Best e reader?

[Anonymous No.16072713]

I'm looking for a cheap one where you can highlight a word and the definition will come up. If anyone has any recommendations that would be great.

[Anonymous No.16072825]

>>16072713
I have an Amazon Paperwhite which does that. It costs around $100, probably less if you buy it used on eBay

[Anonymous No.16072864]

>>16072713
Kindle for 90 / 110 usd (inobtrusive ads, you can get removed by begging Amazon / no ads), Paperwhite for 120 / 150 (ads / no ads). The backlight on the PW is very useful.

About 2/3 of the ebooks you'll find online will be in EPUB. If you're too lazy or don't want to bother in converting them to the appropriate format (with Calibre, other softwares or websites) check Kobo which have native EPUB support. They sell for almost the same money.

Enter the Kobo fags.

[Anonymous No.16072869]

I got a refurbished Kobo aura 2 h2o
I'm loving mine, works great for epubs, ok for PDFs depending on how they're formatted, works well for CBZs so far
Had to create an account to register it before using but haven't connected it to wifi and only been using calibre to manage my ebooks since

[Anonymous No.16073123]

>>16072825
That's a pretty good price. I'd probably get one used cause I don't mind that. Thanks.

[Anonymous No.16073142]

>>16072864
>>16072869
The kobos seem pretty popular and the converting isn't and issue, so one of those is probably the best choice. I'm new to e readers so I'm not sure on all the converting and stuff, but it seems pretty simple. Thanks for the guide too.

[Anonymous No.16073167]

>>16072713
I don't know anything about these things, but I'm thinking of getting one. I don't like reading pdf's on my pc anymore. If I pirate something can I just transfer the epub or pdf to the e reader?

[Anonymous No.16073195]

i got a Kindle for $60 the other day on US Amazon
Prime Day is coming up in about a week

>>16073167
yes get Calibre and you can steal books to your heart's content. i've pirated 239 books in the last 2 weeks. don't get PDF though, the files get all fucky. get Mobi if you're using Kindle. epub is fine too.

[Anonymous No.16073217]

>>16073195
man almost all the books I have are pdf, but I guess I can just download them again. is your kindle easy on the eyes?

[Anonymous No.16073233]

>>16073217
Not the guy you're replying to but almost a year ago I got the cheapest Kindle Amazon had and my wife bought the most expensive one they have about 7 months ago. Their both fine, I like mine cause it's smaller and my wife's boyfriend uses hers a lot.

[Anonymous No.16073247]

I got a Kobo Clara HD and it's pretty good, but I wish I had a bigger screen in retrospect.

[Anonymous No.16073267]

>>16072869
I love my Kobo but never have any luck with PDFs on them. Do enjoy that they seem to have a wider range of platform support.

[Anonymous No.16073277]

>>16073217
yup it's easy enough to download them again. LibGen and Z-Library. yes it's easy on the eyes. i didn't think i'd like an ereader, but it's easier to hold than a book, i can look up definitions easily as i'm reading, and i can pirate every book i want to read. i haven't read in years but suddenly i'm reading all the time again. highly recommended.

i got a refurbished basic Kindle for $60. it was supposed to have ads but came with them disabled. highly recommended. everyone will tell you to get the Paperwhite but i looked at that and a basic side-by-side and didn't see the difference. wasn't worth the price difference for me.

[Anonymous No.16073309]

>>16073277
Try looking at them side by side in a dark room, genius.

[Anonymous No.16073316]

Kobos suck horse cock. You’d be better off slurping Amazon’s cum and licking Bezos’s asshole than shelling out $150 for a product that is literally just a Swindle but worse

[Anonymous No.16073327]

>>16073316
what specifically is wrong with them

[Anonymous No.16073391]

>>16073309
i've got 0 problems with the basic in a dark room. sorry i didn't give Bezos an extra $60 for the same product, i'm sure that's very distressing for you.

[Anonymous No.16073433]

Initially got a used pocketbook but the sd card failed into read-only mode. many e-readers are plagued by this issue, but the kobo's seem to be the easiest ones to fix. get whatever is cheap and fixable, anon.

[Anonymous No.16073448]

>>16072825
>Buying a swindle

[Anonymous No.16073541]

>>16073391
Seems like you missed the point. Dark room = 100% unlit room. You can't read on a normal Kindle on the dark, unless you have inhuman night vision (which you don't) or got one of those clip-on LED lights
people used on airplanes. Since the PW is backlight, you don't need to turn on a table light, and it's easier on the eyes on low-lit spaces, like reading on a bus at night.
And btw, you bought a used/refurbished Kindle off the aftermarket. Going by your dumb logic, you could've bought a PW for a few extra bucks, but yeah, good for you, you totally "showed" them.

