/egt/ - Ereader General Thread

[Anonymous No.18750559]

This is a thread to discuss ereaders in general.

>What brand of ereader do you have?
>How do you like it?
>Would you buy it again if it failed?
>How is your reading experience in it?
>How frequently do you use it?
>How's the battery life?
>How's it compared to reading on a LCD/amoled screen?
>If you use a Kobo ereader, do you use KOReader? How's it compared to Kobo's own software?

In the last thread, there were many anons confused about ereaders in general and how well they fare against reading on a LCD/Amoled screen on a smartphone, computer, etc. To this end, I created pic related highlighting the advantages of reading on an e-ink display over an LCD/Amoled one. Thanks to the other anons who provided useful information.

Last thread: >>18730894

[Anonymous No.18750573]

Recomendation? PocketBook Touch Lux 5. Forget about that Calibre faggotry, this beauty reads 23 formats including epub, pdf and cbr (comics/manga), has a faster processor than other readers, has two physical buttons to change pages (so you don't feel like you're scrolling through fucking facebook) but also touchscreen, you can add an SD card for additional storage, and has Smartlight™. Just download your books in your computer and send them to your PocketBook via USB, no need for annoying processes of conversion and whatever else Amazon Kindle forces their customers to do. The ultimate patrician's choice.

[Anonymous No.18750585]

I've got an Ectaco JetBook Mini coming in the mail this afternoon. TFT display, we'll see, I'm just pumped that it takes regular AAA batteries. I hoard Panasonic Eneloop Pro.

[Anonymous No.18750758]

Rank every Ereader

[Anonymous No.18750765]

>>18750758
1. PocketBook
2. The rest
3. Dogshit
4. Kindles

[Anonymous No.18750781]

decent ereaders are kind of expensive in my banana third world shithole
i suffer

[Anonymous No.18750856]

>>18750573
>Forget about that Calibre faggotry, this beauty reads 23 formats including epub, pdf and cbr (comics/manga)
Well to be fair Calibre is simply a tool to convert between different format. That being said, an ereader that supports that many format is welcome. Does it support Amazon's or Kino's proprietary format though? It sucks these companies come with all these formats to mostly lock down customers.
>>18750585
That looks like a relic, anon. When did that come out?
>>18750781
Don't you have a cousin in the US or Western Europe?

[Anonymous No.18750907]

>Ereader
Hisense A6, Russian version (has stock Android).
Good review: https://youtu.be/sYqLBpGPWSs

>Pros
The normal screen is amoled, so good colors.
Can comfortably read anywhere I bring my phone, not as easy to do with an ereader.
Easier to put books on it compared to an ereader, just download from libgen/archive and read.
Great for reading manga with Tachiyomi.
Great for reading articles or other sites.
Using the e-ink screen more often than amoled actually makes the battery last longer.
Easily lasts me 24h with moderate usage either way.
E-ink screen is a godsend when using the phone in sunlight.
Has e-ink backlight.

>Cons:
Flip case is chink-made so glue starts to come loose in very hot weather.
Software is chink-made so it has weird quirks like brightness changing when switching from the e-ink to amoled screen.
Compared to Kobo Aura H2O 2, text on the e-ink screen is less sharp, even though the A6 has a higher DPI on paper. You'll notice this if you like your text small.
Small screen might not be to everyone's taste.

>Why am I bothering to write this
I wanna see e-ink phones become more popular so there's more choice on the market. I know I would've bought one earlier if I only knew they existed.

[Anonymous No.18750928]

convince me of not getting the Kobo forma.
was thinking of buying the ellipsa but it has no heckin physical buttons and only blue light

[Anonymous No.18750946]

is pocketbook touch lux 4 the best ereader for budget poorfags?

[Anonymous No.18750950]

>>18750573
is 212 ppi enough tho? kindles or even PocketBook Touch HD 3 has 300 ppi. i'm wondering if it makes big/any difference while reading.

[Anonymous No.18750996]

>>18750559
have a kindle paperwhite since 6 months. i enjoy reading on it, eyes dont hurt even after long sessions. i just download "free" books on it, so it is cheaper in the long run. in the few first weeks i read almost everyday, now it is way less but still more than usual. if my brain is dumb, i can look up difficult words. in the beginning i used the highlight function, so i can look up some sentences in the future but dont do it anymore. battery life is good, i often read in the evening with the background light and i have to charge it every ~3 weeks. if you want to buy it, wait for amazon sale, the it is 50% cheaper.

[Anonymous No.18751013]

>>18750950
It's virtually the same with text books. You will only notice it if you read mangas and comics.

