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I got an Xteink X4 a few weeks ago and love it. I've tried out a few different firmwares but haven't settled on one yet. I love the screen and how simple the interface is. It's kind of a pain in the butt getting my Kindle books on there, but worth the effort. It's also encouraging me to buy books outside of the Amazon ecosystem. I've been getting more stuff from Humble lately.
For example, if I buy now Xtelink X4 for reading ‘on the go’, there is no easy way to switch back to a larger device for more comfortable reading at home.
My plan is to not use this firmware and use MicroPython instead (based on a high-level OS I already developed that is extremely low battery consumption). I carry around with me an A6 notebook with TODOs for each day - just the other day I temporarily lost it and realized that I actually need to have a backup for this stuff synced with a private VPS.
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Seems cool, ordered one. I like my Kobo but the ability to shove it in a pocket seems sweet.
I got an Xteink X4 a month ago. It's perfect: none of the distractions of a phone, battery life measured in weeks, small enough to carry everywhere, cheap enough that I don't worry about anything happening to it. So far I have only read one book on it. But that is Tolstoy's "War and Peace" (361 chapters, 1300 pages in paper editions), which I'd never managed to read more than a few tens of pages of before. Which is p…
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Did you try FreeInk? I was debating which (between CrossPoint and this) to flash my new X3 with.
Not parent commenter but I've been loving CrossInk after trying CrossPoint for a few days
> Checkpoint 3: Board v2.0 Release (Supporters)
> Status: Check in around September 2026!
> Expand the platform beyond the original 4.26" display and demonstrate the full capability of the optional module system.
> (…) 4.26" (same as initial prototype), 7.5", 3.97"
https://github.com/iandchasse/de-link/blob/main/markdown/ROA...
A Kobo ereader is as open as I need it with koreader installed. The Kobo Libra 2 black and white is the best ereader I have ever had. (not the color version,,unfortunately a step back in reading quality for normal reading)
I’m scared of installing koreader on my kobo. Right now my kobo syncs to my calibre web server seamlessly. Does koreader have the ability to sync your library to a calibre web instance?
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Is the only way to use it to break the DRM? I wish there was a path to being able to use all these devices with kindle ebooks legally
If you’re not redistributing ebooks you bought, it’s hard to imagine what legal claim someone could make against you, and even harder to establish the ethics of that claim. To say nothing of Amazon’s ethics.
Ethically it's all completely bunk, but more people should be aware how insane modern copyright laws are so that we can reform them. And this is not new, folks like the FSF and EFF protested the signing of the 1996 WIPO Treaty too.
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any that support custom fonts without jumping through hoops? none of them support atkinson hyperlegible for my adhd ass lol
I use an accessible font myself. There are steps to getting the font installed, but you only have to do it once. You basically just download it, convert it, and then upload it to a specific folder. The upload part is the main hassle, because it doesn't attach to the PC like a drive. You have to remove the SD card, open the SD card on the PC or phone and move the font (or book) to the SD card, then put the SD card bac…
I got an Xteink X4 a few weeks ago and love it. I've tried out a few different firmwares but haven't settled on one yet. I love the screen and how simple the interface is. It's kind of a pain in the butt getting my Kindle books on there, but worth the effort. It's also encouraging me to buy books outside of the Amazon ecosystem. I've been getting more stuff from Humble lately.
The newly announced pro version with a front light looks prerfect for me. Do you use it with a dictionary? I like the full 1 GB English wiktionary loaded in Aard2 on my Boox. It has etymology and can look up Latin and other non-English words. But I imagine it may be too heavy for a ESP32 device..