[Anonymous No.16073923]

>>16072713
whatever e-reader you choose, install KOReader. Much easier interface, and supports most reading formats. The new Kindles are DRM-locked trash, so you can't install stuff currently.

[Anonymous No.16074204]

>>16073541
10th gen Kindles have frontlight too friendo

[Anonymous No.16074214]

>>16074204
Ah, then they're the same.

[Anonymous No.16074216]

>>16072713
I'm loving my kobo

[Anonymous No.16074223]

>>16073541
the new Kindles have frontlight same as the Paperwhites. and i bought it refurbished from Amazon, has the same warranty as a new one.

[Anonymous No.16075405]

>>16073316
$0.03 has been deposited to your Amazon Affiliates Pro™ account
The Kobos are priced competitively with their Kindle equivalents and you don't have to convert everything you have to .mobi

[Anonymous No.16075472]

>>16075405
OH WOWIE I DONT HAVE TO CONVERT???? I’LL GLADLY PAY FOR YOUR INFERIOR PRODUCT NOW MISTER KOBOS SHILL THANK YOU FOR HELPING ALLEVIATE THE STRAIN OF CONVERTING ON MY DELICATE WRISTS

[Anonymous No.16075490]

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[Anonymous No.16075550]

>>16072713
Kobos, the Nia recently came out and is the cheapo model. You can also install KOReader which makes reading PDFs less of a pain.
Only buy Kindle if you already have bought/intend to buy e-books from Amazon.

[Anonymous No.16075568]

i’m switching to kobo

[Anonymous No.16076798]

>>16075405
i don't have to convert anything to mobi with Kindle either
Calibre does it for me automatically

[Anonymous No.16077412]

>>16075472
Anon I'm not shilling I own and have used both. The Kobo isn't an inferior at all.
>smaller and lighter despite having the same eink panel
>Cool or warm light
>Native epub
>No lockscreen ads
>No banner ads along the bottom
>Accepts 3rd party fonts
>more text, and format options

Other than that they are the same device. Same screen, same battery life, same general experience, and about the same price. The Kobo just does a little bit more than the Kindle while costing about the same. Why are you so convinced that they're worse? Maybe I'm not seeing something

[Anonymous No.16078114]

>>16077412
Kindle fans have a touch of Apple/iPhone-style fandom about them. The device itself is fine though, even though the lack of epub support is a dick move.

[Anonymous No.16078280]

>>16072713
Get kobo if you're not american

[Anonymous No.16079056]

>>16077412
you can sideload fonts on kindle as well

[Anonymous No.16079079]

>>16078114
Since I just pirate everything anyway, takes 1 sec on calibre to change epub to mobi while emailing it to my kindle

[Anonymous No.16079086]

>>16077412
>>Cool or warm light
Is offered on the Kindle Oasis
>>No lockscreen ads
>>No banner ads along the bottom
Easily remedied (if you were stupid enough to opt for ads in the first place; it’s OPTIONAL you dolt)
>>Accepts 3rd party fonts
>>more text, and format options
Both can be said of the Kindle as well
Kill yourself Kobo nigger

[Anonymous No.16079194]

>>16079086
Do Kindles do anything better than Kobos?
They're slightly harder to buy in my country, so if not I'll follow the path of least resistance and my next device will be a Kobo.

[Anonymous No.16079205]

>Ereaders still cannot handle pdfs

[Anonymous No.16079218]

>>16079194
Kindles are much better overall but at the end of the day it’s an e-reader; if it’s easier for you to get your hands on a Kobo, get a Kobo

[Anonymous No.16079234]

>>16079205
This. "Reflowable text" is trash. If it can't mimic the printed page, it's not ready for prime time.

[Anonymous No.16079255]

>>16079218
Better in which ways? Higher resolution? Higher refresh rate? Better UI? More reliable rendering? Longer battery life? You must have something specific in mind.
If Kindles are even slightly better than Kobos then I might be willing to put up with the horror of four-day shipping.

[Anonymous No.16079702]

>>16079086
>Is offered on the Kindle Oasis
Which costs more
>>>No lockscreen ads
>>>No banner ads along the bottom
Again, for an extra cost
>>>Accepts 3rd party fonts
>>>more text, and format options
>Both can be said of the Kindle as well
Fair enough, I didn't know you could sideload fonts onto Kindle.

Still, I'm not seeing the Kindle advantage here. Yes, I can spend more money to get the higher end Kindle, which has the missing features that the mid-range/low end Kobo has, but that would be an unfair comparison. We should be comparing the Kindle Oasis to the Kobo Forma. I can't speak for either I've never used either.
You also haven't pointed out a single specific reason why the Kindle is better. Just give me ONE reason why you like it more. I'm not trying to be argumentative I'm genuinely curious
>>16079205
Pic related is the best you can do for now, just get something with a fuckhueg screen so you never have to zoom. Expensive and big but there really aren't any other options for PDFs on eink.