[Anonymous No.18751129]

>>18750856
Oh it's a relic in its functioning and design alright, but I don't need more than that for simple text. Came out like 11 years ago but you can still find it on their site. I mean, they shipped it. I'll give an update in a few hours. Ectaco

[Anonymous No.18751143]

Kindle oasis chad reporting in

[Anonymous No.18751149]

You need to distinguish between the company E Ink and the technology of electronic paper. Almost all e-readers use E Ink displays but there are exceptions like the Reinkstone.
Frontlights aren't universal, especially not for the 10.3" and 13.3" models.
Having Android and the ability to install your own apps isn't bad. It gives you far more versatility and doesn't really distract much.
What's missing is a section on pdf and other fixed formats. Any reader will allow you to open pdf but many will do a poor job for multiple reasons.

[Anonymous No.18751224]

>>18750907
The new one (A7 CC) actually looks p. dopamine desu

[Anonymous No.18751234]

>>18751149
Agreed, maybe that's why my dinosaur reader coming today has TFT and not EINK? And I wonder how much of the industry is being hindered by their, perhaps, virtual monopoly of the technology?

[Anonymous No.18751282]

>>18751234
E Ink uses TFT.
https://www.eink.com/e-ink-film.html
The problematic monopoly is Amazon. For many people e-readers are synonymous with Kindle and they are completely lagging behind in innovation. Electronic paper would be a lot further if Amazon actually invested their money into the technology.
Other display companies left the market because there wasn't enough money to be made.

[Anonymous No.18751371]

>>18750907
how mucho?

[Anonymous No.18751391]

>>18751282
Wow, that's lame but I'm not surprised.

[Anonymous No.18751529]

>>18750996
> if you want to buy it, wait for amazon sale, the it is 50% cheaper.
I was planning to go for a Kobo Clara but Kobo rarely puts their stuff on sales, less so a 50% one. How often does Amazon do e-reader sales? And how do you know when there's one going?
>>18751129
Thanks, anon. That would be nice.
>>18751143
Quite the screen real-state. How comfortable is it compared with smaller e-readers?
>>18751149
>What's missing is a section on pdf and other fixed formats.
The thing is that pdf is meant to be a format for fixed text (e.g., it prints out the way you see it in the screen) unlike epub which is meant for text that's reflowable. Thus unless you've an ereader with pdf support and a screen large enough, most pdfs won't look as good. Also you must factor in refresh rate.

[Anonymous No.18751571]

E-reading isnt real reading. You may as well be playing a video game.

[Anonymous No.18751582]

>>18751529
That's why it's important to mention pdf.
Another problem is the lack of processing power in many models. Your standard Kobo has a 1GHz single core processor and 512MB RAM. IT's fine for rendering text or raster images but craps itself trying to render complex vector images.

[Anonymous No.18751588]

>I LOVE IT WHEN DADDY BEZOS OWNS ALL MY BOOKZ

[Anonymous No.18751644]

>>18751529
>Quite the screen real-state. How comfortable is it compared with smaller e-readers?
I like the bigger screen, its really weightless and easy to hold while sitting or laying in bed

[Anonymous No.18751660]

>>18751224
Yeah, but I can't wait until they announce a new double screened e-ink phone.
>>18751371
€200 including shipping from Russia to the EU. Bought it secondhand from Avito and it was in perfect state, so i got pretty lucky with such a good deal.

[Anonymous No.18751704]

@18751588
who are you quoting?

[Anonymous No.18751886]

>>18751660
You mean electronic paper on back and regular screen on front? Any projected time frame for such an announcement?

[Anonymous No.18751931]

>>18751886
No idea, but it'll probably take a while. When I checked Tieba or some other forum a few months ago, Hisense said they did not have any A6/A6L successor yet.

[Anonymous No.18751950]

Why can't we ever have an e-reader thread without shitters coming and trying to get (You)s. You guys let /sffg/ have a thread, why can't we have a thread? Also having a general is good because people can ask questions here instead of making new threads and shitting up the catalog.

>>18751704
Ignore them

[Anonymous No.18752058]

>>18751529
Just got it. Well, it's here and it works. 4x AAA batteries. Very small, I mean just look up the dimensions. Screen is that green-gray TFT of old, so the contrast isn't what I'd like, but I knew it would be so. What's good is the refresh, truly instantaneous except when it's loading books and lists, which can occasionally take like 5 seconds. Overall it's a worthy device if only for having a veritable library, simple as, that can run on standard store-bought batteries.

