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What's your go to e-reader these days? (beehaw.org)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/literature@beehaw.org
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I'm just re-discovering the 2015 Kindle paper white I bought years ago and had stopped using...because overall I had started reading less. I'm using it with a new appreciation for how great of a form factor it is for my hands + a pop socket. Carry it with me everywhere, tucks into my jacket pocket or backpack when I'm heading to work.

I'm not the biggest fan of Amazon, but I load it with Calibre so where possible I try to get my ebooks from elsewhere.

Anyway Im wondering what you all are reading on and why. What're the latest advances in ereader technology since 2015? Am I missing out on something?

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[–] 2 points 3 years ago

Another Kobo Libra 2 user here. In addition what other's have said about wanting to escape Amazon's reach, its also pretty open as far as these types of devices go. I use Overdrive (Libby) a lot and it's integration is pretty nice, though it is certainly not hard to use with a Kindle anyways.

If you like to tinker with your devices, Kobo devices won't try and stop you from doing so. The following projects give you a lot of customization options to get exactly what you want out of your Kobo:

  • KOReader - This also works with a jailbroken Kindle, though it's much easier to get going on Kobo. Tons of customization options and has very flexible style overrides and lots of plugins.
  • Plato is another reader application though only supported for Kobo devices. Does not feature as much customization as KOReader, but does more than the stock reader and has a very nice UI.
  • Even if you stick with the stock reader, there are a number of patches you can apply if there are things about the stock software that bug you.
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