/lit/ - Literature

>>17622324
The warm light is great, but not worth the premium IMO given that it is sure to make it to the paperwhite in the next year or two. Regardless I would wait until they change the connection to USB-C.

>>17622324
My (previous generation) Kindle Oasis is great.

Imagine paying double the price for few useless features more. Go for the paperwhite.

Kobo H2O with koreader

>>17622324
Which ever one has color

Does the current and previous gen paperwhite have blue light?

>>17622324
I swear there's a new e-reader thread every day. Just look up product reviews online, no one hear reads.

>>17622825
Imagine being poor.

>>17622324
The best e-reader I’ve ever owned. Worth the price, considering the amount of time I spend reading.

>>17623756
Kobo is the poor man’s kindle. It’s OK, but the kindle is superior in every single aspect.

>>17623765
Yes. An incandescent backlight is probably the major selling point of the more expensive Kindle model.

E-readers are only useful if you read outside under the sun, otherwise just use any normal tablet

>>17623885
damn, no wonder I can't sleep after reading it
And it's not even possible to fully switch off the backlight for some reason baka

>>17622324
>black hand

>>17623888
I find e-ink easier on my eyes than an LCD screen.

>>17623756
Erectus can't sneed

>>17623877
>poor mans kindle
>comparable prices
>better features
ok retard

Kobo.
Easier to import epubs
Kobo libra is as good as the oasis but significantly cheaper

> is it worth it?

Yes. You can have hundreds of pirated ebooks in your pocket. Reading an ereader is much more pleasant than reading off your phone etc

>>17622324
of course not, stick to paper, stop asking stupid questions.

>>17623919
>No support for custom dictionaries
>No Wikipedia feature
>No Native translator
>Over-priced books
>Region locked

Your turn, shitter (:

>>17623949
False.

>>17623979
I don't need to because literally none of that shit is important at all.
>buying ebooks
oh I am laffing

>>17624040
>fails to name a single better feature
I accept your defeat.

>>17624056
why would i dignify you by naming a better feature than a fucking custom dictionary

>>17623979
This desu.

The absolute best "standard" e-book that you can buy, currently.

And considering the multiple amount of hours that you spend reading on it, I'd say it's a bargain.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pM2bLJx7cAg

>>17624040
>oh I am laffing
So am I, at not being poor :)

>>17624185
it's called not being a sucker, sucker

>>17624207
You're sucking my seven incher now, that's for sure.

>>17624212

>>17623826
>no one hear reads.
he figured it out

>>17624227
>imagine being so poor that even your memes are low res.

>>17623919
It's true though, only poor people own a Kobo. I bet you don't even have access to Amazon back where you live.

>>17623909
This has become really common. Look out for it and you'll notice.

I just use my iPad lol

Sent from my iPad

>>17624714

>>17624714
This but unironically for reading research papers and annotating them

>>17622324
Kindle Oasis is good, be sure to download Calibre on your laptop to convert epubs to mobi and transfer it to your kindle, also sometimes the cable that comes with it doesn't allow transfer so use another cable like a phone charger or ps4 controller charger

>>17624752
>Sometimes the cable that comes with it doesn't allow transfer

What the actual fuck? Is this true?
I wasn't even aware that such a thing was possible. What's even the point of having usb and not some proprietary shit?

whatever you do just don't buy the kindle oasis (especially 1st Gen)

>>17624830
>especially 1st Gen
This type of comment renders you invalid on this specific subject.

>>17624839
why

>>17623756
That thing looks like cheap plastic shit.

>>17622324
Kindle fire is cheap af and works fine. You can get (almost) any book you want for free, what's not to love. Yes I'm broke, this post is for other brokes. If you're a rich mfer get one of the more expensive ones like Oasis or Paperwhite idk. I own a Paperwhite and a Fire and use both often (can't read PDFs on Paperwhite). The Paperwhite is only a marginally better experience.

Any ereaders that have an auto-scroll function? Right now I use Kybook on my phone; I'm an incurable page-counter and I can't enjoy books without autoscroll.