[Anonymous No.18752107]

What I hate about reading pirated books is that I highlight and take notes and have no idea what the fuck to do with them. If I just bought the book on Amazon all my notes would be neatly stored on their server, or synced to Goodreads, but because I am a filthy pirate I get none of this and have no idea what the fuck to do with myclippings.txt

[Anonymous No.18752119]

>>18752107
just throw your kindle away and buy a real ereader

[Anonymous No.18752148]

>>18751582
You can write down what the additional section(s) would look like. I still have the original file for the OP's image around and I can add it later on.
You're right about the processing, however I wouldn't expect an ereader to handle SVGs and stuff like it. I guess if they were to add more powerful processors, it'd also increase the price. Unfortunately e-readers are such a niche market that not much innovation and competition happens.
>>18751644
Good to know. A bit pricey but I'd suppose worth the money if you read a lot, especially while commuting or travelling.
>>18752058
Congrats, anon. What formats does it support? Hopefully it supports epub at least.

[Anonymous No.18752159]

>>18752119
I don't think that would solve my problem, but correct me if I am wrong.

[Anonymous No.18752170]

>>18752107
If the highlights and notes are important, why not also store them in a txt document? That's one of the advantages of physical books haha. It would be nice if there was a service that would link a title with related highlights and notes.

[Anonymous No.18752179]

>>18752148
It only supports like TXT and FB2, but they say with Calibre you can convert about anything so whatever. Only thing I could find that isn't an obscure DIY kit that's out of stock everywhere, that uses plain ol' AAA. And yes it's a big deal, why the F shouldn't a low power thing like an e-reader be able to run on regular cells?

[Anonymous No.18752189]

>>18752159
Not that other anon but you're right. Both Amazon and Kobo require you to buy ebooks from them in order to allow you access to their servers and store your stuff. It might seem greedy but it makes business sense.
It's kinda weird you cannot transfer and store anotations if only locally though.

[Anonymous No.18752199]

>>18752179
At least there's nifty Calibre for your conversion needs so not supporting a format isn't a big deal. Have fun, anon.

[Anonymous No.18752362]

>>18752159
if you can afford it, check out onyx boox products. they seem quite great for note taking and highlighting. not sure about pocketbook

[Anonymous No.18752374]

>>18752199
Thank you! Last thing, not to shill, but I highly recommend having one as a backup device in case of... various social emergency scenarios. Panasonic makes a charger you can feed directly from USB, finally. Get a solar bank or wind, water turbine generator, hoard some batteries, and you're good post-apocalypse for enough time to transcribe (provided it's all shielded from possible EMP...)

[Anonymous No.18752512]

> 5.2 inch eink display
>1280 x 720 pixel resolution
>1GB RAM, 32GB storage
> Android 8 OS

Thinking about buying this chinese spyware e-reader, also looking into the poketbook and boox poke 3

[Anonymous No.18752555]

>>18752512
Telling you man, get you an old clunker, no internet-- no spying.

[Anonymous No.18752577]

>>18752555
I mean I already have an old B&N Nook but its just uncomfortable while reading in bed. Id side load all my book files in then turn off the wifi

[Anonymous No.18752633]

I've got a Kobo Aura 1. Pages are about the size of a B-format paperback. can read it out in the sun and in the dark. Can't stand reading paperbacks since I started with ereaders, trying to keep it open without cracking the spine.
I've got a kindle somewhere too but it's too klunky. trying to turn the page often requires several attempts and it gets on my nerves.

[Anonymous No.18752806]

>>18752189
Kobo plugin for calibre is what you need to extract your annotations to your pc. Its based as fuck.

[Anonymous No.18752944]

Kobo ClaraHD chad reporting in.

>what I like
I love the size, it allows me to bring it where ever I go, which I do. Even bought pic related to be able to bring it in the summer when I only wear a shirt and bathing shorts. Perfect little fag bag with all my edc essentials. Life has never been more comfy. The bag was designed around holding a 6" ereader and has an enforced divider to protect the screen.
I also love that I can extract my annotations to my laptop with calibre. This was a total game changer and saves me tons of time. Nothing beats this shit. Only 20% of what I read is fiction so I be annotatin' a lawt.
Another great plus is that I read so much more ever since getting the kobo. Am 15 books deep so far this year. I even had to buy one book that wasnt on libgen from the kobo store and let me tell you, these kobo epubs are smooth as fuck. So ever since I kinda look forward to having to buy another one. But the difference isnt that big compared to normal epubs so dont feel like you're missing out by reading pirated stuff.
Love the warm light and the ability to invert screen which is the best thing ever.
I also love that it has nothing to do with amazon.

>What I dont like
The powerbutton placement. My first ereader was the kobo aura2 and it had this stylish blue powerbutton on the back. If it had the warm light option it would have been perfect. Though the aura2 was heavier than the clara.

In the end I can say that buying this ereader was the single best purchasing decision I have ever made in my life.

