I’ve been getting back into reading and while nothing will beat a physical book, having a device with multiple EPUBS seems like a good way to save space and money. After a bit of searching, I’m down to two options: Kobo (specifically the Libra Colour) and Boox (specifically the Go Color 7). I’ve discarded tablets because they’re just a larger phone and thus blue light-induced eye strain. I’ve also discarded the Kindle because of Amazon’s business practices. I known that Kindles can jailbroken (which I wouldn’t mind doing) and I could buy one second-hand on eBay but I prefer to give my money towards a better competitor.

Which one do you think is better? Have you used their previous e-readers? How do they compare?

Thanks in advance!

  • jordanlund@lemmy.world
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    9 days ago

    There are ways of mitigating the blue light issue on tablets as well. My Samsung tablet has a thing called “Eye Comfort Shield” which applies kind of a tea-stained / sepia tone to everything.

    Of course book reader apps have all their own font/color choices too.

    I’m actually looking at replacing my current tablet, this one has caught my eye:

    https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/p/tablets/android-tablets/idea-tab-series/lenovo-idea-tab-plus/len103l0033

    • SpiceDealer@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPEnglish
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      9 days ago

      Do you, by chance, know the differences in battery life between a tablet vs a dedicated e-reader? I’ve heard, though I don’t know, that e-readers have better better battery life since e-paper used less power than blue light screens. Battery life won’t the deciding factor in my choice but long battery life would be a huge plus.

      • jordanlund@lemmy.world
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        9 days ago

        eReaders are definitely going to have better battery life, but for me, I haven’t hit that problem as I charge my devices nightly.

        For me, the dealbreaker on eInk is color reproduction and refresh rate. I read a lot of comic books and color eInk is not ready for that yet.