e-readers

>hay guise wat shud i buy

Is the simple amazon kindle good?

I personally use Kobo, but to be honest its your choice. Never tried a Kindle, and I wanted to,but there's no point in buying another E-reader.

if you get a kindle, you should know that converting everything to mobi is a pain in the ass. I have a kindle voyage and it's good, but I feel like I should have got a kobo instead.

The kindle is good if you're the type of person that enjoys having their girlfriend fucked by other men in front of you.

>>57729544
this, buy the kobo aura h2o

If you get the kindle, make sure to get on with a backlight.
Being able to read in bed is awesome.

>>57729535
No, get the Paperwhite instead. The backlight is a must have and you'll thank me later.
>>57729538
A book takes about 20 seconds to convert with Calibre.

>>57729636
So how's that expandable storage?
Oh wait, should have gotten a kobo, kek.

>>57729636
Ugh, having to do an extra step just to read a damn book...

>>57729636
>A book takes about 20 seconds to convert with Calibre.
That's true, but it's still an extra step that makes it a little harder to use a kindle. I'm happy with my purchase but if I was buying again I wouldn't choose kindle just because epub seems to be the dominant format and kindles don't work with it.

Also the feature that lets me email books to my kindle stopped working for some reason, which is annoying as well.

>>57729492
kobo h2o is the best on the market

>>57730183
Kobo Aura One is better.

>>57730183
>>57730612
>>57729567
kobo's break, i bought one
get a kindle

>>57730638
Did you get a refund?

Kindle Paperwhite rocks. You don't even need to convert books, just mail them to your kindle email with "convert" as subject and amazon converts for you. A few minutes later the book is on your kindle. No usb transfer bullshit

I have owned original kindle keyboard, kindle w/o keyboard, voyage (left it on a plane) and now paperwhite. Its good and converting is easy but get the latest kobo (aura one)

>>57730692
>don't just copy files to it, use this botnet service where your ereader is online and amazon goes through all your books ;)

Anything with high res and expandable storage, so no kindle

>>57729492
Kobo Glo HD, probably. Maybe even some noname chink ones.

Don't get a bigger and heavier reader (like the Aura One), unless you know exactly why you need it.

>>57730895
>expandable storage
Not needed for ebooks.

>>57730879
>oh no! amazon is reading my books!

>>57730647
i ripped it apart
i like to look at things

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>>57731009

the Energy ones come with android

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>>57731364
https://www.amazon.com/Energy-eReader-LIghtweight-Page-turn-buttons/dp/B01AS3GQ7O/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&linkCode=ll1&tag=ter000-20&linkId=0ed31bcdbae30b2f278229c3d64612c3

Also better models available

I have a kobo
great hw but the sw is shit

>>57729492
Get the Sony Digital Paper.
You can thank me later.

>>57731009
>How to Operate a Child Sex Dungeon

>>57731511
i think they already know how. they wrote it.

>>57730879
Amazon already have all books, shithead. I don't store personal information in publicly available books

>>57733166
But they know WHAT you are reading, you are probably in a government list somewhere if you read ungood books.

>>57731481
>Get the Sony Digital Paper.
>$800

0.02c has been deposited into your Sony account.

>>57733301
How the fuck do you get 0.02 cents?

I don't get these things. Why not just buy a tablet?

>>57734051
because the screen sucks for reading

>>57734121
You are reading this text on a non e-link screen right now.

>>57733315
0.02c is $0.0002.

97% of all money is digital, so you can have fractions which aren't possible with physical money.

I have a kindle and the book organization on the device is terrible.

>german
>Tolino btfo Kobo

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How come there isn't an objective 3rd party source that has a chart comparing all the features? kindle vs kobo vs etc

>>57737577
>kindle
shit typography and walled garden

>kobo
good typography and not walled garden

>etc
shit

Just get a generic android for 50eur. Bought one at aldi and its awesome! ZERO bloatware. "0"

>>57738349
Works great with calibre

>>57737577
Who is this white trash tranny? Is that a Krusty the Clown cosplay?

I have a kindle 3. I think I'll hold on updating it until they have LaTex support. Has that been incorporated already?
I am expecting that to come in twenty years or so.

What about this $33 Kindle fire?

Is there a way to debotnet it?

>>57738349
which one? does it have a light?