[Anonymous No.18752989]

I want a device that I can use for both reading books and musical scores. Obviously size can't be too small but is there anything else about the screen technology I should know before choosing one? Mostly concerned that all notation remain clearly visible

[Anonymous No.18753058]

>>18752944
have you tried to read a pdf on it? is it any good?

[Anonymous No.18753098]

>>18753058
Last year I read some pdf on buddhism on it. It was fine, contrast was allright. Dont really know how it performs when the pdf is full of pictures though. I'm sure another anon will be able to say more on the matter.

[Anonymous No.18753181]

>>18752944
this dude is carrying a fucking purse lmao

[Anonymous No.18753306]

Whats the best one for reading manga/comics?

[Anonymous No.18754384]

>>18753306
For monochrome comics Likebook P78 is a cheap option combining a 7.8" display, SD slot and Android.
Alternatively you can get Boox Note or Max for larger screen size.
For color comics your main option would be the Nova 3 Color. Better wait a few more months for 10" color readers to get released.

[Anonymous No.18754525]

I want to put manga on my kindle. i've got it as a .cbr file at the moment

[Anonymous No.18754589]

>>18754525
Kindle Comic Converter

[Anonymous No.18755344]

>>18751529
there are Amazon Prime days, where they reduce the prices of most Amazon basics products, so also the Kindle stuff. Normally the paperwhite is 120€ and then they reduce it to 60€. Dont know how often these sales are, but they announce them a few weeks before, i think.

[Anonymous No.18755347]

>>18751571
no

[Anonymous No.18755496]

>>18753306
Kobo Forma works for me, great resolution and good size. 10" is probably better if you only intend to read manga

[Anonymous No.18756868]

I don't want to blow more than 100 yuros on a glorified tablet but I don't think 6 inch display is big enough.

What to do?

[Anonymous No.18756898]

>>18755496
ignore them

>>18756868
What are you going to be reading? I though six inches would be too small but it turned out just fine for me (that's what she said)

[Anonymous No.18756953]

>>18756898
Anything ranging from course pdfs to your run of the mill fiction. Anyway, I found Libra H20 for 160€ and an inkpad 3 for 155€.

Are those prices any good or should I try to go lower? Inkpad is 7.8 and Kobo 7 inches

[Anonymous No.18756969]

i have an old Kindle Paperwhite
i like it a lot but i wish they had buttons for turning the page
the screen gets quite smudgy on the sides after a while

[Anonymous No.18757255]

help me bros, I own a Paperwhite but I'm not sure if I should jailbreak it, I don't know what I can get out of it.

[Anonymous No.18757434]

>>18756953
Bumbing this. I'm visiting the city tomorrow

[Anonymous No.18758821]

>>18750559
Bought a new Kobo clara HD.Testing battery because it seems to have problematic units.Foking afraid of mine having it since there is no alternatives in this price range

[Anonymous No.18758918]

>>18758821
download a pdf and post pics pls.
its sort of surprising how most modern ereaders fuck up pdf files

[Anonymous No.18759182]

>>18757255
You can install KOreader on it and it'll handle a bunch of different formats. Check out the kindle section on the mobileread forum
>>18758821
I hope it works out well for you anon. The clara looks really comfy

[Anonymous No.18759837]

before I buy the Kobo Forma I want to make absolutely sure — it can be managed entirely through Calibre and copying the books into a folder yes? I want to have nothing to do with the company itself, registering accounts or any of that shit

[Anonymous No.18760587]

>>18759837
Kobo Nickel doesn't use a folder structure. You can copy into a subfolder but they will all appear in the same level. You can organize collections but it's a lot of extra hassle.
Koreader does allow you to work with subfolders.

[Anonymous No.18761324]

Trying to decide on an ereader. Kobo clara or libra?

[Anonymous No.18761459]

>>18758918
Later (12hours) i will

[Anonymous No.18761487]

>>18759837
Kobo requires you to register an account for a one time registration. You can get around that with some editing.
https://www.yingtongli.me/blog/2018/07/30/kobo-rego.html

[Anonymous No.18761614]

>>18761324
Clara is more portable, libra has dem dere buttons with satisfying irl clickies to paige turnah. I treasure the portablity the most since it is the biggest contributing factor for me to get more reading done.

[Anonymous No.18761829]

What is e reader engame.

[Anonymous No.18761896]

>>18750573
Second this. Best choice I made.

[Anonymous No.18761900]

Does pocketbook have alternatives to tachiyomi? I don't mind sideloading books but with manga it gets cumbersome

[Anonymous No.18762179]

Which low-to-mid-range e-book is the best? I borrowed a basic kindle from my brother and have really enjoyed it, so I'm about to buy one myself.