>>17622324
Kindle Paperwhite is good. My only criticisms are that PDFs are very difficult to read and that you must convert epubs to mobis then send them to the Kindle. It can be a pain to turn on your computer and convert your epubs from libgen to mobis using calibre. However, if you have an android phone you can get Calibre running on your phone using Termux. (You can use the command line or, if you know how to use a VNC, you can get the GUI interface.)
https://www.reddit.com/r/Calibre/comments/apzd1s/run_calibre_on_android/

>>17623979
it has all of those and more if you install koreader. haven't bought a single book

>>17623979
>>No Wikipedia feature
Huh? My Kobo Clara (with default software) has this. Also
>paying for ebooks

Kindle Oasis with black screen, white font is kino. Feels like I'm reading off of a blackboard or obsidian tablet.

>>17625160
Kindle fire works perfect as a tablet/e-reader. I use it for PDFs since the Paperwhite is basically impossible for it. I have both

just get a regular paberback book

I like it.

Is a kindle voyage decent? They’re pretty cheap on eBay, and I’d like buttons to use while reading.

>>17625088
my likebook has an auto page turn but not scroll

there is an app i hve which allows for scrolling (ebookdroid) but i'm not sure if it allows autoscroll

>>17624185
>wastes money on things you can pretty much get free
lmao desu

>>17625701
>imagine being poor

>>17623761
This one? What do you need colors for?

> buy the kindle
> pay for the kindle books
> eat the bugs
> wear the mask
> Live in the pod

Fuck Jeff. Buy a kobo

>>17625744
>He thinks that Kobo is not the same

AY LMAO @ U desu senpai

>>17625718
>thinks rich people just enjoy wasting their money on larping as rich people
thats a wagie end dream, true rich people dont own expensive cars, watches, suits or any dumb shit like that just to impress other "rich" people
Youre just stupid enough to afford shit

>>17625756
>Imagine projecting this hard

>>17625701
>>17625718
>>17625744
>>17625752

>>thinks rich people just enjoy wasting their money on larping as rich people
>thats a wagie end dream, true rich people dont own expensive cars, watches, suits or any dumb shit like that just to impress other "rich" people
>Youre just stupid enough to afford shit

>bragging about stealing ebooks when they are dirt cheap
>hating Amazon just because they are big
>thinking their cheap plastic kobo are better

>>17625756
>Some guy has enough money buy fucking BOOKS, for an average of 5$ no less.
>"You're just stupid enough to afford shit"
This has to be one of the saddest copes I've ever seen on this website.

>>17625779
You quoted 4 people, retard.

>>17625756
Unironically this, but you just worded it poorly. Anyone who's bragging about having a $150 "premium" device is definitely a bottom 3 tax-bracket larper.

>>17625933
Except no one was talking about that, retard.

>>17625940
That was literally the whole argument, what are you on about?
>me have kobo
>haha you poor, cant afford kindle
>kindle is also <$200
>two poorfags fighting about devices and books that all cost less than one single nice dinner for real richfags

>fighting over a 30-50 dollars difference in prices between a Kindle and a Kobo

>>17625973
>Imagine being this retarded, holy shit.

Seriously, stop. One post was bad enough.

>Third world people seething because they don't have Amazon.

>>17625985
>>>>>>>>/b/
shitposting schizo

>>17622324
It depends on your use case and budget.
For the price of an Oasis you might as well get a Boox Nova which gives you far more power and flexibility.

>>17622324
Yes, just don't buy Kobo, it's cheap plastic trash.

but kobo are more expensive

Pretty happy with my Kobo Clara HD. Once you install koreader and set it how you want, it is pretty good. People said it was too small for manga, but it's fine for me. I just set a rotate shortcut to read spreads, and if it's a manga with small text I set it to automatic 2x zoom and use it horizontally.
You can also open it and change the SD card, if you want.

While the kindle oasis is a bit excessive if you consider how much time you spend on it you could argue that it is worth it. I do love mine.

Just the fact that with an e-reader I dont depend on a light source makes them worth it for me. Also since I bought an e-reader I didnt pay for a single book

>>17624160
This desu.

