I read on my phone amoled display in dark mode with the app Cool Reader.
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Same here with librera
I use a Lenovo M9 tablet and Readera as an e-reader and Smart Audiobook player and am very happy with it. Both apps are free without ads but also have a paid version with a couple extra features. I hop on wifi and connect to calbre-web download all the books I want and then turn wifi off for maximum privacy
there's the pineNote but its a bit pricy
im still amazed the e-ink so expensive. you can get an androiud table for 40 quid.
Oof, I get you about eInk, but how crappy is that tablet?
It would last about a week if you’re careful ! The whole thing, not the battery !
I use a Kobo Libra 2 and it's been great
I recently got a Boox Go 6. It's just a really simple android tablet with a paper type display. So whatever android reading app you use you could probably run it. Strictly in terms of privacy I'm not sure if it's uniquely well suited. But I would expect it's better than Kindle or Kobo.
I only trust my ebook because I never connect it to the internet)
In theory the boox only has wifi. Presumably you could never connect it to anything, even by usb, if you loaded your books onto an sd card.
To my knowledge, they don't have SD cards - but indeed, you could just load books by wire.
I don't have experience with any readers until recently. Did some research and went with. Kobo colour. It has met expectations and I'm using it with no issue.
I wanted physical buttons.
I didn't want an Amazon device.
I have had the same Tolino Shine for... 10 years now? It recently broke down and I will definitely get the new Shine at some point. You can put books on it yourself via usb and basically never need to connect to the internet if you don't want to. Unsure tho if it is available outside of Germany/EU.
AFAICT currently Tolino is just a rebranded Kobo.
The Miyoo Mini Plus. It's a Gameboy Linux Emulator device. Besides being able to run most games up to ps1, you can also put ebooks as pdf or epub on it.
That's not really an adequate recommendation imo. The Miyoo Mini Plus has subpar battery runtime due to it's size limitations and it's LCD screen, compared to actual eInk devices. The screen size and ratio is also not suitable for effective reading, even though it is possible to read eBooks with it.
Yeah well it's more of a fun recommendation, don't take things so seriously. There are already enough serious recommendations in the comments.
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I have a Remarkable Paper Pro that I love for graphic novels, aside of its hand-writting capabilities. It's also good for reading books, but the size is a bit too big to carry it without a bag or when out and about. Ideally, I'd like something like the Boox Palma 2, but not sure if I can justify the price + Pen having already another eNotebook.