/lit/ - Literature

I own a Kobo Clara HD. It aight.

>>19469354
i wan max lumi >:(

>>19469407
does it allow you to jot down stuff and underline?

The updated Kindle Paperwhite seems decent for only $105 with 8GB storage.

Nowadays I mainly use a Boox Max.
I also own a Kobo Aura One and a Kobo Glo HD.

Amazon is the only one with notable ads. Kobo has a shop but it's promoted the same way. If you keep the devices disconnected from the internet you won't notice much.
Pretty much all readers support pdf and mobi and USB transfer. Keep in mind that pdf designed for large books aren't going to work well on smaller screens. Zooming in and out isn't something you want to do all the time.

>>19469456
You can underline things you select in the reader but it doesn't support a stylus.
Kobo Sage and Mobiscribe Origin are the cheapest models with stylus support.

Some cheap refurb Kobo touch I got from eBay a couple years back. It's got a few dead pixels but does the job.

>>19469354
remarkable 2

noox nova 3

My Sony dpt cp1 is getting on in years, has a few dead-pixel lines, and in generally worse for wear. It has served me well but I think it's about time I got a new e-reader. Only stipulation is that it needs to be 10" or more and be able to highlight+mark pdfs. But looking around it seems coloured screens are the new thing so I was wondering if I should just wait until there's a 10" one of those from a respectable brand? Anything worth buying at the moment?

>>19471109
Fujitsu Quaderno is the successor to the Sony DPT.
Boox Note or Max is the most capable device
Kobo Elipsa is the most reputable brand
Supernote A5/A5X and Remarkable 2 are also an option.
The only color 10.3" is the Bigme B1.
The most interesting development right now is the Reinkstone R1 which uses a non-E ink electronic paper display:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ppWX-QIVno
It's been delayed for a few months and may never come out at all but if your CP1 is still usable you may consider waiting.

>>19471139
I see, thank you.

>>19469354
Get the cheap amazon one

>>19469354
I live in Brazil so is very difficult and expensive to get books here, sometimes it takes months for the book to arrive sometimes you just cant buy them.
So I bought the basic most inexpensive amazon kindle and Its been amazing, im downloading for free(libgen, pdfdrive, mobilism) book after book, sometimes I have to convert to mobi theres is plenty sites that do it for free, Ive read like 30 books in my kindle since I bought it like 6 months ago, it was the best thing I did the device is amazing it has backlight and they allow me to download for free unlimited books, Ivw saved so much money! Im very happy with my kindle.

>>19469354
Get an kindle and just never connect it to the internet, eventually ads go away. When you load everything via calibre it converts everything to a format that the kindle can use so its no big deal.
The only thing i dont like on kindle is the note taking/highlighting, its finicky to the point of unusable.

Sony PRS-T3
It's got an integrated dictionary, supports pretty much most ebook formats, no adds, no nothing.
LOL adds on your e-reader, what the fuck
Just buy this one, I got one with a brand new battery for 30$, most bang for buck purchase I ever made

I got a kindle 2019 a year ago because it was the only e-reader available in my country.
Now there's finally kobos available, including the Libra, Clara HD and Nia.

Which would you anons recommend me?

>>19471518
Why do you want to upgrade? The Nia will offer very little over a 2019 Kindle and even the Clara and Libra are doubtful.
Sage or Elipsa should be the ones worth considering.

I have a cheap Kindle. It is really good for getting books quickly and for bringing a lot of books with you when you travel, which I do a lot. The bookmarking and highlighting function kind of sucks though. Mine is several years old, it might be better now.

Perks are much better battery life than tablets, able to be read easily in the sun unlike tablets, and lack of light that hurts your eyes if you read in the dark for for long periods.

Downside is that the screen is kind of small and big screen ones are expensive. Color is either non-existent for most, or pretty bad. So they are ok for manga, which is almost always black and white, but shit for graphic novels, which are normally in color. 10 inch versions are about the standard size of manga. They also cost a lot more than 10 inch tablets but have many, many hours more battery life.

