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This is a device category I have very little knowledge about, but I have a growing collection of PDFs and ebooks and I'd love to have a light weight device to read them on.

Any recommendations? Are they all walled gardens?

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[–] ninjaturtle 17 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I like Boox but they are on the more pricey side. Basically an android tablet with an e-ink display.

[–] femboi@hexbear.net 10 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Seconding Boox, I have a Note Air and I love it. Definitely pricy but it has everything I want

Edit: one of the reasons I went with Boox is that I wanted good PDF support, and the large screen lets you view them easily

[–] Shmandom@feddit.uk 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I went the Boox way more than half a decade ago. Personally, the 2 draws were:

  • The availability of bigger screens: at 10.3'', the Note 1 was great for A4/Letter PDFs, and I just liked to have a big wall of small text for my epubs.
  • The freedom from walled-garden: I could use whatever Android app to read whatever format.

Other will probably tout the note-taking, the possibility to use a real browser, the versatility of an e-ink tablet, etc. But those are not my main use case.

They are on the expensive side though, and my very plasticky Note 1 sadly died after only a short handful of years. The latest Boox offerings have metal casings though, so they might be more durable.

I've been reading on my mobile since my Note 1 died, but I could finally splurge on a Go 10.3 recently. That big, non-backlighted screen is glorious and so restful after a day on computer and mobile screens ❤️

For my next one, I might go bigger (13'') and colour - if colour e-ink improves markedly - for comic books consumption. But I hope I can rock the Go 10.3 for the better part of a decade this time 🤞

(PS: Calibre and ePub for the win!)