>>57729492
Nook master race
>waterproof so you can read in the bath
>runs android and can be rooted
>not a part of the amazon botnet and doesn't have ads on the lockscreen like a kindle (although I heard these can be removed)
>only downside is no sd card slot but who cares since books are so small anyway

>never read books
>get a Kobo Glo HD from a friend who didn't want it anymore
>"hmm now I can finally read lotr"
>6 months later
>I have converted the walk in closet into a library
>have a ton for books
>read a lot
>use the Kobo when I'm out and about
It's a slippery fucking slope.

Reminder that eReaders suck for pdf/graphics.

So just get a tablet if you plan on reading any non-fiction.

>>57729585
This anon knows the pleasure.

>>57729663
4 gigs is plenty enough, just store your book collection on PC then send via email or cable the ones you want to read.

>>57729535

Get a normal cheap tablet with a good screen.

Battery life on kindle is nice, and the backlight is amazing on the paperwhite, but it's slow as fuck and having a tablet that you can't watch porn on is mind numbingly dumb

>>57740525
>a tablet that you can't watch porn on is mind numbingly dumb
Dude, you need to sort your priorities out.

Whatever you get make sure it has a light of its own. Nothing worse than having to deal with a shitty clip on goose neck lamp in poor lighting conditions.

That or a tablet. Yeah get a tablet instead.

>>57739527
>who needs convenient storage when you can have memes instead?

gg no re

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>>57734175

>>57733315
>How the fuck do you get 0.02 cents?

Go ask Verizon.

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>>57740708

>Let me tell you a story...

Nah, go fuck yourself.

>>57738874
you can flash it with cyanogenmod but it's a tablet, not an e-reader

What's the best e-reader for manga?

>>57740708
neat

>>57743064
Also second this. Only thing i'd use it for anyway.

I don't know much about e-readers, which one should I get if I just want to bring my own epub files from my PC?

From what I'm gathering, Kobo seems to be right ones for that right?

>>57740708
What's the best e-ink thing to get for reading things online? Do they have decent browsers for reading articles? That one chink made e-ink monitor looks sweet but is way too pricy.

>>57729492
Kobo glo good but a decent price ereader is small

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_e-book_readers

/thread

>>57743064
Amazon released a Kindle for manga, but only in Japan.

>>57730692
It's easier just to use Calibre to convert your books to mobi or azw3 format

also you should keep your Kindle in airplane mode

>>57729492
Kindle probably has best screen quality.

All ebook readers use the same screen from made by E Ink in Taiwan, but there is variation from font-rendering in software and backlight design.

Onyx Boox series has unlocked Android, and you can install any ebook reader app you want on it.

>>57742765
Don't they do the same thing anyways, just more from the tablet? Surely there is some glare protector screen you can buy.

>>57729492
>Highest pixel density
> >6"
>backlight
>piss yellow backlight for night
Just select these parameters and you literally end up with Amazon and Kobo
>wow so difficult wow

>>57729636
Any decent pirate library already has every book converted to mobi.

>>57740422
Koreader exist fyi.

>>57740708
BTFO

>>57731511
>knowing the pencil technique

>>57729498

> not wanting to get advice from a group of knowledgeable people so that you can make an informed decision on a thing you want to buy

/g/ is full of autistic faggots but there are plenty of people here who know what they are talking about and have useful opinions

>>57739527
>(although I heard these can be removed)

You can pay $15 to get rid of ads.

Does anyone know if you can disable the lockscreen if you have a Kindle without ads? I don't care about the ads, but I hate the lockscreen.

How long until an e-reader suitable for textbooks or anything that's not just a string of words

>>57746504
There are alreasy some coloured einks and 30hz refresh rate onse too.

I have had a kindle for about three years, I really love it. It does not have a backlight, so that's a bit of a bummer, but the battery is still great so I don't see a reason to upgrade.

E-Ink screens are so fucking awesome for reading.

>>57745948
read the sticky, retard.

>>57737341
jenes, mein bruder
tolino über alles.

>>57730638
how long did yours last?

>>57746714
My kobo glo is sitting at 4 years and still working just as well as it was new.
Chances are that guy is retarded.
Confirmed by having bought a kindle.

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>>57729492
/g/ is for the discussion of technology and related topics.
/g/ is NOT your personal tech support team or personal consumer review site.

For tech support/issues with computers, use /wsr/ - Worksafe Requests or one of the following:
https://startpage.com/ or https://duckduckgo.com (i.e., fucking google it)
https://stackexchange.com/
http://www.logicalincrements.com/

Are e-readers just another meme? I have a Nexus 7. What makes an e-reader better than a normal tablet for books?