A main perk is that older books out of public domain can be picked up at will for free or very cheap.

>>19471211
genuinely wholesome story brazilanon thanks for the sites as well they should prove useful

>>19471309
I know when I read that Kindles have ads I was in disbelief. People say not to connect to the Internet which is fair but I think I'm just not gonna support a company like that.

>>19471882
How is the image quality? Is it worth it to get one with high ppi? How does it compare to a real book? I think im just going to get a smaller 6-8 inch one to start off and see if i like them maybe ill check the used market to see if theres cheap large ones.

>>19469354
I bought a 5$ sony e-reader off ebay that had no wifi, and used a PSP charger to charge. It had physical buttons and lasts about a day or so. They're old and the screen's kind of dim, but you can use a microSD. That's the cheapest you'll probably get.
I got my mom a Kobo Clara HD because it has library share support, she likes it. I upgraded last year to a boox Poke 3, and it does everything I want. Can run Tachiyomi, USB C, has wifi and bluetooth, and it's small and light so it's easy to stash and carry around.(about the same page size as a cheap paperback but very thin). It's under 200$ new too.

>>19469354
have kobo glo, it's all right for 50$

>>19471222
you can also talk to support and complain that the ads aren't relevant for you. pretty sure they have a policy to just disable them for free for you. Doesn't seem to work for everyone but it worked for me

kobo has a bunch of open source firmware projects

>>19474175
Considering they have a payment option to get rid of the ads, i think it would work on rare ocassions only

>>19474514
its extortion im not going to support that by buying a kindle but I heard that you can call and say its for your kid and they will 100% do it but that was years ago

>>19474215
interesting that makes me like them a lot more im wondering though do they force you to connect to the internet at any time for models that have wifi?

>>19471222
People keep mentioning ads and mine doesn't have any. Are they related to specific models or some shit like that?

remarkable 2 pretty spenno, but a good one
depends if you're poor or not

>>19474655
I dont think so, I've not bought a kindle in a few years but it used to be you could buy an ad free version for ~£10 more, if you got it as a gift maybe they bought that version, also if you dont connect it to the net it stops showing ads after a couple of weeks.

Buy kindle oasis retards
It comes without ads by default (there is no option to buy with ads for cheaper) and it's the only kindle that is built to last

i have a kobo clara something, works fine. just get one and read something on it

do these things fuck up your eyes or are they similar to paper?
my eyes are sensible to light

>>19474996
looks like it is you who is the retard

>>19475022
It seems that I am
I could swear that it wasn't available in previous generations

>>19474996
>Built to last

I bought the first gen Oasis when it came out and had to return it after six months because the charging cover stopped working. The replacement lasted longer, but after 3? 4? years it's pretty fucked, I'm getting ghost touches and the battery is borked.

I just ordered a Boox Note 2, so I'll see if that sucks less. Looking forward to the big screen anyway, there's lots of PDFs I want to read.

>>19474667
well do I have a use case for it in order to justify it? I have a 13.4 inch 2 in 1 already that I think will serve me well for larger PDFs and such. This purchase is pretty much just going to be for reading certain things for long periods so that I don't go blind. So I have a use case but my laptop covers it already.

Unless there are features of it you think are really great that I don't know about?

>>19475003
thats why im trying to get one im on my computer so much that I need one when I'm just trying to read. The E-Ink screens apparently are easier on your eyes as there isn't a backlight shining into your eyes like an LCD. Still trying to learn about this stuff here's a neat website I just found that seems good.

https://e-ink-reader.ru/touch_en.php
https://e-ink-reader.ru/display_en.php

>>19469788
been using this too.

Works flawlessly for me. Just drop pdf in sendtokindle.exe and it's on my device couple seconds later. Plus it's waterproof too

>>19471139
>Fujitsu Quaderno
thanks for suggesting the Quaderno, I was going for the DPT or boox note but apparently none of them handle PDF navigation well (like you can’t specify a page number). Seems like the Quaderno is able to do that.

