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Pocketbook is the main alternative. Hardware better than Kobo imo (e.g. their 6-inch eReader has buttons, Kobo's doesn't), and the software is even more open.
by andrepd 10mo ago
Pocketbook is the main alternative. Hardware better than Kobo imo (e.g. their 6-inch eReader has buttons, Kobo's doesn't), and the software is even more open.
- t-3 10mo agoPocketbook has far worse service and are not easily available in the US. Their use of flat bezels means that any small fall or bump will destroy the screen too.
- conrod2 10mo agoThe bezels of the Kobo are the reason I opted to jailbreak a Kindle instead of buying a Kobo. For me, they're far too distracting to see and feel
- t-3 10mo agoI appreciate the aesthetic of flat bezels, but I find cases more annoying than bezels so I go for bezels to avoid needing to buy a new reader every 6 months to a year. My flat-bezeled Onyx Boox and Pocketbook readers have proven much more fragile than my fully-bezeled Kobos and old Kindle.
- incee 10mo agoI have not had enough luck busting Kindle books out of drm for the last few years and assumed Kindles were out of consideration.