>>17622324
Black people can read?

Why isn't Bakker like him bros? Look at the pure joyful goofiness?

Where are you Richard? Say something on your blog for fucks sake

>>17627004
Aye, his books might be trash, but he looks like a really nice guy.

>>17624278
>>17625994
>muh amazon
are burgers really?

>>17622324
don't these cheeky bastards beam ads onto your screen when it's inactive?
how gross

>>17627451
>t.thirdworldlet

>>17622324
in my opinion the more libre and free the better, the one that don't limiti access, installs, books and the such. is there anything like this? and maybe one where you can write(keyboard and paen) on it? for now i'm surviving with my 2015 kindle with ads and no light

>>17628218
bro america *is* the third world

>>17622324
Is the Boox Note Air worth $500? Looks really cool though.

>>17622324
My Kindle paperwhite broke when it got wet. At least the Oasis you could put in a bag and use that way. Either one be careful

>>17623885
I only use my oasis in dark mode because my photosensitivity. I don’t know if the new paper white has that

>>17628624
Yes.

I like Oasis for the warm light and the page turn buttons but gee it’s a premium over Paperwhite.

>>17630506
The Clara HD has a warm light and costs about the same as the Paperwhite.

>>17628624
i fell for the boox meme, don't do it.

>>17630558
Elaborate

>>17630506
Kobo Libra has both of those things for more than half the price and still feels premium.

I won’t get a Kindle simply based on the fact that they make you pay more to get a version without ads

>>17625752
kobo is owned by the japanese they are cooler (and you can read epub without jailbreaking i guess)

>>17630532
Except it’s plastic shit with no features.

>>17630570
It’s a meme product. They will make use some shit firmware that’s not optimal for reading, battery life will also fuck you.

>>17631007
Not a thing on the Oasis. But you’re not wrong.

>>17631007
>>17630532
>buying cheap shit
No thanks.

>>17631661
The PW is also plastic and has less relevant features.

>>17631673
I've had a Boox Max for over a year now and never had problems with the battery life, it will always last over a week despite heavy usage.
Their reader software is the best I've seen in e-readers, particularly when it comes to pdf. And you could always install other readers if you don't like the default.
I haven't seen any indication that the Air is any worse in those regards.

>>17631714
Wrong, I’ve owned both. Try again.

>>17631714
>No support for custom dictionaries
>No Wikipedia feature
>No Native translator
>Over-priced books
>Region locked

I think not.

>>17631758
a simple google search disproves all the kindle shills itt

>>17631780
That’s not plastic shit. It’s actually sturdy plastic quality. You also failed to elaborate on the features.

>>17623756
Pathetic.

>>17631791
Unironically this. Just by comparing both pictures, you can tell that the kindle feels premium.

>>17631789
>n-noooo it's not plastic! it's plastic quality!
also I'm not >>17631714

>>17631774
you missed the keyword "relevant"

>>17631794
Because he has the brightness up? The Kobo picture clearly has the brightness turned down/off.

>>17631799
I accept your defeat.

>>17631799
Kobo is cheap plastic shit, the other anon is not wrong.

>>17631774
Kindle can't even handle epub.
Kindle is region locked as well.

>>17622324
I'm forever mad they canned the Voyage. It had all the good features of the Oasis and none of useless memes, and was prices right inbetween the Paperwhite and the Oasis. It was the perfect reader. Now you have to pay 100$ more for a reader that offers virtually no advantages over the a Voyage from 2012, except for the nicer light.

I'll never understand who the fuck audio book shit is for. A phone is infinitely superior to a reader as an audio book device and everyone has a phone.

>>17631808
my "defeat"? lmao ok retard you "win"

>>17631811
>Kobo is cheap plastic shit
>the other anon is not wrong
>Implying kindles aren't also plastic
I take it you can't read, so you would be wasting your money to purchase either ereader

>>17625651
see >>17631833

>>17631832
Epub is a real annoyance, but Kobo has other disadvantages that are worse for me. Epub > amazon conversion is generally pretty good.
>region locked
What does that mean, you can't buy ebooks from JP amazon for example?