[Anonymous No.18762224]

Just got a nook for my birthday, it’s signed into my uncle’s account so I already got 200 books in it :3

[Anonymous No.18763177]

>>18757434
>>18756953
So I bought the inkpad 3 since it had bigger diaplay and I have to say it really outdid my expectations. I didn't even realize how pleasant eink display would be to look at. It really does blow oled out of the water.

Mine does have ghosting issues though, are those normal? Also, is there any tachiyomis for this thing?

[Anonymous No.18763198]

>>18763177
>Mine does have ghosting issues though, are those normal
E Ink technology typically has staining after page flipping, especially when greyscale images are involved. The typical solution is to do a full refresh every few pages to clear things up. Not sure about Pocketbook but on other readers you can set how frequent the full refresh happens.

[Anonymous No.18763207]

i just realized most of my digital books are pdf files. very sad. why cant we get an eareader that supports pdf

[Anonymous No.18763216]

>>18763198
Thanks, I'll fish for that in the settings then
>>18763207
Inkpad seems to read em fine desu, it had zero problems with soviet chess primer

[Anonymous No.18763229]

>>18763207
Boox does a good job handling pdf, especially the larger models. Most other 10.3" are also fine, the main problem are the small, underpowered ones that struggle beyond the simplest of pages.

[Anonymous No.18763356]

>>18754589
This, I’ve been using it too. You can also use a program called HakuNeko to scrape manga scanlations from websites.

I’ve been using a Kindle from 2016 and mostly either pirating files or buying ebooks directly from small publishers. Thinking of buying a Kobo when my kindle finally kicks it, but this one has lasted much longer than any of my previous ones.

[Anonymous No.18763871]

>>18761829
achieve energy self sufficiency — batteries already last weeks on a single charge, but imagine an ereader that runs entirely on a small stripe of photovoltaic panel, like calculators

[Anonymous No.18764132]

>>18763356
Get something with Android for manga like a Likebook or Boox.

[Anonymous No.18764642]

>>18758918
1#photo of book cover
Next will be a page from the book next to my hand. Clara swap pages surprisingly quik(no lag)

[Anonymous No.18764664]

>>18758918
2#

[Anonymous No.18765012]

>>18764664
>>18764642
thank you. it doesnt look that bad

[Anonymous No.18765073]

>>18764132
I have no trouble using a traditional ereader and the existing tools. I find that android eink devices leave a lot to be desired

[Anonymous No.18765088]

Pls anons with kobo clara(other ebook brands a well come to comparison) reply me,how much of battery is used during 1hour of read with 0-10%of brightness. Or in 10minutes if you can't spend this much for a test. Found PocketBook Touch Lux 5 and thinking if is it worth the hussle to return kobo clara and get a new e book.

[Anonymous No.18765105]

Chad coming through

[Anonymous No.18765512]

>>18765088
Just read around 25 minutes on my clara hd at 5% brightness and my battery went from 72% to 71%. Wifi on.

[Anonymous No.18766486]

Have had a 4th gen kindle touch for 9 years, thinking about upgrading
Not sure if i should get another kindle or try something different
What are some good options i could check?
Mainly for reading books, maybe manga, don’t care about subscriptions and such, just looking for something that can be comfortably left handheld and with backlight

[Anonymous No.18766693]

>>18765105
Based

[Anonymous No.18766737]

>>18758918

[Anonymous No.18766748]

>>18765073
>I find that android eink devices leave a lot to be desired
Like what?
Personally I find having the reader download manga directly instead of having to wait for a download that I can sideload immensely useful.
There's also a lot of flexibility that I don't want to miss any more.

[Anonymous No.18766827]

I just have the kindle app on my phone so I don't have to carry another device with me everywhere.

[Anonymous No.18766837]

>>18750573
Calm down McMahon I'll drink your goddamn beer

[Anonymous No.18767091]

>>18766827
Smart. If you can, get up nightmode and enjoy your books, anon. It'll help you get sleepy faster if you have a phone with assistant features.

[Anonymous No.18767138]

>>18767091
I set the off-white background and turn my brightness down and it's pretty comfy.

[Anonymous No.18767663]

I love it so much bros.

[Anonymous No.18767736]

>>18751588
imagine not sideloading the books

[Anonymous No.18767780]

>>18766486
the newer kindles are much better so it's a case of how much you are willing to spend.

I have an Oasis and everything else I've tried is a downgrade.

[Anonymous No.18768161]

JD read chinkshit master race

*Adjustable front light
*Read shiton of formats out of the box
*Runs android so I can install Koreader, Tachiyomi, etc
*No account shit
*300 dpi
*8 GB internal memory, accepts micro sd
*It even has it own app that let me load files using a QR code

shit is so cash

[Anonymous No.18768220]

>>18751588
I'd hate to live a life where ebooks only exist are on the kindle store. You must be in so much pain.

