on it yourself via usb and basically never need to connect to the internet if you don't want to. Unsure tho if it is available outside of Germmany/EU.

[z3ror0ne@lemmy.ml]

Kobo is the answer. It used to require some finicking to get it so you didn't have to sign up with Walmart, but now that's supposedly no longer an issue (I've had my Kobo for a long time). Install Calibre and the Kobo extension for Calibre. You now can borrow epubs from your local library, purchase them from your favorite online ebook store, or sail the high seas if you don't give a fuck.

[oneser@lemm.ee]

I have a Clara 2E. It was some time ago, so I cannot remember all the fine details, but I couldn't get mine to start without some internet connection. I gave a throwaway email and allowed it to update before I switched off WiFi and could freely move books with Calibre.

To it's credit, in 3 years since purchase it has not asked for internet since switching it on the first time.

[retrolasered@lemmy.zip]

Thanks, very detailed. I was looking to get my mum, whos not tech literate at all, off the kindle; have seen she could get ebooks at a library with the kobo (uk). But with this info I think I might want one for myself too to use offline as described

[retrolasered@lemmy.zip]

Thank you. Ive read that you can get ebooks from puplic libraries in uk with kobo but not kindle. Looking at getting one for my mum. Shes not tech literate, she can buy and read an ebook but shes always accidentally subscribing to amazon subscriptions on the kindle

[account_93@lemm.ee]

If they wanted to read on a phone/Normal display, they wouldn’t have asked for recommendations.

[akip@discuss.tchncs.de]

there's the pineNote but its a bit pricy

[dragon@lemmy.ml]

Instead of self-hosting, I have a device that can hold a large amount of sideloaded material and sync between my PC and device with syncthing. Boox devices work well for this.

[arehandoro@lemmy.ml]

I have a Remarkable Paper Pro that I love for graphic novels, aside of its hand-writting capabilities. It's also good for reading books, but the size is a bit too big to carry it without a bag or when out and about. Ideally, I'd like something like the Boox Palma 2, but not sure if I can justify the price + Pen having already another eNotebook.

[domi@lemmy.secnd.me]

I was on the same journey as you a month or so back and luckily the PineNote just got a second batch produced.

I wrote down some of my thoughts here, maybe that helps: https://domistyle.gitlab.io/pinenote-2024/

[glenrambo@jlai.lu]

Got a libre2 recently as a gift. My first ereader. I was able to plug it into the PC. Change a line of code and reboot.

Thst made the email prompt go away.

Then installed koreader and syncthing on it. I DL books on Android and it syncs over to Kobo. I can even read via koreader app on andrpid and it syncs progression.

[buttbidet@hexbear.net]

I use my (likely knockoff) Kobo that I got cheap from a shady online shop. Adding EPUBs is so damn easy.

[0x0@programming.dev]

...and then my Kobo Clara briked itself into a bootloop.
Also beware how you buy ebooks from kobo's store or you won't be able to un-drm them (i.e. they get locked to the kobo).
All in all they do tend to be nice hardware and my usual recommendation.

[lantier@jlai.lu]

I read your blog post. I was interested until I saw the price on the EU store

[veroxii@aussie.zone]

Yeah with ebook readers the actual device doesn't really matter as long as you use calibre. I also use the same kindle and honestly I'm not even sure if it has wifi. Maybe. Probably. But it never gets used.

[domi@lemmy.secnd.me]

I ordered from the US store and paid 530€. Still expensive of course and it comes without warranty but it is cheaper and in stock.

[yingwu@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

If one doesn't want telemetry etc being sent to Rakuten.