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Amazon reveals first color Kindle, new Kindle Scribe, and more

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572 points bookofjoe | 5 comments | 16 Oct 24 13:52 UTC | HN request time: 0.645s | source
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sourcepluck ◴[16 Oct 24 22:54 UTC] No.41864702[source]▶
Using the wisdom of the crowd here: what is the best ereader for tinkering? I'm browsing the answers here looking for that and I don't know if anything actually fits the bill. Something with Android, tablet-type machines, seems to be the answer? Is there nothing better?
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1. alwayslikethis ◴[16 Oct 24 22:57 UTC] No.41864721[source]▶
Get a Kobo, which model depends on your needs. A Kindle is never yours since Amazon can push arbitrary updates wipe your stuff. Don't buy Boox either, as they include a lot of bloatware, not to mention they're blatantly disregarding GPL.

Kobos are mostly just arm linux machines. You can install KOReader on them for a better reading experience.

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2. infotainment ◴[16 Oct 24 23:41 UTC] No.41865008[source]▶
I’ve read this, but I’ve also heard various downsides to Kobo, including in the discussion on this post. (Battery issues, general device glitches, etc)

Which Kobo do you use, and how has your experience been?

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3. alwayslikethis ◴[16 Oct 24 23:52 UTC] No.41865073[source]▶
Libra H2O. Never had noticeable issues I'd say. Battery life is quite long. I couldn't get syncthing to work reliably, though it isn't super necessary.
4. evanreichard ◴[17 Oct 24 03:03 UTC] No.41866049[source]▶
FWIW I've been running a jailbroken PW5 for a few years now always connected to the internet without any issues dealing with updates.

I did rename the ota binary. I'm aware that there's always the possibility of Amazon maybe having some other way to push an update, but I haven't had any issues so far.

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5. alwayslikethis ◴[17 Oct 24 11:26 UTC] No.41868557[source]▶
Good for you, but you can't count on buying a new device and having it be jailbreakable. For someone deciding what to buy it's not a good option. It's also a lot of work and worrying over something you bought and paid for.