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Only for reading, easily available in EU, low budget: which e-ink device/distro? (feddit.org)
submitted 1 month ago by A_norny_mousse@feddit.org to c/linux@programming.dev
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Only for reading, easily available in EU, low budget: which e-ink device/distro?

I'm looking for something to read books on, copied over from a local collection (mostly .epub). Networking is not desired, a fast USB connection is. A good battery or exchangeable battery would be nice.

Not too large - maximum DIN A5 for the whole device.

I remember from years ago that some devices were deemed unhackable, some much more suitable to install Linux on.

I'd prefer to buy used, so something that was sold a lot in Europe is preferable.

I will not spend much more than €100.

In other words, some old commercial e-reader that was known for being hackable, I guess.

Please do not recommend the new PineNote, it's (slightly) too large and way too expensive and I don't think I need that much computing power.

Thanks in advance.

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[–] lemmyrob@feddit.org 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Kobo Libra 2 black and white not color. I have been reading so many books on this thing, lovely. Also apparently you can just load any epub or even text files. No good for full size pdfs.

[–] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Thanks. You mean grayscale, not black/white, right?

[–] lemmyrob@feddit.org 2 points 1 month ago

Yes. Model from 2021, discontinued.