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submitted 2 years ago by TiresomeOuting@lemmy.ca to c/books@lemmy.ml

I'm looking for an eReader that doesn't lock me into a particular ecosystem or format. Ideally I came just copy files over to it and have them work.

Other than that, small physical dimensions and a backlight would be great!

It's been years since I had one but in the market again and I'm not sure the current state of things. My old one was a Kobo and took files just fine.

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[-] chickadee@lemmy.one 0 points 2 years ago

Can you read books checked out from libby on kobo?

[-] kethali@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

My daughter reads a lot of books checked out via overdrive on her kobo (in Canada), though the search feature on the kobo itself is kind of garbage. We have better luck doing a search with the Libby app on a phone, checking it out, then syncing the kobo.

I use a Kindle myself (purchased on one of the good sales for roughly half price), though primarily via epub files transferred to the Kindle using Calibre. It's a busy UI, but it does work well and has lots of features. Pretty good as an archive of your ebook library.

[-] ethan@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

I’m not sure if it’s the same everywhere but in Canada you can for sure. Kindle has a very slightly better selection (small press horror lit tends to be missing from Kobo) but doesn’t support Overdrive here.

[-] minorsecond@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago
[-] chickadee@lemmy.one 0 points 2 years ago

That’s cool, I tried a kindle paperwhite, but returned it because I kept accidentally hitting that stupid power button they put on the bottom right where you hold it while reading.

[-] BendyLemmy@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Weird - literally never happened to me because I hold it 4 fingers on the back and thumb on the left edge.

[-] minorsecond@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

Ha, yeah I do that all the time. I'm still considering switching to a Kobo once I read all the books in my queue.

[-] Gatsby@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

I have a kobo Clara hd and it has the button on the bottom and i do this, its very annoying

[-] Glaive0@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

It occasionally takes some doing, but my wife does! She reads lots of Libby on Kobo and even manga from Libby.

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