>>57730638
>swindle

shoo shoo, poo in loo

>>57746795
Just came here to thank you.
You're doing gods work.
If mods don't help us, we need to help ourselves.

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>>57747472
Better battery life: most eReaders claim to go for several weeks on a single charge
eInk: I don't fucking understand this shit right here but apparently these devices can display text like your'e actually looking at a physical book

I don't even have any kind of eReader, but I wanna get one.
Any anons here have the kindle paperwhite? It has a frontlit screen, which I definitely need.
Also, I would love to read some weeb mangas on it

reply to this post or I will cover your home in hot cum

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When are we finally going to see braille e readers on the market?

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>>57740254
I know the feeling.

>>57746592
Link? Or lmgtfy?

>>57747798
Go for the Kobo Glo HD. Is cheap, with a good resolution (300ppi), frontlit and fully hackeable.

>>57749015
Thinking of getting the Kobo Glo HD, how hackable are they? Could you find a way to load a blue light reducing program onto it and get that feature of the $300 Aura without having to pay for it?

Also can you expand the 4GB storage?

>>57747814
When Amazon stops marginalising the disables.

Get a paperwhite. I've never been more happy with a purchase in my entire life.
I like to purchase books so having the amazon library is nice.
It's also really simple to convert with Calibre. I download my mangas and they are a brease on Kindle. Just remember to check for dead "pixel" as soon as it arrives and ask another one if it has one, that's a problem I had, Amazon will have no problem sending you another one.
Books are cheaper and it's better for traveling. My Kindle got me back into reading, and I will be buying books on it again as soon as I am done with the full physical Harry Potter collection I had to read.

P.S : Get a case, they are cheap, look nice, and the official ones turn on/off the screen just by opening/closing.

>>57747798
E-ink basically means that even in full darkness, you can read with the backlight and your eyes won't hurt.

>>57751850
Just realized I look like a total shill. But really, if your goal really is to read and only read, you just can't go wrong with it.

>>57729492
Any Kobo. Do not get the Swindles, they're locked down pieces of shit that use special formatted books and can't read epubs without converting them.

>>57751957
It literally takes 20sc to convert an epub...

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>>57738349
>android
>zero bloatware

Are E-Ink displays held back by the very fact that they're E-Ink displays, or would putting a decent processor and some memory in them speed up the transitions? I've watched a bunch of videos and reading any normal book is fine but comics and PDF's seem to be fucked because the massive amount of pixels that change. Flipping pages of a comic book looks bearable but zooming on a comic book or PDF is fucked.

I'm considering investing in the Kobo Aura One just because the 7.8" bigger than normal display, high-dpi screen and blue light shift control all appeal to me. It is so fucking expensive for what it is but I figure if I buy it now I won't have to buy another ereader for like at least 5 years, maybe even 10

>>57752264
It's definitely the display.

>>57752264
ye this one looks good but rather expensive

>>57752300
Thought so, works pretty fucking well for your standard text-only book anyway; only struggles with pretty detailed comics and PDFs (which I don't think should even be used on an ereader anyway) - so it's not that big of an issue
>>57752367
It is expensive, but if you treat it well i'd say it would easily last you 5 years, which is about $65 a year to read unlimited books in pretty good quality. It could even last you 10 years which at that point you've it would have been about $33/year.

I'd say it's a worthwhile investment if you're planning on using it rather regularly

>>57752491
can read in the bath without getting the pages all wet which is cool

>>57752538
or take it to the beach and not worry about fucking anything up

>>57729492

Got the Kindle 4, later replaced it with Paperwhite 2.
Gave the 4 to my brother who managed to crush the display in under a week, but after replacing the screen for a new one bought off jewbay it still works to this day.

Perfectly happy with both of them except for the format support. I don't give a shit about their politics, I want my reader to support all of the goddamn common formats so that I don't have to convert everything, it's not exactly easy when half of the books you read are in subhuman Slavic languages that get all kinds of fucked up in the process.

>>57752264
>I'm considering investing in the Kobo Aura One
Same here. It's kinda pricey but it looks very good

Kobo Glo HD, install Kobo Start Menu and KOReader.

>>57752491
>but if you treat it well i'd say it would easily last you 5 years, which is about $65 a year to read unlimited books in pretty good quality
It's $230, not $325

>>57750581
what.

you know that requires red LEDs, right? that's hardware. you don't have a program for hardware.

you can expand the memory, by dd'ing the internal memory to another larger card, then changing partition sizes.