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thoughts on ereaders/kindles? (self.opensource)

submitted 1 year ago by darcy to c/[email protected]

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im thinking of getting an ereader, but cant find many foss devices. i dont plan on connecting it to the internet, so i suppose it doesnt matter if its controlled by amazon right? love to hear your thoughts...

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I have a Boox Nova Air that I use KOReader on. It was the best basic android option that offered an ~8in 300ppi model when I was looking to buy.

I'm not a particular fan of Boox and their disregard for the GPL but their hardware is nice and runs the apps I wanted to use. I think I paid ~$160 or so for the device used on fleaBay and I have no complaints. Most of the other models I've tried were so underpowered that they were annoying to use, this one has been just right.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah Booxs' are nice because they run Android. Gives a lot of freedom.