I wish Amazon would offer e-readers with larger screens again. Better yet, it would be nice to have a large Amazon tablet with an e-reader where I can surf the web. Soon I won't have a choice, but to buy a Boox
I like e-readers now
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#262I bought a phone sized ereader and it has really amped up how much I can read. Now when I have a moment to spare I can decide to pull out my phone or my ereader and after a certain time in the afternoon I plug in my phone and leave it so I only consume books or saved items in pocket.
My device of choice was the Inkpalm 5. Some setup instructions :https://github.com/philips/inkpalm-5-adb-english
I also highly recommend readwise.io: a super polished service for collating and reviewing highlights from books.
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#263Once you make peace with not being able to have bookshelf full of paper books that, books, which, if you are honest with yourself, you:
- will only read once
- simply want to keep to fill up the bookshelf to let other people know that you read a lot
- have no intention of lending to people
- have no people who could / would inherit them
then it's nice to not have so much clutter and convenience to read from one device and at night.
Yes, the DRM issue sucks for the Kindle, but, again, when you don't tend to re-read books or lend them then it's not that noticeable an issue.
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#264Earlier quoted context omitted.
Instead of it being "excuses for limiting features because of poor software" it's "withholding root access" now? So we are shifting goal posts?
I'm not the GP but you mentioned general purpose computing device. All of these devices are general purpose computing devices in terms of the offered hardware and even the underlying software, the only thing stopping you from doing general purpose compute is the fact you aren't allowed to have root access to what is probably some unix OS running on the device. Imagine being able write your own scripts to run on your…
> Imagine being able write your own scripts to run on your remarkable tablet
You have actual root access to a reMarkable device by SSHing into it, so not sure your point here? Were you thinking it was a device locked down like an Apple product?
More details: https://github.com/reHackable/awesome-reMarkable
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#265Earlier quoted context omitted.
No, for me it's just a laziness issue. ;) I just enjoy not having to hold the device. I can just rest my arms wherever they naturally would rest. Or put them under the sheets when the bedroom is cold. Etc.
When I’m in bed I often turn the page with my nose, as one hand is holding the kindle and the other is holding hands with my SO, or petting the cat. So I understand the laziness and am interested in this but it’s a lot of work for a lazy person. Edit: while we’re on the topic can we solve accidentally dropping phones on our face in bed?
The kindle with page turning buttons (e.g the kindle keyboard) we’re ideal for this . You could hold and page turn with one hand.
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#266I finally found a way to do remote page-turning for Kindle -- something I was trying to do for years. It does mean I have to read books on my Android phone instead of the Paperwhite. With OLED and white on black, I find it's pretty all right though. But I can finally rest the reader somewhere, on my knees, on a pillow, whatever, and click a remote button to get to the next page. Freedom! You enable volume button page…
Does anyone happen to know if this possible with a Kobo?
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#267> I had a rather frustrating time setting up the damn device – it’s annoying to have to connect to wifi, make a Kobo account, make an Overdrive account, and search for books with a terrible response time to text input, and it’s especially annoying when you enter the wrong wifi password multiple times and end up restarting the device because you’re so convinced you have the right password before finally realizing your…
Mine was a disaster to type on. Slow, unreliable, and for some reason the closer to the right edge of the screen you got, the further left on each key you had to touch, until finally you would have to touch the key to the left of the one you want. But it was a great reader until a kid stepped on my bag a couple weeks ago. I ordered an Onyx Boox Nova Air, in hopes the software will be better. I also hope it's anywhere…
I've had my Boox Nova Air for about 10 days now and it feels like a great piece of gear. Loving it so far.
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#268I like reading, but I've found audiobooks really good and tend to get through more books these days through listening as I can consume it in situations where I couldn't read (like walking). Also, quite a lot are read by their authors which often gives it a nice quality (even if you do listen to it at fast speeds).
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#269Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's very easy to remove that DRM. Personally I don't log in to my kobo so library books get stripped before being copied over (the kobo acts as a usb storage device).
The most recent version of DRM used by Amazon hasn't been cracked yet (AFAIK) and the workarounds get you a version of the file missing a lot of recent typographic improvements.
Interesting. I didn't realize they had their own. Thanks.
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#270Earlier quoted context omitted.
I guess my point about DRM is more that the books I want to read are generally only available in DRMed formats. But maybe that's not true? I don't use an Amazon e-reader, for what it's worth.
If you live in the US then you might check your local, public library. They've often got volumes of e-books (pun intended :) ), and you can borrow them for a while. Still DRM'd but an easy and free way to access books
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