>>17631832
Literally non-features.

> Kindle can't even handle epub.
Kindle is region locked as well.
Pathetic cope.
Kobo can’t also handle mobi or any other of Amazon’s proprietary formats. I didn’t even bring that up because there’s something called CALIBRE.

>Kindle is region locked as well.
Wrong, I can literally buy any edition of any book on the Amazon store.

Try again, retard.

>>17631800
No, it's because the Kobo is made from extremely cheap looking plastic, while the Oasis is made from glass and metal.
The Kobo unironically looks like a cheap burner phone or 200$ store brand laptop.
It's not an entirely fair comparison, because the Oasis is more expensive, but a Voyage looked just as high value as an Oasis and cost the same as the H2O.

>>17631842
Irrelevant comment, just like the features on your Kobo.

Cope.

>>17631799
>MUHHH BEZOOOOS
Imagine living in the third world and not having an Amazon store.

Yikes.

the basic kindle is all you need

>>17631858
This desu.

>>17631868
>be american
>go outside
>shart in mart
>get shot
>no healthcare
>die
>still have amazon stores though
Thank goodness for amazon stores and all their products that I can find at literally any other major retailer.

>>17631881
>Implying that Amazon is only available in America

THE ABSOLUTE STATE.

Seethe harder thirdworldlet.

>>17631881
>imagine thinking that only America has an Amazon.

Third world education.

paperwhite or clara hd? the warmlight in the kobo is making me doubt

>>17631898
Oasis

>>17631884
>>17631892
It was my impression that you were talking about physical locales because what country doesn't have online Amazon stores? In any case, I doubt their lives are made worse because of the absence of online Amazon stores. I've literally never used Amazon myself as I can usually get things cheaper elsewhere. Seethe harder consoomers.

>>17631898
Honestly, just buy both, compare them, and then send the one you don't want to keep back.

>>17631905
>It was my impression that you were talking about physical locales
Imagine being this fucking retarded, holy shit.

>>17631913
>because what country doesn't have online Amazon stores?
is reading a difficult thing for you? perhaps take my earlier advice and pass on buying any ereader.

>>17631898
Kobo has lots of autistic software gimmicks that wowed me at first, but then I thought about when I would actually care about a dozen different reading stats and realized the answer is "never", it's pure autism.
I liked the Kindle reader software more, but I don't remember why, and it was more stable over all. The Kobo's orange light is cool, but I think its white light was not as pleasant as the Paperwhite's.
Both have mutually exclusive ecosystems, so it depends on where you want to buy your ebooks. You can pirate on both of them and epub/mobi convert well enough for me to say I wouldn't base a reader choice on that.

Really just do this >>17631907 if you can float the price of both at once for a week or so.

>>17631853
Kobo can handle mobi and even azw.

>>17631905
The amount of backpedaling and false flagging in your posts speaks volumes.

You don’t even know what Amazon is, by the looks of it. I’m really sorry for you.

>I've literally never used Amazon myself
Of course you haven’t, it doesn’t exist as confirmed by your posts.

> I can usually get things cheaper elsewhere
Like groceries, from your local supermarket? I believe you. But that’s about it.

Must suck to live where you are. You should move to a western country to get a proper education.

>>17631932
>backpedaling
>false flagging
stopped reading because I know you have no idea what you're talking about now

>>17631898
Forgot to mention: You use white light in daylight or brighter environments and orange light in dark ones (at night with the lights off), so both matter.

>>17631936
Like I said, you need a better education.

>>17631936
>>17631932
Can you retards fuck off? You're cringe as fuck. Go be 14 somewhere else.

>>17631930
That’s largely irrelevant in the end. Calibre solves those problems.

>>17631941

>>17631939
so wouldn't it be better a slightly worse white light and orange light than a better white light but no orange light at all? i usually read more in the dark so i think i'll go with the kobo

>>17631844
You are tied to a specific localized Amazon account. You can't buy from different Amazon sites.

>>17631956
Not everyone living in the first world is American. Most People are still asleep there. You probably never learned in school that the earth is not flat.

