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Ask HN: What eInk reader you use to read articles/books?

1 pointsby lapaz17about 2 years ago

6 comments

latexrabout 2 years ago
Kobos are¹ good. You can load them with your own files and they support a nice range of formats. Before loading EPUBs, convert them² for better performance³. Old models keep getting software updates for years, and those can improve performance.<p>PocketBooks⁴ look interesting, especially in the colour e-ink offers⁵ but I can’t personally attest to that.<p>Take a look at the Good e-Reader website⁶ for reviews of several brands and models.<p>¹ <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.kobo.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.kobo.com&#x2F;</a><p>² <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;pgaskin.net&#x2F;kepubify&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;pgaskin.net&#x2F;kepubify&#x2F;</a><p>³ Though you don’t <i>have to</i>; unconverted EPUBs load fine.<p>⁴ <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;pocketbook.ch&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;pocketbook.ch&#x2F;</a><p>⁵ <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theverge.com&#x2F;21507390&#x2F;pocketbook-color-review-e-ink-kaleido-e-reader" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theverge.com&#x2F;21507390&#x2F;pocketbook-color-review-e-...</a><p>⁶ <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;goodereader.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;goodereader.com&#x2F;</a>
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jneumann004about 2 years ago
I love my kindle paper white. It has great battery life, and is a convenient size to just throw in a bag or my back pocket.
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pivoabout 2 years ago
In the past I&#x27;d only ever used an iInk reader at the beach. I just didn&#x27;t care for their small screens, but lightness and water and sand resistance made sense in that environment.<p>Recently I decided to try a Kindle Scribe and I&#x27;m now completely taken by it. There&#x27;s something so much nicer about reading on an eInk screen that&#x27;s approximately the size of a real printed page.<p>I only use the scribe for reading, though I may try using it for notes when the software improves. I don&#x27;t really care about that through. In any case, I find myself reading much more than I used to. It&#x27;s not water proof though, so I probably won&#x27;t take it to the beach.
ofalkaedabout 2 years ago
I want to like e-readers but they all are lacking for me, at least on my last look. Is there one that will allow me to double space a book and annotate it between the lines and switch the double spacing&#x2F;annotations on&#x2F;off? From what I have seen the ones that allow annotations do it in a hyperlink style, I just want to be able to mark it up with a red pen like I can a normal book but get double spacing thrown in for free so I am not restricted to writing in the margins.
MilnerRouteabout 2 years ago
I have a lovely old Kindle DX -- it&#x27;s at least 10 years old. What I love is it&#x27;s got a larger screen -- I think it&#x27;s the largest one I&#x27;ve ever seen. The only thing better than an e-ink screen is more of it...
billy_bitchtitsabout 2 years ago
kindle scribe. I&#x27;d buy an onyx for the full android experience, but I don&#x27;t trust the shady chinese servers &#x2F; software you would need to use with one of those.