[Anonymous No.18768964]

>>18767780
Have you tried kobo? They seem to be the main competitor against amazon

[Anonymous No.18769360]

>>18767663
a match made in fucking heaven, god calibre is so good

[Anonymous No.18769418]

where do you buy Pocketbook from in the US?

[Anonymous No.18769525]

>>18761324
I have a kobo libra. I am very happy with it

[Anonymous No.18770616]

read a real book

[Anonymous No.18771826]

>>18766748
I just find that Android is kind of fiddly and on an eink display more so, but I understand the appeal that they have. It's just not for me personally and I also really don't like most manga apps. This is why I use scraping software.
>>18770616
I don't speak for everyone in the thread, but most people I've known that use ereaders (myself included) will read paper books as well. I primarily use my ereader but the last four books I've gotten were paper.

[Anonymous No.18771852]

>>18770616
The wurds dont reed gud when they no on paper

[Anonymous No.18773182]

>feel like reading something spooky in the dark
>find an epub of Books of Blood
>tfw

[Anonymous No.18773314]

>>18751588
why do retards think people who own kindles don't sideload the books

[Anonymous No.18773349]

>>18750573
Is this it? Fucking terrible design. Hold it in the park and It's like you stole a child's tablet

[Anonymous No.18773392]

>>18751571
>>18751571
>he still reads paper instead of downloading knowledge psychically from the akashic records
stupid hylic

[Anonymous No.18773487]

>>18750559
>What brand of e-reader do you have?
Boox Poke 2

>How do you like it?
Probably my favourite e-reader since my ancient old Kindle 4 some ten years ago.

>Would you buy it again if it failed?
I accidentally busted the screen and yes, paid to get it fixed rather than change.

>How is your reading experience in it?
Awesome. I believe it's the smallest and thinnest e-reader available, so it's great to carry around as it easily slips in your pocket. As bonuses the screen is responsive (more so than Kobos I've used), has ComfortLight, you can add custom dictionaries, you can easily add your own off-screen and lock-screen wallpapers, it can access the Play Store if you really want that (personally I don't).

Only minor downside is you need to fiddle with it at the start to set it up how you want (like adding your dictionaries, getting rid of the weird bubble shortcut that is on screen by default), and it's not entirely intuitive. However, after that first half-an-hour you're golden.

>How frequently do you use it?
Every day.

>How's the battery life?
Pretty good. I haven't bothered to take notes on how long it lasts but it definitely seems longer than the Kobos I've used. (It's not as long as a Kindle 4 but that thing could run for months without needing a charge.)

>How's it compared to reading on a LCD/amoled screen?
Far better, but anyone in this thread ought to already know e-readers are automatically better if you want to read on a screen.

[Anonymous No.18773520]

>>18773487
>Awesome. I believe it's the smallest and thinnest e-reader available,
There are 5" readers like the Kobo Mini or the Xiaomi InkPalm 5 Mini.
The Poke should be the smallest with a 6" screen.

[Anonymous No.18773553]

>>18773520
Ah, must be "thinnest" then. A quick check shows it's certainly thinner than the Kobo Mini's stated 10mm, and 1mm thinner than the Xiaomi.

[Anonymous No.18773590]

>>18753058
Not him but it really depends on the pdf, some fit the screen perfectly while others require resizing a bit. If they involve pictures it will sometimes take a bit to load the next page but never more than 10 seconds.

[Anonymous No.18773603]

>>18763871
>batteries last weeks on a single charge
My kobo clara hd can go at least a weeks for of almost full day reading without needing a charge, I can also charge it with my solar torch that has usb output but it takes a few hours.

[Anonymous No.18773628]

>>18773553
Thickness isn't related to size, it's a matter of how you arrange the components and how many layers you have on top of the display. Even the big 13.3" Sony DPT is only 5.9mm. Remarkable 2 is 4.7mm with 10.3". Boox own Note Air is 5.8mm while still featuring a color adjustable frontlight.

