What's the best bang-for-your-buck ebook reader?
I've been looking at the Kobo aura 2013 and it looks really nice. Flush touch screen, backlight, SD card slot, and around $50 used.
Was also thinking a 2nd gen Kindle Paperwhite but that's a little more expensive, plus I'd have to go through the trouble of Jailbreaking it.
>>54562468
>around $50 used.
Fuck me are they really?
>bought one of these at least 2 years ago
>thought I was going to start reading a shit ton again
>paid nearly $200 all said and done
>have read less than 70 hours in those 2-3 years, probably 10 hours of that being idle time where I left it on
>>54562468
if it isn't the one with the 0 brightness screen that costs 100 dollars it's trash
>>54562619
Why didn't you get the nook simple touch?
I know for a fact that 2-3 years ago /g/ recommended it because of it's price.
>>54562619
Wait sorry, mine was the HD, not the regular Aura.
>>54562657
Wanted the extra resolution for manga and PDF shit.
>>54562636
Aura's have a zero brightness screen, yes.
>>54562672
Aura HD's sell for a bit more, around $80 or so.
I'd like the extra size but I'm not sure if it's worth the price difference.
My Kobo Glo has lasted me like 5 years now.
Read on it every night. For $100 or so, I've pirated like $4000 worth of books.
Apologies to the authors but otherwise I wouldn't be reading at all.
>>54562719
>I'd like the extra size but I'm not sure if it's worth the price difference.
I fucking love mine as little as I've used it. If you're into manga/comics at all I'd say it's a must over the normal Aura. If you just want it for normal books then maybe not unless you'd enjoy a larger screen for larger print.
Icarus Illumina 2 HD.
Android 4.2, backlit pearl screen (758x1024) Installed F-droid and Nova launcher, decrapified it and now it is a perfect epub/ light pdf reader. I can even read my scanned textbooks on it after running them through k2pdfopt.
Currently experimenting with Tachiyomi as a manga reader, p good, but sadly not full screen, nav bar is still visible. Too bad I need the nav bar for basic navigation.
Anyone with the current base-model kindle (touch? 7th gen? Whatever they call it): I feel like the weakest part of mine is the power button. It's not damaged or anything, but it has some give and it's the only part that protrudes.
I suppose buttons are pretty much the easiest thing to fix if it ever does break and I want to DIY it. And hey, it was only £60. Still, I feel like it's an odd design choice.
Anyone had their button break?
>>54562468
I have what you have in the picture, got it for $50 and it's literally perfect you don't need anything more
e-book readers with decent color support fucking when?
>>54565925
Never, unless someone invents a new screen technology
I had the Kobo aura that you speak of and it was nice except it was much less responsive. Might be better to get the paperwhite, as in my experience they are better in that respect
>>54565013
sony dpt-s1. I heard that is a good stuff, but is too expensive.
I got a kobo glo hd for 70 euro which was a great deal.
The only thing I dislike about it is that the light intensity fluctuates ever so slightly but definitely noticeable when set to 0-15% or so. That's only a problem when reading in complete darkness though.
>>54565925
E-Ink Triton was a thing. It is no longer a thing because no major manufacturers would buy it. So color e-readers will never happen.
I've bought a kindle paperwhite ($25) and Kindle keyboard ($10) used and have really liked them. Would try out the others but I haven't seen any for sale. I don't get the whole jailbreak thing, you can convert it all to run on mobi or just download it that way easily enough.
Kindle paperwhite 2015
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How's the kindle voyager? Worth it? It costs a lot.
