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>living in a basketball hoop
Have Black folk gone too far?
you should, if you don't then consult a shrink.
you'll regret you didn't get a libra 2 instead
I'm still using a kindle touch from 2011 to read books, and I have no desire to upgrade. I can't imagine spending $120 on a ereader in current year.
I bought the ad supported version on sale and hacked it to not show ads, and I have never purchased a digital book from amazon. That part's not super relevant, but I like to brag about it.
ebook piracy is very based
it's nice to get a waterproof model though so you can bring it to the beach or in the hot tub
I have the more based keyboard version
Very nice, anon. I got the Nook Classic with the weird touchscreen on the bottom as well as later Nook e-ink reader models.
Kindle is trash for PDF
What you talking about
I own last gen and have used previous, PDF is a gamble usually a bad one
You don't use it for PDFs, moran.
Kindle Scribe is decent for pdf.
kindle is ok for PDFs with koreader. in fact koreader is pretty much the most best PDF reader I've ever used, I wish there was a standalone PDF program that worked as well as koreader, with the page cropping and annotation options, it's kinda sad how shitty other PDF readers are in comparison
you can convert pdf to EPUB or MOBI formats super fricking easily. so it's perfectly apt for PDFs, you just don't know shit because you are moronic.
https://www.willus.com/k2pdfopt/
i've had a kindle4 that i got for 10 bucks at goodwill for the last 9 years. it's like 40 books that fits in my back pocket, battery lasts for weeks. i convert formats, can edit books and shit so if i want to save some space i can take out the introductory or postword parts of books that i won't be needing, etc, make my own table of contents, whatever i want.
does that converter actually work? none of them ever work and theres so many books i want that are pdf only
works on my machine, i use that and calibre pretty much exclusively. my only gripe with it is that it takes awhile to convert, especially bigger PDFs. how well it works for you really depends on what settings you choose for your needs. my first couple tries came out kinda messed up but once you get some configs made, it's just press convert and go afk. i'm not a shill but this program was a game changer.
cool thanks ive tried calibre before amd had bad results like you said, never even bothered with the settings because i didnt understand them lol. will have to try again
if you really want pdf's on something less than A4 size you use koreader and enable reflowing, koreader works on all jailbreakable kindles since the kindle 2
Reflowing should be a last resort. Cropping and segmentizing should be the first.
Top->Bottom or 1->3->2->4 can help a lot.
On the converse, using double pages is a good approach when the text is too big.
I'll often combine cropping margins with double pages to get the most out of it.
same here, using my dad's old kindle keyboard (I think it's the 3rd gen?) and just load ebooks via calibre
I looked into hacking it some time ago from posts on MobileRead, but I don't really see the point outside of better epub support (calibre already automatically converts epubs to the native kindle format) and gimmicky features like ssh'ing into the kindle and being able to run a terminal.
>The battery is almost dead but other than that it's perfectly fine
If you're willing to crack it open to see the specs of the battery, you could probably find a replacement really easily from AliExpress. Older Kindles use pretty standard batteries (with no serialization), and there's typically a lot of space inside the device if you only find ones that are larger than OEM.
This is true, my kindle treats PDFs like images where you either view the entire page at once (typically making text so small you can't read it) or zoom into the page and only view a portion of it at a time.
I've just resorted to finding epub versions for whatever books I want to read and using those instead (and loading them with Calibre).
e-ink is good for your eyes. OLED display is the devil's work and turns you into a gay gayglord
I got a libra colour in the mail today and I love it so far, super comfy
that costs like $100 right? who cares.
Yeah they are all shit and overpriced for their specs, a cheap tablet does their job 1000x times better and you get a large screen on top of everything else.
