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I would love an alternative. I've tried multiple Kobos, but I've had a variety of issues with them. The Kobo Libra H2O had an extremely inconsistent backlight

I would love an alternative. I've tried multiple Kobos, but I've had a variety of issues with them. The Kobo Libra H2O had an extremely inconsistent backlight that was blue on one side, yellow on the other. The Kobo Clara HD had no landscape mode (why?), and some ghosting issues. I've heard reviews say the Kobo Forma has a barely-functional power button. On top of all this, the build quality just feels cheaper and more plasticky than the Kindle. I really hope someone makes a better e-reader soon so I can stop supporting Amazon and their ecosystem.

dont__panic 5y ago
I've been using a Boox e-reader for months now, migrated from a Kindle. I've really loved it, particularly the stylus for notetaking. And if you want something cheaper, the smaller versions don't have a stylus or a WACOM layer.
- Fire-Dragon-DoL 5y ago
  What app do you use for reading ebooks on that one? And how is boox. I've been looking for an ereader with a very big screen and haven't found a decent one yet, but the boox might be the one. Is the drawing any good?
  - knaik94 5y ago
    I have an android ereader without a wacom layer, my favorite app to use is Moon+ Reader. If you have access to an android device, I strongly recommend trying it out. The customizations allowed are staggering and I can't imagine getting a new device that is unable to run it. KoReader is also great and open source. People don't love the way the animations work on an ereader but you could use the Kindle app as well.
    - Fire-Dragon-DoL 5y ago
      How do you go by syncing your bookmarks with different devices?
      - knaik94 5y ago
        Moon+ Reader has a built in cloud sync function and so does KoReader although I can't say more about KoReader as I only keep that installed on my old kobo. Here's the link I followed to set up cloud sync for reading positions/notes/bookmarks: https://raymondlamsk.blogspot.com/2018/03/moon-reader-how-to-sync-bookmark-bet-devices.html?m=1 https://raymondlamsk.blogspot.com/2018/03/moon-reader-how-to... Calibre is a very useful piece of software regardless of what ereader you end up with, and there's this feature request about syncing back to calibre too but I haven't personally explored it. https://github.com/koreader/koreader/issues/3814 https://github.com/koreader/koreader/issues/3814 One annoying thing I sometimes run into is that if you keep wifi off, you'll have to remember to turn it to sync. But that's understandable.
  - dont__panic 5y ago
    I use the built in ereader software, called NeoReader. It's pretty fast, and after a small ramp-up of figuring out how to customize things (for instance, the font size wouldn't go small enough for me, so I had to learn that the "pinch-to-zoom" gesture could make the font size even smaller than the font size slider could go)... I've been really happy with it. I've also played around with KOReader, which works very well, too -- I'm just more used to NeoReader at this point, so I haven't switched over. Drawing is very good in my experience, though I haven't tried the reMarkable or the Kobo Ellipsa. Maybe I just got used to it really quickly but it doesn't lag enough for me to actually notice when I'm writing on it, and hasn't slowed down at all since I got it.
andrepd 5y ago
Well let me give an opposite view: I've had 3 Kobos (Touch, Glo, Clara) and they're all excellent :) great software, hackable so I can install other apps, nice hardware too.
- hollandheese 5y ago
  Kobo software is great, but their newer e-readers are crap hardware. Both the Forma and Libra have a giant dark lighting band and uneven lighting throughout.
hart_russell 5y ago
I’ve never had an issue with my kobo ereaders.
BeetleB 5y ago
Have the Kobo Aura One: It has none of these problems.
- hollandheese 5y ago
  Unfortunately you can't buy an Aura One new now. So you're stuck with the Kobo devices that do have those problems.
  - BeetleB 5y ago
    Sorry - I meant Kobo Aura H2O. You can still buy it.

dont__panic 5y ago

I've been using a Boox e-reader for months now, migrated from a Kindle. I've really loved it, particularly the stylus for notetaking. And if you want something cheaper, the smaller versions don't have a stylus or a WACOM layer.

Fire-Dragon-DoL 5y ago
What app do you use for reading ebooks on that one? And how is boox. I've been looking for an ereader with a very big screen and haven't found a decent one yet, but the boox might be the one. Is the drawing any good?
- knaik94 5y ago
  I have an android ereader without a wacom layer, my favorite app to use is Moon+ Reader. If you have access to an android device, I strongly recommend trying it out. The customizations allowed are staggering and I can't imagine getting a new device that is unable to run it. KoReader is also great and open source. People don't love the way the animations work on an ereader but you could use the Kindle app as well.
  - Fire-Dragon-DoL 5y ago
    How do you go by syncing your bookmarks with different devices?
    - knaik94 5y ago
      Moon+ Reader has a built in cloud sync function and so does KoReader although I can't say more about KoReader as I only keep that installed on my old kobo. Here's the link I followed to set up cloud sync for reading positions/notes/bookmarks: https://raymondlamsk.blogspot.com/2018/03/moon-reader-how-to-sync-bookmark-bet-devices.html?m=1 https://raymondlamsk.blogspot.com/2018/03/moon-reader-how-to... Calibre is a very useful piece of software regardless of what ereader you end up with, and there's this feature request about syncing back to calibre too but I haven't personally explored it. https://github.com/koreader/koreader/issues/3814 https://github.com/koreader/koreader/issues/3814 One annoying thing I sometimes run into is that if you keep wifi off, you'll have to remember to turn it to sync. But that's understandable.
- dont__panic 5y ago
  I use the built in ereader software, called NeoReader. It's pretty fast, and after a small ramp-up of figuring out how to customize things (for instance, the font size wouldn't go small enough for me, so I had to learn that the "pinch-to-zoom" gesture could make the font size even smaller than the font size slider could go)... I've been really happy with it. I've also played around with KOReader, which works very well, too -- I'm just more used to NeoReader at this point, so I haven't switched over. Drawing is very good in my experience, though I haven't tried the reMarkable or the Kobo Ellipsa. Maybe I just got used to it really quickly but it doesn't lag enough for me to actually notice when I'm writing on it, and hasn't slowed down at all since I got it.

andrepd 5y ago

Well let me give an opposite view: I've had 3 Kobos (Touch, Glo, Clara) and they're all excellent :) great software, hackable so I can install other apps, nice hardware too.

hollandheese 5y ago
Kobo software is great, but their newer e-readers are crap hardware. Both the Forma and Libra have a giant dark lighting band and uneven lighting throughout.

hart_russell 5y ago

I’ve never had an issue with my kobo ereaders.

BeetleB 5y ago

Have the Kobo Aura One: It has none of these problems.

hollandheese 5y ago
Unfortunately you can't buy an Aura One new now. So you're stuck with the Kobo devices that do have those problems.
- BeetleB 5y ago
  Sorry - I meant Kobo Aura H2O. You can still buy it.