[Anonymous No.16079707]

>>16079205
Kindles support PDFs. Learn to Google retard

[Anonymous No.16079939]

Anyone saying to get a kindle is a fucking idiot that should never again post anything on this website.

[Anonymous No.16079957]

>>16079939
Kill yourself Kobo shill

[Anonymous No.16079963]

>>16079939
Kill yourself fucking newfag Reddit browsing failed abortion. Kill yourself you fucking autistic dead end

[Anonymous No.16079967]

>>16079939
Kill yourself you fucking worthless yellow gook monkey. Stop peddling your godforsaken meme product here

[Anonymous No.16079974]

>>16079957
>>16079963
>>16079967
kys bezos

[Anonymous No.16079987]

>>16079974
>DUUUHHHH MUH BEZOS
>DUUURRRRR MUH AMAZON
>heh why would you buy from AMERICAN amazon when you can buy from GOOK amazon instead desu?

[« Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ » oI3er5KKetj No.16079989]

>>16072864
At most places one finds either epub and mobi both or just pdf, so I think the format thing doens't matter at all

[Anonymous No.16079995]

>KOBO IS MINIMALIST !!!!!!!!!1!!!!!!!111!!!!!!!

[Anonymous No.16080005]

>>16079987
yeah why would I want to support an American company?

[Anonymous No.16080013]

>>16080005
Kobo shills confirmed worthless bugpeople

[Anonymous No.16080015]

>>16079957
>>16079963
>>16079967
Seething jews lmao.

Kobo, which supports all formats, isnt DRM locked down shit, is the patrician choice. Everybody knows this.

>>16079987
Anything not supporting these jew is the way to go. I didnt even know kobo was japanese. Makes me like kobo all the more. Keep seething you monkey brained nigger

[Anonymous No.16080018]

ereader threads are the best argument for reading exclusively paper books

[Anonymous No.16080029]

>>16079967
>..Anonymous
>08/08/20(Sat)09:40:26 No.16079974
>>>16079957 (You) #
>>>16079963 (You) #
>>>16079967 (You) #
>kys bezos
>>>16079987 #
>...Anonymous
>08/08/20(Sat)09:41:55 No.16079987
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>>>16079974 #
>>DUUUHHHH MUH BEZOS
>>DUUURRRRR MUH AMAZON
>>heh why would you buy from AMERICAN amazon when you can buy from GOOK amazon instead desu?
>>>16080005 # >>16080015 #
>...« Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ » oI3er5KKetj
>08/08/20(Sat)09:42:25 No.16079989
>>>16072864 #
>At most places one finds either epub and mobi both or just pdf, so I think the format thing doens't matter at all
>...Anonymous
>08/08/20(Sat)09:43:10 No.16079995
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>>KOBO IS MINIMALIST !!!!!!!!!1!!!!!!!111!!!!!!!
>...Anonymous
>08/08/20(Sat)09:45:03 No.16080005
>>>16079987 (You) #
>yeah why would I want to support an American company?
>>>16080013 #
>...Anonymous
>08/08/20(Sat)09:45:58 No.16080013
>>>16080005 #
>Kobo shills confirmed worthless bugpeople
>...Anonymous
>08/08/20(Sat)09:46:07 No.16080015
>279 KB JPG
>>>16079957 (You) #
>>>16079963 (You) #
>>>16079967 (You) #
>Seething jews lmao.
>Kobo, which supports all formats, isnt DRM locked down shit, is the patrician choice. Everybody knows this.
>>>16079987 (You) #
>Anything not supporting these jew is the way to go. I didnt even know kobo was japanese. Makes me like kobo all the more. Keep seething you monkey brained nigger

[Anonymous No.16080032]

>ereader threads are the best argument for reading exclusively paper books

[Anonymous No.16080046]