[Anonymous No.18773669]

I use a remarkable which isn’t strictly an ereader, but is fine for the job, and it lets me take notes on the margins, which I really appreciate

[Anonymous No.18773694]

I am a /lit/ tourist

e-readers are based

[Anonymous No.18773942]

>>18773669
>no dictionary
>have to use their proprietary shit app to load books
>no internet or third party apps so can’t borrow from library

It’s shit

[Anonymous No.18773954]

>What brand of ereader do you have?
Paperwhite I got in 2014
>How do you like it?
Love it
>Would you buy it again if it failed?
Yeah
>How is your reading experience in it?
It's great, I love how the text is homogenized across all novels so my brain doesn't have to adjust, when I open paper books and see the tiny random fonts I question how I ever put up with that shit
>How frequently do you use it?
Every day
>How's the battery life?
It was amazing but it's starting to get shit :( I'll get a new paperwhite when I need to, the expense isn't an issue, but I have a sentimental attachment to my paperwhite now
>How's it compared to reading on a LCD/amoled screen?
Night and day nigga
>If you use a Kobo ereader, do you use KOReader? How's it compared to Kobo's own software?
N/A - i'll probably be a paperwhite fag for life unless i'm convinced that there's something better

[Anonymous No.18773961]

>>18773954
>unless i'm convinced that there's something better
What would it take to convince you?

[Anonymous No.18773966]

>>18773961
not much desu, a comparable device that's widely agreed to be even marginally better for a similar price. if my own research backed that up i'd switch.
i pirate all my ebooks so i wouldn't be losing my library

[Anonymous No.18773981]

>>18751588
Anon. We've been pirating everything since the early 00's.
Roms are unironically harder to find than books for free.
Books are the fucking LAST thing anybody is going to crack down on because books are considered knowledge. Even ficiton because you can start going into semantics about splitting hairs.
Literally I just love lazily holding it so I don't have to keep pressure on the book to stay open.

[Anonymous No.18774035]

>>18750559
>>What brand of ereader do you have?
Sony PRS-505 and a late 2011 kindle (I think 4th gen if you are in the US and 2nd gen if you are in EU?)

>>How do you like it?
The PRS-505 was a pile of shit. Small, heavy, slow, low resolution, low contrast, bad software. The Kindle is ok. It's still low res but the resolution, software, speed, weight and contrast all improved somewhat.

>>Would you buy it again if it failed?
I would buy a newer model

>>How is your reading experience in it?
Barely ok. The main advantage over paper books is that paper books take up a lot of space which I do not have and I don't like throwing away books.

>>How frequently do you use it?
Almost daily.

>>How's the battery life?
around 4 weeks

>>How's it compared to reading on a LCD/amoled screen?
Much better

[Anonymous No.18774257]

Can anyone weigh in on the BOOX Nova3? I have a kindle paperwhite but I've been having some issues with it (randomly changes pages/highlights words in the middle of the page without me touching it) and am now considering replacing it.

[Anonymous No.18774497]

I've been deeply considering a Clara HD or the Libra H20.

What would I miss out on if I went with the cheaper Clara HD?

[Anonymous No.18774668]

>>18774497
I have a Clara HD and my father has a Libra H2O. I have no problems with the Clara but I guess the physical page buttons on the Libra are nice and it's slightly more comfortable to hold. Up to you if that's worth the price difference. I'm personally fine with the Clara HD and I would buy it again over the Libra H2O.

[Anonymous No.18775102]

>>18765512
Thank you.I got from 55%to 54 in 21 mins and from 54%to 53% in 35 minutes.All with 5% of brightness, no WiFI. Is it ok for clara ???

[Anonymous No.18775688]

>>18774497
You miss out on having a larger screen, waterproofing, and buttons.
However, you gain the ability to swap out the internal microSD, which means you can have more storage, if you've got a fuckoff huge collection of ebooks, or you're trying to read manga. That said, manga is a bit of a pain to read on a 6" screen sometimes, so it's a toss-up on what you want.
>>18773487
I have a Poke 3, and it scares me how much more fragile this thing feels than a Clara HD. What case do you use?

[Anonymous No.18775743]

I own a jailbroken Paperwhite 4. Kind of dissatisfied with how badly it handles large amounts of documents, what with how the OS is built in large part around Amazon's services for metadata. I'm under the impression older e-readers may do better as they won't be integrated too much with a web-store.

Which could I get, that has good support for loading your own documents and structuring your library yourself, while not being too old? Preferably with support for an SD-card for ease of access.

[Anonymous No.18775782]

Is it worth getting anything other than the base models (kindle/kobo)? I dont see how fast page turning or more memory (does anyone have 10,000 books on their kindle?) is all that useful.

Is there something i am missing other than the consumerism factor?

[Anonymous No.18775838]

>>18775782
If you had money in abundance, why would you not?

[Anonymous No.18775876]

>>18775782
The base models have low resolution. You can get a 300 dpi model for a bit more.
Larger displays are a big advantage of more expensive models. The 6" models are ill suited for most pdf but a 13.3" handles them perfectly.
Another premium feature is note taking which allows you to write, draw, sketch, annotate etc.
finally you have full Android functionality where you can install whatever you want which is extremely useful if you know what you are doing.

