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I want to recommend getting an e-ink smartphone. I've tried the Hisense A5 and the Bigme Hibreak, and software-wise, found the Bigme Hibreak to suck a little less, as I could not access the Google Play store on the Hisense. I had one with colour, and one without. The black and white screen is much better. Both sadly run outdated Android versions, so I don't do anything like banking on my e-ink phone. But I have found…
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You should check out the PocketBook Era. It's what I moved to from the Kindle Oasis and I've really enjoyed it. The device isn't as svelte as the Oasis since it isn't subsidized by Amazon, but has an assymetric design and even more physical buttons which you can fully customize the control scheme. Also like the Oasis it gets amazing battery life with it's light weight OS compared to the Android based e-readers. The P…
I bought a Pocketbook Verse Pro last year and it's okay, but has some issues. There is no PB Cloud support but it uses Dropbox, however that means no syncing progress like with kindle. It takes a few seconds to start since it's Android and fully turns off. And highlighting is very clunky. The software situation with that company is pretty sketchy. From their website both mine and yours are listed as the same OS but s…
You do have to setup and login to a PocketBook account to use the cloud synchronization. I have not tried the Dropbox integration, but it only supports a synchronized file folder.
In the user manual for the Verse Pro[1], the setup for PB Cloud starts on page 79 and isn't grouped with the Dropbox sync or email endpoint earlier on in the manual.
The only controversy related to PB Software that I am aware of is that it used to be even more open with a published SDK. It was many years ago that they stopped actively maintaining tne SDK. That doesn't seem to have stopped people from continuing to develop for PB devices, and as far as I'm aware PB have not done anything to prevent this or lock down their devices beyond not continuing public development of the SDK. Certainly theur current lineup of devices allow you to run 3rd party applications and are simple to get root shell access on.
[1]https://support.pocketbook-int.com/fw/634/u/6.8.3796/manual/...
I have a pretty old paperwhite. When it started deleting books i had side-loaded via calibre, I decided to get a kobo. I have a libra color, and I have to say: price notwithstanding, it's a great device. I don't have a lot of experience with more recent devices, but compared to my 2nd gen paperwhite, it is _amazing_. Color is good enough to read comic books on it, the google drive integration means it's not too hard…
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I have Boox with android like you described. Quality doesn't compare with kindle though. I still prefer reading on kindle.
If you only wanna read normal books, I agree. But I read RSS feeds, mangas and books all on my Boox tablet. Only made possible due to being able to install android apps for RSS and mangas.
I don't love boox but mine hasn't died yet and it's decently competent at my use case.
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I'm an avid kindle user, I've never seen ads on my device. I'm in the UK
I'm in the UK and you absolutely get ads on kindles unless you have a very old device or bought the ad free model(TBF all kindles sold outside of Amazon at Currys, JL etc are always ad free).
Some of the biggest pros and cons of Kindles vs Books: Pros - Lightweight, I can even fit it into a holder on the side of a chair or bed so I don't have to hold it. - I don't have to physically manipulate the 1000 page book to try and get to certain pages. - No dust. Cons - I can't tell you the authors or names of most of the books I've read on it. When you have a physical book you're confronted by the book and autho…
My eyesight has gotten worse and I can't read a typical book with its tiny print. The biggest Pro for me is adjustable font sizes. Another Pro is free books! After purchasing probably a 1000 books in my life; I'm done buying and storing books. I did the library thing for a few years when the library was only a couple of blocks away but book selection and availability was never good. Now I can easily get any book I wa…
Some of the biggest pros and cons of Kindles vs Books: Pros - Lightweight, I can even fit it into a holder on the side of a chair or bed so I don't have to hold it. - I don't have to physically manipulate the 1000 page book to try and get to certain pages. - No dust. Cons - I can't tell you the authors or names of most of the books I've read on it. When you have a physical book you're confronted by the book and autho…
There are non-amazon ereaders, e.g. kobo. - The standby screen is the book cover of your most recent read. - No amazon shenanigans. Works just fine with calibre or the local library (onleihe). - I bought my kobo aura hd in 2013 IIRC. Battery is still fine. Apparently newer models even have an ifixit partnership https://help.kobo.com/hc/en-us/articles/21137184146071-Repai... That said, there are some additional drawba…
Its battery has degraded over time, but even at half the original length its not a problem.
If the new Paperwhite supported immersion reading (highlights the word as audible book plays), I'd grab it. It works on my Boox with the Android app but as far as I know not on any kindles (battery life + screen refresh speed allegedly. I really want to ditch my Boox, horrible company.
Is immersion reading really a good experience, because it sounds kinda horrible.