>does their job 1000x times better
t. does not read
e-ink is a game changer
E-readers:
>far more energy efficient (even with backlight on)
>far more aesthetic
>easier to read
>distraction free
>more compact than a tablet
>minimalism
>more portable
>simpler and thus overall more robust, durable and less buggy
Same. I have a kindle from 2013 that still works. Disabled the ads too and I remember asking redditor NPCs how to do it and they were all seething_response'ing that I was basically stealing money from Amazon lol. Oh no! Poor Amazon. Poor Bezos! The battery is almost dead but other than that it's perfectly fine and I've read so many articles, books and other types of PDFs, mobis, etc. that I didn't pay a single cent for. One of the best purchaes I've ever made in my life in terms of cost and benefit.
you're definitely gonna regret not getting a bigger one. getting a Sage (8 inches) after my Glo HD (6 inches) was an absolute game changer
based beyond belief
>based beyond belief
But you're right about the screen size. I can't (comfortably) read anything aside from epubs on this tiny screen. And even those I'd prefer to read at a similar or larger font size, wider margins but still enough screen space to display 100 chars. On the other hand these tiny ereaders are super portable and I carry them with me all the time in my coat, jacket or hoodie. This reminds me of that fastman meme on IQfy.
Now I realize that an ereader with a lid, kinda like a laptop but with 2 screens instead of a keyboard would make a lot of sense. Display 2 pages at once, or take notes on one of the displays. It'd also be just as portable as a normal 6 inch ereader because you could just close it. The thin device meme would finally make sense in this case since you don't need monster specs or a huge battery for an ereader.
I have an old kobo forma which is thin and light as hell, I would love to have it as you say. 2x 8'' screens in a 200 grams, 1cm thick device would be awesome
6 inches is already bigger than average you b***h
are we still talking about e-readers?
yes because it doesn't have a USB C port so you'll need to carry a USB micro port along.
Just like I have to carry a lightning cable because my company gives us a corporate iphone.
The shilling here is silly, kobo.
Kindle Oasis is a much better shape than any of the competition. Shame about the old USB port, but I manage. Airplane mode + calibre + libgen of course.
What's so good about the Oasis over Paperwhite models? I remember looking into them in the past and having trouble telling the difference between the two.
I have a friend who bought one of these, seems really nice for portability but I wonder how annoying the phone form-factor would get.
I wish we had something like
and
were talking about, basically a foldable phone but as an ereader.
The display wouldn't even need to fold, it could literally just be two separate eink screens and a hinge.
There's the Gemini.
The physical shape of the Oasis is legitimately perfect. I read a lot, so it was worth it for that alone. Also, when I bought it, it was the only Kindle with blue light(orange) filter. It's also waterproof which is great since I have a pool and hot tub. Reading in the hot tub is kino.
I got the hisense eink a5. Have little complaints, mainly the backlight is really blue which ruins the purpose of the device but I never use it.
I wanted something that'd fit into my pants or jacket easily so i could always have it on me, which has been a great experience. Read way more since getting it
I want to read books and take notes. Should I get the remarkable 2 or supernote? Or something else? I have no intention of using any cloud shit if that matters.
Elipsa 2E
What does it have over the remarkable or supernote?
A front light. The epub support is probably better as well. Note taking isn't really that good though.
The real alternative is Boox Note Air 3/3C.
Remarkable 2 is outclassed by Supernote and Boox nowadays. Overall it's going to depend on what you are looking for.
Interesting. What are the strengths of each then? That book note air 3 looks promising, especially the color version if it is any good.
Supernote is for people looking for a specialized device. Out of the box you get a usable device that doesn't get in your way.
Boox is aiming to create a full fledged tablet environment. You need to get used to a lot of things and some options are confusing or hidden but when you master it, it's extremely versatile.
The problem with the color version is that it sacrifice a lot of battery life for the option to reduce ghosting and currently there's no way to disable it.
What if I don't want a full fledged tablet environment though? I suppose supernote might be more of my thing, but now that I look at the specs, the lack of a front light is a real downside.
Boox still perfectly serves as a pure reader/writer. You don't have to install further applications or use WiFi.
I have spend much more on ebook, and I don't regret it. I have read much more books than I thought.
i bought a boox ereader and its pretty legit. probably one of the few tech splurges ive not regretted
oh yeah with that being said the shit ghosts all the time though
My boox leaf 2 is all I could ever want from an e-reader. Best e-reader purchase. Previously had a likebook mars, 1st gen Paperwhite and a Kindle keyboard.
