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Looking for an ebook reader (hardware) which doesn't hold a proprietary OS (feddit.it)

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I wanna buy an ebook reader but i don't want any amazon or other companies shit in there, just something i can connect to my pc, pass ebooks in different formats into it and read.

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[-] pjhenry1216@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Does it support a web browser? Cause I've also been considering ditching play-dependent apps and could theoretically just use their web site for comics.

[-] d3Xt3r@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

Yep, it comes with a skinned version of Chrome. It's just standard Android without Google Play Services, and a custom launcher. So you're free to install any browser or a third party app/store. I use F-Droid and Aurora Store to install my apps. They do have their own app store as well, but it has a very limited selection of apps.

[-] pjhenry1216@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Awesome, thanks for the info!

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