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I've used the Boox color e-reader. It's fine. My one complaint is that the white background of the screen is not as white as the background in traditional e-readers. Like I saw somewhere that the Kindle's white background is somewhere near 85% white, and the Boox color screen is 65ish% white. It was noticable when I used it, to the point that I sent it back and got a non color e-reader.
I ended up getting the Boox Nova Air 2. it is fantastic. https://onyxboox.com/boox_novaair2
I don't understand why everything by Onyx is so much more money than anything else on the market. I want to try one because Kobo Software is 'meh' but I can't justify double the price for.... ???
I'm guessing because onyx doesn't have a book store to subsidize the price with like Amazon.
I know nothing about this topic, but was thinking of grabbing a Kobo. What about the software would you say is meh?
My last Kobo was bought 4 years ago so it may be different but it was very slow compared to a Kindle bought at the same time. Searching for books took a very long time. Looking through your library was click next, wait 10s, click next, wait 10s.
Once you were in a book it was perfect.
I only use Calibre to push books on to the device so I can't speak to their store. With that modifier - Kindle can't do that well at all so it's a non-starter.
I wonder if that will be at all improved with the new model coming out? I do like that Kobo doesn't have ads on its home screen, as well; I'd probably be willing to put up with less optimal performance if that stays the case. Anyway, thank you for the response! It's definitely given me stuff to consider before buying an e reader myself
Calibre is a fantastic Ebook organizer. It can handle all sorts of file conversions, firmware updates and de-DRMing books you own. Whichever eRader you get - I would highly recommend it.
It is the iTunes to your iPod except for eReaders. It is also FOSS.
E.g. Here are 5,000 books available for free forever as part of Project Gutenburg.
That's is download, and click Sync within Calibre. It handles all formatting, metadata, etcetera. Good luck accessing them without third party software. Kindle, Kobo, B & N do not want you reading free books.
Separately given the price differential these days. Get an eReaders with a back/front-light. eReaders are as difficult, if not more, to read as books are without bright light.
eReader lights point into the screen instead of at your face - it's much different than a phone and much easier on the eyes. It's like staring at a lightbulb (LCD Phone) vs staring at a newspaper lit from overhead.
I don't know how much time I have spent reading in bed with-backlight-on not bothering my wife but it's a lot. It's where I do the majority of my reading. Not possible with a real book - she's a light sleeper and any light bright enough to read would keep her up.
Amazing comment, thank you. Saving it for future use :)
Crappy file management is the biggest flaw, imo