Why this over libra 2? It's cheaper.
Price isn't everything. With the Leaf you have an Android tablet with an e-ink screen. Some people want that, others don't.
Thoughever Kobo uses carta 1300 and leaf doesn't . So kobo would be a better choice
The differences between Carta 1200 and Carta 1300 aren't that enormous.
And so far Kobo hasn't announced a Libra with Carta 1300. The Clara BW is the only model so far.
Never mind that anon likely bought his Leaf 2 a while back, otherwise he'd have gotten a Page instead.
Deciding between page and libra 2.
I just wanna read books not android side load
E-Ink is incredible and aesthetic, some might say Kino
Buy an ad
does it have a backlight to read in the dark? ifnot its trash
No, but it has a front light for that purpose.
just read from your smartphones or table
>b-but muh eyes
use a blue light filtering app
I need a moron filtering app for you
there's literally no advantages to getting an e-ink reader except for maybe not getting distracted with other apps but go ahead if you want it to so bad moron.
a moron and his money are soon parted
This. Just have black background with white text while reading. You probably have an OLED screen on your phone.
This is incorrect. Reading at nighttime before bed and not having the back light disrupt you falling asleep. Reading outside in the sun when getting a tan. Reading out bush when you will be away from power sources and want to conserve battery life on your phone.
Anons is there a color e-reader with buttons, headphone jack and a browser?
I doubt you'll find any recent e-reader with a headphone jack, let alone one with color
you might find an e-ink phone with all that though (the HiSense A7 CC has all that iirc)
Should I get a 6 or 7 inch
6 inches is too small, 7 feels better. 8 is the sweet spot
Yep, you will have remorse (on the BW anyway) The sleep screen doesn't look at all like this with the nice border etc. No built in rotation so frick you if you want to hold this uncomfortable thing in landscape. At this stage mods dont fully work. Nickelmenu can be installed but is tweaks to allow rotation dont work properly; (it rotates the image but not the touchscreen, so you have to touch the screen (mirrored and flipped position) relative to where the gui button is. Koreader not working at this stage. My first eReader and frankly I'm a little pissed that kobo puts so little effort into their software. The device is clearly capable of doing more. It COULD be fantastic, but its just meh. Also - shitload of analytics that I don't know how to disable. Someone needs to write a full custom firmware for this thing. Image quality is great, and much much faster than the 2e which it replaces.
>Not a Libra 2 aka not able to mod it with a 256GB SD card
>Not a Forma aka the best screen size for manga and print books
Any other Kobo product is shit, especially the Libra Color with it's dim low contrast display. Forma's only drawbacks are the micro usb (solved by using a magnetic cable) and 8GB storage (32GB model is extinct). Libra 2 solves both of those flaws, but you have to cope with a screen that's JUST the minimum size for comfortable reading. Forma's 8" is perfect, absolutely rocks like wieners.
>magnetic cable
Elaborate on this? I hate micro USB.
Use something like pic rel for all your devices and you'll only have to deal with 1 cable.
>aka the best screen size for manga
The best screen size for manga is 13". Forma is a far cry from it.
can get one that has a solar panel on the back, wireless charging and a way to replace the batter easily?
the new kobo's are "repairable", so the vendor endorses changing the battery, they still use ugly waterproof coating
>https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Kobo+Clara+BW+Battery+Replacement/172035
the might launch one of the other two things in 5 or 10 years
if you never had one, no
if you already had one, yes
just get a used Kindle Oasis
probably. if at your age (wherever the frick it is) a simple matter of buying/not buying /insert anything/ causes you problems and anxiety there's little hope for you.
I'm still using my Kobo glo hd and it's quite old but it works just fine.
Yes. Barely used mine in 10 years. Turns out reading is fricking boring.
Visiting eink thread after many years
Are there any color readers worth buying?
Boox Note Air 3C.