I am looking for a small, inexpensive eInk screen that can display PDF, epub, etc and has a fast enough refresh rate so that typing is possible. Does anything like this exist? I am aware of the very expensive monitor, but I don't want to pay that much or need a screen that big.

>>19474175
I was able to disable my ads just before they started charging for that service. I think that everyone must now pay. I am a young, tall, fat, man, and it was a bit unpleasant to be turning my Kindle on a couple times a class period while displaying ads for women's romance, something like pic rel.

i am considering the kobo libra H2O model.
thoughts?

anyone has a boox nova air? is it worth it? I've had my kobo touch for 8-9 years now.

>>19471139
Looking into it i think the Quaderno is a good fit. It is almost identical to the Sony i've been using. Thanks for the info.

>>19475003
they can be read in a pitch black room without even lighting up your face. it's incredible, there is a brightness and yellowness gauge as settings that you can dial up and down for your liking.

>>19469788
This. Nice and simple, easy to pirate.

>>19475781
The old Quaderno is identical to the Sony aside from minor parts like Snapscan integration. The new models switched to a Wacom stylus and upgraded various parts.

Has anyone here used remarkable 2? Is it good? How's the lag? Is it better than just getting a tablet with a note taking app?

>>19474655
It also depends on the country you're in. I bought my Paperwhite 4 from german amazon and had to contact support in order to remove them.

>>19471644
>Why do you want to upgrade?
I hate amazon.
>Sage or Elipsa
Ah, they're 400$ and 670 dollars respectively, I'd have to save up for a while since I'm a part time uni student.

What so good about them anon?

>>19477031
They are significantly larger than the 6" Kindle and support a stylus for note taking.
If AUD400 are a big deal for you then so should AUD200 just to get away from Amazon.

>>19475478
I have been using it for few months and it's really good

>>19477044
Do they have a dark mode? I've seen e-readers with those and they seem comfy as fuck.

And yes, in my country 400 USD is over the minimum wage, and 670 USD is almost double what I'd make working full time.

>>19477059
Kobo does have a dark mode.
I find it pointless since it just increases staining and works against the front light.

I'm a big fan of the Kindle 3 with keyboard. I know it doesn't meet your criteria OP but I love
>buttons
>physical keyboard
>lightweight
And that's basically it. I'd switch to a more modern e-reader but they basically all suck in terms of buttons or a physical keyboard. The keyboard isn't even really necessary but I insist on buttons so I don't have to smudge up the screen while turning pages. I use it roughly 4 hours a day every day so it's a big deal to me.

If I ever find something with buttons like I like the next thing I'd look for ins increased pixel density since reading images on a Kindle 3 is basically impossible and it doesn't have PDF support and conversion via calibre is pretty shitty.

>>19477115
Just get a bluetooth keyboard and connect it to the various readers that support that.
You can also get bluetoth page turners so you don't have to touch the device at all.
The Boox Nova Air and Leaf have cases with page turn buttons. Kobo Libra and Sage and the Pocketbook lineup have buttons built in.

Kindles do support pdf but it's generally a poor experience due to the small screen, weak specs and lacking functionality.
Pretty much everything has a higher density than the 167ppi of the Kindle.

>>19477132
Getting physical add ons for button functionality defeats the goal of having a small and lightweight reader for me. I'm sure there's a perfectly good chinese knockoff version of the kindle 3 that's exactly what I want but I haven't looked for it when I can just buy kindle 3s off ebay for $40 a pop.

IIRC Kindle 3 does not have native pdf support, best calibre can do is turn it into images if it's a scanned PDF or a badly formatted mess if it's a text PDF.

Kg

>>19477143
You typically want a case anyway so there's nothing to lose from having buttons on the case instead of the unit itself.
The Kindle 3 is fairly heavy at 240g compared to modern 6" readers.

>>19477143
You should look to PocketBook readers for hardware buttons.

>>19475478
Get the libra 2 if you want a better screen, 32gb of storage and audio book support