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I recently bought boox air, a 10.3 inch eink android tablet. I read much more now that i ever used to, i had completely given up doing any kind of even moderate

I recently bought boox air, a 10.3 inch eink android tablet. I read much more now that i ever used to, i had completely given up doing any kind of even moderate reading. My eyes have hard time adjusting to reading on a screen but do amazingly well on an eink device. I use google play books to read and reference books and it works amazingly well on boox air.

TheMagicHorsey 6y ago
Is it possible to read Kindle books on that reader? I unfortunately have invested a lot of money building up my Kindle library, and I now feel trapped on Amazon's small screen e-readers. I've been waiting for a large screen Kindle for some time.
- dominotw 6y ago
  Yes. Its a full fledged android device with play store. I use kindle android app on it to read kindle books.
  - newhouseb 6y ago
    A cool thing to note is that you can't read Kindle "Textbooks" on any first-party Amazon e-ink device but you _can_ read them on a Boox e-ink device precisely because it runs Android (read: eTextbooks are supported in the Kindle Android App but not native Kindle devices). Not to mention you can read other textbook-like sources on e-ink like O'Reilly Books and Scribd as well through their Android apps. Source: Bought a Boox Max Lumi and it's been the best device I've purchased in years.
    - dominotw 6y ago
      I was trying to use orielly app but it doesn't seem very good on eink. Has crazy amount of ghosting. > Bought a Boox Max Lumi I was going back and forth between lumi and air. Are you finding bigger screen more useful for reading tech books?
      - newhouseb 6y ago
        You can turn on paged reading rather than scrolling (and fiddle with some of the other settings around color conversion which had bad defaults) and it's as good as any other app. I read an endless stream of academic papers, which why I opted for the lumi. Most textbooks are less dense (in my experience), so would probably be fine on an Air.
alpineidyll3 6y ago
I love the boox products. The battery life is insane. I haven't been bored on a plane since.
FlyingSnake 6y ago
I bought one recently as well, and I'm glad I chose it over Remarkable 2. The writing+note taking ability is amazing and I'm loving it so far. I can turn it into a full-fledged screen by connecting my Apple BLE Keyboard. The best thing is the customization due to it being and Android device. Edit: One cool thing is I can borrow eBooks from Berlin libraries using Libby app and my local library card. That plus Audible has been a game changer for my kid, and she can read all she wants without straining her eyes.
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- MayeulC 6y ago
  Heh,at least Remarkable gives you the root password and ssh access to the device. I don't know how that other one fares on that front? More and more, I can't stand being locked out of my devices.
  - dominotw 6y ago
    yea remarkable is the choice if those are important to you. For me being able to use pocket, play books, kindle and libby apps was important that having root password. I don't know if I can ssh into my boox air but I don't really care about that.
  - abawany 6y ago
    I agree. I had a Boyue Likebook and it was an underwhelming experience with its slow processor, underspecified self-draining battery, Android "support" (stuck on 6, most apps didn't run well due to the poor processor, poor battery), and the vague feeling that I didn't feel comfortable sharing my real Android account credentials on this device given that I didn't know what all it was running. I now have a Remarkable 2, which I thought I would use just for reading, but I have now grown to love its note taking abilities along with the API for transferring content.
  - FlyingSnake 6y ago
    What do I do with root password and SSH access if the device and the ecosystem itself isn't what I need? I am aware that the developer ecosystem around RM devices is top notch, however I had different needs from my device. To each their own.
lighttower 6y ago
I'm worried about sharing my Google credentials with this device. It's a little known company that seems to have a lookalike being distributed from Russia and the other from China?

TheMagicHorsey 6y ago

Is it possible to read Kindle books on that reader? I unfortunately have invested a lot of money building up my Kindle library, and I now feel trapped on Amazon's small screen e-readers. I've been waiting for a large screen Kindle for some time.

dominotw 6y ago
Yes. Its a full fledged android device with play store. I use kindle android app on it to read kindle books.
- newhouseb 6y ago
  A cool thing to note is that you can't read Kindle "Textbooks" on any first-party Amazon e-ink device but you _can_ read them on a Boox e-ink device precisely because it runs Android (read: eTextbooks are supported in the Kindle Android App but not native Kindle devices). Not to mention you can read other textbook-like sources on e-ink like O'Reilly Books and Scribd as well through their Android apps. Source: Bought a Boox Max Lumi and it's been the best device I've purchased in years.
  - dominotw 6y ago
    I was trying to use orielly app but it doesn't seem very good on eink. Has crazy amount of ghosting. > Bought a Boox Max Lumi I was going back and forth between lumi and air. Are you finding bigger screen more useful for reading tech books?
    - newhouseb 6y ago
      You can turn on paged reading rather than scrolling (and fiddle with some of the other settings around color conversion which had bad defaults) and it's as good as any other app. I read an endless stream of academic papers, which why I opted for the lumi. Most textbooks are less dense (in my experience), so would probably be fine on an Air.

alpineidyll3 6y ago

I love the boox products. The battery life is insane. I haven't been bored on a plane since.

FlyingSnake 6y ago

I bought one recently as well, and I'm glad I chose it over Remarkable 2. The writing+note taking ability is amazing and I'm loving it so far. I can turn it into a full-fledged screen by connecting my Apple BLE Keyboard. The best thing is the customization due to it being and Android device. Edit: One cool thing is I can borrow eBooks from Berlin libraries using Libby app and my local library card. That plus Audible has been a game changer for my kid, and she can read all she wants without straining her eyes.

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MayeulC 6y ago
Heh,at least Remarkable gives you the root password and ssh access to the device. I don't know how that other one fares on that front? More and more, I can't stand being locked out of my devices.
- dominotw 6y ago
  yea remarkable is the choice if those are important to you. For me being able to use pocket, play books, kindle and libby apps was important that having root password. I don't know if I can ssh into my boox air but I don't really care about that.
- abawany 6y ago
  I agree. I had a Boyue Likebook and it was an underwhelming experience with its slow processor, underspecified self-draining battery, Android "support" (stuck on 6, most apps didn't run well due to the poor processor, poor battery), and the vague feeling that I didn't feel comfortable sharing my real Android account credentials on this device given that I didn't know what all it was running. I now have a Remarkable 2, which I thought I would use just for reading, but I have now grown to love its note taking abilities along with the API for transferring content.
- FlyingSnake 6y ago
  What do I do with root password and SSH access if the device and the ecosystem itself isn't what I need? I am aware that the developer ecosystem around RM devices is top notch, however I had different needs from my device. To each their own.

lighttower 6y ago

I'm worried about sharing my Google credentials with this device. It's a little known company that seems to have a lookalike being distributed from Russia and the other from China?