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ePub is a open format but as the wiki page states "it is supported by almost all hardware readers, except for Kindle". I can recommend Kobo as an e-ink e-reade

ePub is a open format but as the wiki page states "it is supported by almost all hardware readers, except for Kindle". I can recommend Kobo as an e-ink e-reader that supports ePub with one caveat: Kobo requires you to sign-up for a Kobo account before you can even use the device - horrible. It's easy to search online to find a way to bypass this. Although Kobo is an alternative to Kindle, you won't find the range of titles that Amazon sells. However, I think e-readers are best for text-only, small paperback-sized books. Anything else simply doesn't fit the small screen and is inferior to the physical version of a title. (Amazon sells a lot of Kindle titles that are simply unsuitable for small e-reader screens.)

m-p-3 6y ago
One of the benefit of EPUB is that text can be reflowed, so the display size doesn't matter much, unlike PDF which sets a specific page size. I'm not sure about the MOBI format, but I assume it has similar features to EPUB? At least it's possible to strip the DRM on Amazon books with the right set of tools, and Calibre is able to convert them to EPUB.
- Tagbert 6y ago
  Mobi is very similar to EPub. It’s almost a 0.9 version of EPub. The main differences are in the container.
- open-source-ux 6y ago
  "One of the benefit of EPUB is that text can be reflowed, so the display size doesn't matter much" I do feel that the e-ink reader screen size does matter because reflowed text only works well for small, paperback-sized books. Any book larger than this small size that also features tables, charts, images, diagrams, code listings and more, will not display well on a small e-ink screen.