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I've been using a Kobo for around a year now. Plusses: * They're cheaper than Kindle to buy * The Kobo store is well stocked and competitively priced * You

I've been using a Kobo for around a year now. Plusses: * They're cheaper than Kindle to buy * The Kobo store is well stocked and competitively priced * You can upload your own books easily by dragging and dropping the files as if it's a thumb drive or by using Calibre (see calibre-ebook.com). * The screen looks just as good as my partner's Kindle.

snogglethorpe 14y ago
> The screen looks just as good as my partner's Kindle. Which kindle though? The screen on the new kindle paperwhite is reportedly a marked improvement over previous models...
- amalag 14y ago
  The limited reviews are saying the new Kobo glo is very comparable to the new kindle paperwhite. But availability is limited so I am still waiting for more reviews.
- tonyblundell 14y ago
  Kindle Keyboard. Haven't seen the paperwhite. Not that interested though TBH, the grey screens are fine.
pdw 14y ago
The Kobo is supposedly trivial to hack: http://ccoffing.net/tech/embedded/kobo/ http://ccoffing.net/tech/embedded/kobo/ "Of the three major e-readers out today, Kobo rocks the hardest. Kobo supports the ePub standard, has released code as required by the GPL, and has made the life of the hacker surprisingly easy (not locked down, preinstalled nc and vi, git repos, support forums, ...)."
- pasbesoin 14y ago
  I have an older model I haven't hacked but started looking into a bit; I'd like to enable landscape display for ePub as the current renderer cuts off long lines in code samples, with no way to scroll horizontally. As I recall, with that model you can boot from your own OS image by placing it on the external SD card. You can also flash the internally stored OS, if you feel particularly confident. I haven't done it, so research for yourself, if you're interested.
evilduck 14y ago
Just FYI, you can drag and drop files to the Kindle just like a thumb drive too. My biggest gripe is there's no way to manage and organize your content, everything just goes into one folder.
- lmm 14y ago
  Organization is just via collections.json, there are programs available to edit it (e.g. "create collection from folder")

snogglethorpe 14y ago

> The screen looks just as good as my partner's Kindle. Which kindle though? The screen on the new kindle paperwhite is reportedly a marked improvement over previous models...

amalag 14y ago
The limited reviews are saying the new Kobo glo is very comparable to the new kindle paperwhite. But availability is limited so I am still waiting for more reviews.
tonyblundell 14y ago
Kindle Keyboard. Haven't seen the paperwhite. Not that interested though TBH, the grey screens are fine.

pdw 14y ago

The Kobo is supposedly trivial to hack: http://ccoffing.net/tech/embedded/kobo/ http://ccoffing.net/tech/embedded/kobo/ "Of the three major e-readers out today, Kobo rocks the hardest. Kobo supports the ePub standard, has released code as required by the GPL, and has made the life of the hacker surprisingly easy (not locked down, preinstalled nc and vi, git repos, support forums, ...)."

pasbesoin 14y ago
I have an older model I haven't hacked but started looking into a bit; I'd like to enable landscape display for ePub as the current renderer cuts off long lines in code samples, with no way to scroll horizontally. As I recall, with that model you can boot from your own OS image by placing it on the external SD card. You can also flash the internally stored OS, if you feel particularly confident. I haven't done it, so research for yourself, if you're interested.

evilduck 14y ago

Just FYI, you can drag and drop files to the Kindle just like a thumb drive too. My biggest gripe is there's no way to manage and organize your content, everything just goes into one folder.

lmm 14y ago
Organization is just via collections.json, there are programs available to edit it (e.g. "create collection from folder")