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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[–] shinnoodles@lemmy.world 36 points 1 year ago (5 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.

[–] iturnedintoanewt@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago (3 children)

What do you mean with OS alternatives?

[–] infeeeee@lemm.ee 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.

[–] Prunebutt@feddit.de 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The only one I know is Inkbox OS https://inkbox.ddns.net/

[–] shinnoodles@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

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

[–] beSyl@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Koreader is one. Plato is another.

[–] SatyrSack@lemmy.one 2 points 1 year ago

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

[–] thirdBreakfast@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Instructions for avoiding sign in, and side-loading etc

[–] sxan@midwest.social 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.

[–] SatyrSack@lemmy.one 1 points 1 year ago

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

[–] Mr_Blott 1 points 1 year ago

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