Literally third world education.
Imagine living in Romania. LMAO

>>17631774
Does the Kindle have sudoku, sketchbook or solitaire?

Nothing gives me a greater sense of satisfaction than skimming through one of these threads and seeing that the anon on my team, that is to say the anon pulling for the e-reader I own, is in the right and the other guy, that is to say the anon shilling a vastly inferior e-reader I don’t own, is making an ass of himself

>>17631962
I’ve never had a problem finding any edition I wanted for a book on my regional store. This happened in Kobo, and their prices are almost always higher.

>>17631969
You need to be 18 to post here.

>>17631968
you're an actual burger-tier retard, I couldn't care less where you're from

>>17631957
Orange light is nice, but white light is perfectly serviceable. I returned the Kobo, so I can't comment on how it would feel long term, only that I don't have issues reading on my softer white Kindle device.

Keep in mind that you adjust the lighting according to the environment too. In complete darkness my Voyage is set to 4 (0 is virtually invisible even in complete darkness), on a bright summer day I turn it up to max (24). The light isn't just for lighting, it also increases the contrast between the text and the background, so you will always have it on.

There's also differences between individual devices, so maybe not all Kobo have a harsh blue tint like mine had. Amazon is famous for their nonexistent quality control for Kindle screens and uneven lighting and spots have always been a thing. On the other hand they switch out your device for a new one no questions asked. It's still annoying, especially if you buy a more expensive one. You will get a proper one, just not necessarily with your first order.

>>17631972
That’s because you’re a Kobo Chad.

>>17631986
I no hablar Romani.

>>17631989
Wrong.

>>17622324
Yes.
That one, I have multiple e-readers and the oasis is the best by a mile.

>>17632028
Oasis doesn't fit in pockets and is overpriced as hell.

>>17632079
It fits in mine, I’m not a manlet.
It’s not overpriced, considering the amount of hours you spend with the thing in front of you.

>>17632130
It's overpriced in regards to features (I'm the Voyage autist). It's functionally hardly superior to a Voyage but costs 50% more.

>It fits in mine, I’m not a manlet.
Bullshit, there's no way you have... You're not wearing cargo pants, are you? That's the only thing I can imagine fits. I can't even get thing in my jacket pockets.

>>17632136
>>17632079
>imagine unironically admitting that you’re a manlet
Lol

>>17632143
What the fuck does height have to do with pocket sizes? Do you understand how clothes work?

>>17632136
>It's overpriced in regards to features (I'm the Voyage autist). It's functionally hardly superior to a Voyage but costs 50% more.
Entirely disagree. It may be a large relative price leap, but the thing is still cheap. It costs about half of what you’d expect to pay for an iPad. I don’t think that’s a problem. The large screen size and warm light are features that I don’t mind paying for.

>>17632136
I can fit a Boox Max Lumi into my underwear just fine, you're just a coping poorfag dicklet.

>>17632189
This desu.

>looked for ereader a month ago for my bday
>/lit/ said Kobo Clara HD
>price was acceptable, told my dad about it
>got it as a gift from him last Saturday
>it works great, reading literally everywhere when I have the opportunity to
>fits in my pockets
>received Saturday, already spent 17.5 reading by today
Thanks /lit/. It's cool

>>17631739
how seamless is the note taking capabilities on it? I'm hoping to use it to replace pen and paper to reduce the amount of loose paper I have cluttering up my desk.

Is there a reader that I can use only open source software on?

>>17622324
whats a good reader that has expandable storage? my calibre library is like 50 gigs big i know i wont read all of it ever but i like having it around in its entirety.

>>17633416
pretty much all readers run android and can be flashed with a different version if you want. three are aosp only builds for pretty much every major brand out there.

>>17633440
>>17633416
What are the advantages of something like this?

>>17633472
not really huge advantages since you can install anything on any android version because you can just enable developer mode and install any application that way. that being said many out of the box android versions for e-readers are limited in capacity and other things to encourage people to buy new readers later down the line and other some such. for the average use that only wants to read books it wont really make a difference. most people really just install a different e-reader app that the one that comes built in or unlock the ability to have it read any ebook files rather than just the ones purchased through the preinstalled stores.

