There are non-amazon ereaders, e.g. kobo. - The standby screen is the book cover of your most recent read. - No amazon shenanigans. Works just fine with calib

There are non-amazon ereaders, e.g. kobo. - The standby screen is the book cover of your most recent read. - No amazon shenanigans. Works just fine with calibre or the local library (onleihe). - I bought my kobo aura hd in 2013 IIRC. Battery is still fine. Apparently newer models even have an ifixit partnership https://help.kobo.com/hc/en-us/articles/21137184146071-Repair-your-Kobo-eReader#One https://help.kobo.com/hc/en-us/articles/21137184146071-Repai... That said, there are some additional drawbacks which make me like physical books still: - For physical books you have an intuitive understand and memory where in the book something happened, e.g. in the first quarter or on an earmarked page. On an ereader every book and every page feels the same. - Easy multi page view and crossref. For instance, I can have two textbooks about the same subject open and easily compare different sections by just using bookmarks and spreading them on my desk. For that I would need multiple ereaders. Same reason a tablet with pen is nice but feels limiting. - DRM is annoying enough to be basically an ad for piracy. Get the ebook, download, add it to adobe software, connect cable, transfer to ereader, disconnect cable, still doesn't work, reauthorize device, maybe it works. Meanwhile without drm: add to calibre, get book via wifi, done. - Maybe better with newer tech, but eink was still somewhat lower resolution and contrast compared to a printed book. Also, page turning is fast enough but not seamless.