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Looking for an ebook reader (hardware) which doesn't hold a proprietary OS (feddit.it)

submitted 1 year ago by dontblink@feddit.it to c/foss@beehaw.org

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I wanna buy an ebook reader but i don't want any amazon or other companies shit in there, just something i can connect to my pc, pass ebooks in different formats into it and read.

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[–] murfman@beehaw.org 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I have a Remarkable 2 as well that I love. But I also have an old Sony PRS-500 that is still kicking along and takes ePubs without any problems.

[–] polarity_inverter@startrek.website 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

the remarkable software is proprietary. they just run it on linux and give you root via ssh, but installing anything voids your warranty...

[–] cnnrduncan@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So it's basically just a Kindle but you don't have to use an exploit to gain root access?

[–] polarity_inverter@startrek.website 1 points 1 year ago

no, it is quite fancy hardware, almost a4 paper sized, very thin and with an amazing hand writing experience and pretty good ocr.

Its a good device, but also quite expensive

[–] phoenixes@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Does the Remarkable do stuff if you touch the screen with your fingers? Or can I make it not do that, and only react to the pen?

[–] murfman@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

It does react to finger input, but it really shines with the pen. I'm not sure it is really worth it without the pen if I'm honest.