>>17633358
I love it.
The note taking functionality is outstanding both for marking up pdf and writing your own documents.
Some people prefer the writing feel of reMarkable or Supernote but it's good enough for me. It helped me cut down my paper usage to next to nothing.

>>17633416
You won't get open source firmware.
Kobo uses a Linux derived OS and you can install Koreader to avoid their proprietary reader.

>>17633417
Kobo Clara HD has an internal SD card that can be upgraded.
Likebook P6 and Mars have external SD card slots. Pocketbook also has a bunch of models like the Inkpad.
Boox Note 2/3 and Max 3/Lumi aren't expandable but have 64 GB of storage.

>>17633761
cheers m8

>>17622324
The Kindle Oasis, obviously.

>>17633567
I appreciate it. That's what I was looking for. Now I have to justify spending the $500 lol

>>17622324
I just bought a Kobo Forma, it's pretty good.
There's supposed to be a new Forma coming out with a headphone jack though

I have a voyage I bought for 105,- 4 years ago second hand. Honestly the Oasis offers barely anything better then it. They have the same PPI as far as I know.

I would go for the Kobo Clara HD, as that has the same PPI, while paperwhites have a lower one I think.

>>17634093
Paperwhites also use 300 ppi since 2015. For 6-8" only the basic Kindle and Kobo Nia offer less.

>>17628114
Only kindles do that. You need to pay up to remove the ads like a cuck.
>>17628268
Kobo, you can bypass account registration and install koreader.
>with pen
Those are 800$ and up, I believe.
>>17631661
>no features
Koreader exists and all e-readers as fragile af. Hell, most tech is fragile nowadays because muh lightweight and thin.
>>17631842
Kindle owners can't read that well, hence you see second hand ones all the time, but hardly any Kobos. I compared both the paperwhite and the Clara HD and, based on the materials, features and processing power , I went for the Clara HD because it's the best bank for the buck, you're able to bypass registration, upgrade storage and install koreader (the latest version of the paperwhite can't be cracked yet), which let's me read tons of formats and extend battery life by setting ink refresh by chapter instead of 6 pages. It doesn't really matter if it's cheap plastic because I was going to put it on a book looking cover anyway.

>>17634379
>dude you can flash it and have useless features! I am so tech savvy and redpilled, unlike those Kindle users!!

>>17631954
Try converting a CBZ or a ZIP to your Kindle, then.

>>17634379
>Those are 800$ and up, I believe.
The Max Lumi is $800 but that's because it's 13.3".
You can get 10.3" like the Note Air, Supernote A5X or reMarkable 2 for around $500.
On a budget you can get 7.8" note taking like the Nova or Supernote A6X for $350.
There are options below that like the Likebook Ares or Mobiscribe but they won't provide as great of an experience.
Most of them will also work with Bluetooth keyboards. You could also do that on something like the Poke 3 but it becomes a bit silly at that size.

>>17634406
>useless features!
>more battery, more formats, custom refresh, custom dpi and, folders are useless
>>17634436
I stand corrected, then. Not sure how it handles PDFs, but wouldn't an iPad or Samsung tablet with pen be better? Or is it just the "minimize screen time" thing? Because that's why I got an e-reader.

>>17625744
>pay for the kindle books
wut?

>>17634496
The Boox at least handle pdf perfectly fine. They have recent multicore processors and 3-4 GB of RAM so even large vector graphics aren't a problem.
With 10" or 13" you also won't run into size issues since the screen is as large as a folio.
The reason typical reasons to get them:
-doesn't feel like writing on glass
-looks like paper and not like a screen
-works in daylight without problems
-battery life is outstanding
Some people also have low self control and prefer devices without access to internet communication.
Samsung or iPad don't really offer much aside from colors and flashy animations.

>>17634379
So many things wrong with this post.

>>17634379
Why are you replying to your own posts?

>>17622324
Kindle Oasis. Kobos can’t even compete.