>>16073277
>...Anonymous
>Best e reader?
>08/07/20(Fri)12:44:22 No.16072713
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>I'm looking for a cheap one where you can highlight a word and the definition will come up. If anyone has any recommendations that would be great.
>...Anonymous
>08/07/20(Fri)12:59:42 No.16072825
>>>16072713 (OP) #
>I have an Amazon Paperwhite which does that. It costs around $100, probably less if you buy it used on eBay
>>>16073123 # >>16073448 #
>...Anonymous
>08/07/20(Fri)13:04:55 No.16072864
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>>>16072713 (OP) #
>Kindle for 90 / 110 usd (inobtrusive ads, you can get removed by begging Amazon / no ads), Paperwhite for 120 / 150 (ads / no ads). The backlight on the PW is very useful.
>About 2/3 of the ebooks you'll find online will be in EPUB. If you're too lazy or don't want to bother in converting them to the appropriate format (with Calibre, other softwares or websites) check Kobo which have native EPUB support. They sell for almost the same money.
>Enter the Kobo fags.
>>>16073142 # >>16079989 # >>16080029 #
>...Anonymous
>08/07/20(Fri)13:05:49 No.16072869
>I got a refurbished Kobo aura 2 h2o
>I'm loving mine, works great for epubs, ok for PDFs depending on how they're formatted, works well for CBZs so far
>Had to create an account to register it before using but haven't connected it to wifi and only been using calibre to manage my ebooks since
>>>16073142 # >>16073267 #
>...Anonymous
>08/07/20(Fri)13:39:22 No.16073123
>>>16072825 #
>That's a pretty good price. I'd probably get one used cause I don't mind that. Thanks.
>...Anonymous
>08/07/20(Fri)13:41:38 No.16073142
>>>16072864 #
>>>16072869 #
>The kobos seem pretty popular and the converting isn't and issue, so one of those is probably the best choice. I'm new to e readers so I'm not sure on all the converting and stuff, but it seems pretty simple. Thanks for the guide too.
>...Anonymous
>08/07/20(Fri)13:44:54 No.16073167
>>>16072713 (OP) #
>I don't know anything about these things, but I'm thinking of getting one. I don't like reading pdf's on my pc anymore. If I pirate something can I just transfer the epub or pdf to the e reader?
>>>16073195 #
>...Anonymous
>08/07/20(Fri)13:49:59 No.16073195
>i got a Kindle for $60 the other day on US Amazon
>Prime Day is coming up in about a week
>>>16073167 #
>yes get Calibre and you can steal books to your heart's content. i've pirated 239 books in the last 2 weeks. don't get PDF though, the files get all fucky. get Mobi if you're using Kindle. epub is fine too.
>>>16073217 #
>...Anonymous
>08/07/20(Fri)13:53:28 No.16073217
>>>16073195 #
>man almost all the books I have are pdf, but I guess I can just download them again. is your kindle easy on the eyes?
>>>16073233 # >>16073277 #

[Anonymous No.16080056]

>>16080005
People always say how many jobs the jew bezos created, but they never talk how many jobs of working class white americans he wiped out.
America is nigger-whorshipping zog central, so muh america hasnt been a valid argument in decades.

[Anonymous No.16080080]

>>16080056
What does that have to do with choosing an e-reader you seething gook monkey?

[Anonymous No.16080146]

>>16072825
I absolutely love my Paperwhite! Especially when the book I’m reading would be awkward and heavy to carry around! Worth every penny!

[Anonymous No.16080160]

>>16073167
I have successfully read quite a few PDFs on my eReader. Only thing is you have no formatting options as you would with a regular eBook.

[Anonymous No.16080250]

>>16079255
Not that guy, but I only went with Bezos for a few reasons -- you can call Amazon and they'll bend over backwards to get the ads off for you for free in 2 minutes by telling them the ads are offensive or irrelevant it obtrusive or whatever excuse you want. If it breaks or has issues, they'll bend over backwards to get you another. And for my own anecdote, I was choosing between the Kindle Oasis and Kobo Forma. I liked the larger size of the Forma, except it turns out Kobo cheaped out on the lights for their most expensive product. Essentially, the lights have a low enough refresh rate that ever using the frontlight on it can cause similar eyestrain to that of reading on a phone/laptop/whatever other screen. The alternative is to never use the frontlight. If that's the case, why the FUCK would I pay so much for this thing?
In closing, Bezos will have his drones make sure I'm happy when I'm consooming, and will probably get my stuff to me super quick in the event it breaks without a lot of the hassle of RMA processes typical of most companies, and he didn't cheap out on his most expensive fucking product. Apparently all the other Kobos don't have the problem the Forma does. Search the lighting issue on jewtube. And in exchange, I click literally 2 buttons on calibre to get my ebooks to be azw3 or mobi format.

[Anonymous No.16080336]

>>16079702
Not the person, however, I opted for the Kindle just because of the many comments I read online about the varying quality control checks on the Kobo. I didn’t want to spend good money just to receive screen flickering and dead pixels albeit my Kindle did come with a few minor dead pixels. Also I tend to highlight a lot and read the Kindle was more responsive in that regards. Shame it is by Amazon but I tried to minimize the spyware by never connecting to WiFi, which in turn never enables the ads

[Anonymous No.16081229]

>>16080250
Thank you, that's informative.

[Anonymous No.16081455]

Kobo is better than Kindle if you are not going to use Amazon for books. And you should never use Amazon for books.

[Anonymous No.16081852]

>>16080146
>>>>reddit