Looking for a e ink ebook reader that’s easy on the eyes, can do Libby library books easily, and extra bonus if there is a built in planner that could sync online. I don’t want to be locked into an Amazon or other system that requires subscription services. Thanks!
Edit: thanks a ton for all the replies and advice. I ordered a kobo libre color! Going to set it up for the misses as a gift. She generally wants a physical book but recently had been reading on her phone and complaining about it hurting her eyes. <3
Onyx Boox, runs on Android so you can install whatever apps you want.
I know it’s not for everyone, and I myself enjoy tinkering, but I bet finding a used Kindle who’s firmware stopped being current and jail breaking would be a solid choice.
I just jail broke my older Kindle paper white 7the gen (2015), not even a week ago. I didn’t use it that often because it was always sluggish and can’t stand non snappy UI.
Holy hell this thing is sooooo much better now. I use KOReader only, and have a launcher shortcut that kills Amazon’s “framework” before launching, which stops all of their software from running in the background.
The UI is responsive, more customizable, drains less battery, and instead of ads while sleeping, it displays a blacked out version of the book cover I’m reading.
It also got me started with Calibre to sync and manage epubs instead, and KOReader has a built in tool to connect and sync the books.
It wasn’t difficult, but it was time consuming making sure I understood everything first, and didn’t miss a step. They even have an app store for jail broken Kindles now that made installing anything needed after jail breaking much much easier. I’d be surprised if someone hasn’t made a planner to download.
I was able to use the older WinterBreak exploit, and the current and sadly already patched exploit is called AdBreak.
Love this idea. Would probably be an excellent choice for many lemmings
Another Kobo fan here. Got the Libra 2 for physical page turn buttons. No subscriptions. Haven’t accessed Libby but it’s an option. Can sideload with no issues. Doesn’t have a planner unfortunately. Great device, had mine for three years so far and hoping I never have to buy another one.
Another vote for Kobo here. I have a Clara 2e that i really like. It can use Overdrive to get books from the library, or you can just load books yourself either over USB, or download documents using its built in web browser. The browser would also let you look at an online planner, I guess? There isn’t one built in. The slow screen updates make using the browser pretty impractical for the most part, though.
I always get down voted for this but just get kindle and turn on the airplane mode the moment you receive one.
I think Kindle is the only thing that will last for decade(source: mine did) at a ridiculously cheap price range subsidized by their bookstore we won’t use.
I like the kindle hardware, but the kobo software. Thankfully I managed to jailbreak my kindle while adbreak was available, so now I (almost) have the best of both worlds. (Still getting used to koreader)
Id recommend looking for a used one online you can get one as low as 10$
