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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...

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[–] [email protected] 35 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Kobo devices are the way to go. Easy sideloading, multiple FOSS operating system alternatives, and generally they've got some nice n' cheap options.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (3 children)

What do you mean with OS alternatives?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah, this and Koreader are the ones I was referring to. Sorry for not listing anything.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Koreader is one. Plato is another.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Those are glorifies apps that you install on top of the default OS

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Instructions for avoiding sign in, and side-loading etc

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Can I transfer books though SFTP or something, or just USB?