[Anonymous No.18775889]

>>18775782
IMO the things you should look for are:
* dpi, older models have too low resolution, fonts of a size equivalent to printed books will look crappy and be hard to read, I think you want at least 300dpi
* contrast, measures of this are really hard to find
* screen size, a 6in screen is about half the size of a small paperback page, 10in is better, although you want to consider that portability will suffer. If you want to read stuff with diagrams or pictures larger than 10 is a must
* physical page turning buttons, the screen latency of eink is enormous so using touch for anything is really annoying, you never know if your taps registered

[Anonymous No.18775938]

>>18775782
If you're asking about getting a "higher quality" Kindle/Kobo, then no, unless you really like buttons or need a bigger screen then there's no real benefit. I guess waterproofing could be a selling point, but I don't know anyone who reads in water.
For a better (read: more powerful) device, such as something by Boox, Likebook, etc., then it comes down to the better CPU to handle PDFs better, and for the Boox, I can change the contrast to make the background of scanned books white (even when they're brownish in the original scan and thus dark gray on the ereader) while keeping the text legible.
But if you're just reading epubs, then a Kindle/Kobo is going to be better.

[Anonymous No.18776024]

>>18773603
hence my post
been thinking about it. could it be done?
lets strip down an ereader to the bare minimum: all it does is display text and list the files loaded on to it. no networking. no lights. basic typesetting. obviously no highlighting, note taking, or typing supported. all the device needs to do is be able to load the file into memory, typeset it, and refresh the screen. probably could get away with less than 5mb RAM
suggestions welcome. we can make it happen bros, we can design a fully solar cell-powered ereader. let's defeat Big Battery together

[Anonymous No.18776163]

my kobo glo still works after all these years :-)

[Anonymous No.18776519]

>>18750559
>If you use a Kobo ereader, do you use KOReader? How's it compared to Kobo's own software?
Does anyone has a guide on Kobo rooting? I'm getting interested but i find little ressources.

[Anonymous No.18776644]

>>18773942
>dictionary

Are you in middle school?

[Anonymous No.18776703]

Anyone know how to get the dictionary to work for a kobo clara? It says no dictionaries found when I try to use it for side loaded books. Ive checked and unchecked the English dictionary box in settings but that didn't fix it

[Anonymous No.18776750]

>>18776519
https://yingtongli.me/blog/2018/07/29/kobo-sd.html
This link goes through everything for the Clara HD using the base software; for something like KOReader you'd have to look elsewhere. The mobileread forums tend to have decent information on all of this. For the other Kobo devices, it depends on what you're exactly trying to do, but mobileread still likely has what you want.
>>18776703
On the base software or on Koreader?
If it's on base software, sync your ereader; that's how it downloads the dictionaries.

[Anonymous No.18776910]

>>18776750
Yeah base software. I'll give it a try thanks , I've only ever used calibre to send books to device. Disabled wifi right after registering my account too. so maybe I need to get the kobo app and do an update or sync

[Anonymous No.18777148]

>>18763207
Can't you just convert the pdf to a mobi file? I do it on mine, it fucks some words and pages up sometimes, but generally it's fine.

[Anonymous No.18777915]

>>18776163
:-D

[Anonymous No.18779140]

>>18776644
Did you stop reading foreign languages after you left middle school?

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[Anonymous No.18779989]

>>18757255
KoReader, custom screensaver or no screensaver, customize fonts. Koreader alone is worth it. Breathes new life into kindle.

[Anonymous No.18780116]

Anybody ever installed third-party fonts/dictionaries on a Kobo?
I want to try reading some Korean stuff but the device doesn't have a font to display Hangul (as opposed to Chinese/Japanese).

[Anonymous No.18781012]

Give me an reader that
>supports most common formats
>allows me to take notes in margins
>no Google spyware
>can uninstall/remove all bloat
>respects my freedoms

[Anonymous No.18781078]

>>18781012
Kobo Elipsa
Remarkable 2

[Anonymous No.18781123]

>>18781078
Remarkable requires proprietary software.
What does Elipsa run on?

[Anonymous No.18781139]

>>18781123
https://github.com/kobolabs

[Anonymous No.18781140]

>>18781078
and just checked the Elipsa
> Stylus support is locked to ebooks you buy directly from the Kobo Store, meaning you can’t annotate a sideloaded EPUB.

Into the trash it goes.

[Anonymous No.18781164]

>>18781140
I don't think that's true.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6kA3-XvvmE&t=1920s

[Anonymous No.18781245]

>>18781164
What about the Max Lumi? Can debloat using ADB

[Anonymous No.18781314]

>>18781245
Onyx doesn't release their source code so if you care so much about free software you probably should look elsewhere.

[Anonymous No.18781558]

>>18781012
Kobo runs linux. You can tweak the most on the clara