im thinking of getting an ereader, but cant find many foss devices. i dont plan on connecting it to the internet, so i suppose it doesnt matter if its controlled by amazon right? love to hear your thoughts…
im thinking of getting an ereader, but cant find many foss devices. i dont plan on connecting it to the internet, so i suppose it doesnt matter if its controlled by amazon right? love to hear your thoughts…
Kobo devices are the way to go. Easy sideloading, multiple FOSS operating system alternatives, and generally they’ve got some nice n’ cheap options.
What do you mean with OS alternatives?
You can install PostmarketOS on several kobo devices, e.g.: https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Kobo_Clara_HD_(kobo-clara)
PostmarketOS is a general linux distro based on alpine linux.
The only one I know is Inkbox OS https://inkbox.ddns.net/
Yeah, this and Koreader are the ones I was referring to. Sorry for not listing anything.
Koreader is one. Plato is another.
Those are glorifies apps that you install on top of the default OS
Instructions for avoiding sign in, and side-loading etc
I’ve had good luck with this. I buy books, and occasionally go to my library and download the books to my desktop for the day I change devices. Adept helps with the DRM stuff, and knock with the even worse ASCM DRM crap. Manage it all in Calibre.
Some books I move to a reMarkable and read them there; technical books, mainly, because they’re easier to read in large format - code examples, formulas, etc., are better on a bigger screen.
Can I transfer books though SFTP or something, or just USB?
Been using Kobo for a decade and admittedly they were a bit shit to start with. Poor build quality and slow OS
Recently got a new one and they’ve improved massively. Way more solid, much better performance, and still no need to be connected to anything, just load up epubs and go