Non-Kindle e-readers

[Swish]

I like real books because the content can't be altered/"fixed" after the fact [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Also you can sell a real book after you're done and recoup some of the cost.

[magnetaress]

Get a FOSS/ gnu device and scour the web for pdfs or a repository.

I once found a repo of every dnd book ever published literally scanned in images and all. It was probably hosted from Ukraine tho [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

The reason for kindle being a success is basically well indexed up to date instant access to whatever. And you don't need petabytes of costly storage/ hosting that would die in a few decades without regular maintenance and RAID which can be a pita for a novice.

[Swish]

Scribd used to be like that, you could get ahold of PDFs of just about anything...but the lawyers were always going to turn up.

[pink grapefruit]

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finally picked up my new reader today! immediately hate the free case, so i think i'll find a sleeve for it. gotta figure out how to use it; have some research to do. does anyone know if .mobi or .epub is better for android devices? i'm so used to converting everything to azw3

the bunnies are cute but i'd prefer book covers. hopefully that is a setting you can change. also got this adorable popsocket xD

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[Jobaber]

E-readers are designed by satan to change books over time to make the mandala effect more pronounced.

prove me wrong!

[pink grapefruit]

boy it's been a headache trying to get the books on the device. seems to be a compatibility issue between macos and android. this app "android file transfer" worked and i have 80 books on the device now, but it took several tries and this software is buggy af.

i put the google playstore on leaf 2 and put some apps on. the basic application for reading books is Boox Neo Reader and it's fairly snappy but doesn't seem as "smooth" as my kindle. i know there are other applications it can use, koreader being a big one.

the warm light isn't nearly as "warm" as the kindle, but the brightness can be adjusted to a good level. overall i'm feeling like it's just not quite as good as a kindle, which sucks lol.

i'm gonna read the second half of warbreaker on this device and then probably read all of hidden figures on it. about to place the adorable popsocket now to read in bed <3