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!

  • Sten@programming.dev
    16·
    9 days ago

    Last I heard Boox violated the GPL licensing by using a modified version of the linux kernel and not providing open source for their modifications. I’m having trouble finding any recent updates on this, if anything has changed in the last few years. I’m also not familiar with licensing stuff in general so maybe someone more knowledgeable will come around and give more details if there’s any more to it. Quick search shows some privacy/telemetry concerns as well that I didn’t look into. And some built in AI stuff with some of their hardware that some people won’t like

    • Cris@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      9 days ago

      Interesting, I wasn’t aware of that and am shopping for a boox or similar device, thanks for putting that on my radar

    • WingedObsidian@sh.itjust.works
      2·
      9 days ago

      I remember hearing about this 3ish years back. I think the issue faded out of people’s minds but doesn’t change the fact that it happened and the company was very resistant to discussing the issue. I keep my old boox without internet all the time now…