Amazon announces first Kindle ever with color screen, retailing for $279 : technology

[-] myopic_menace@reddthat.com 129 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I'd recommend everyone to buy a Kobo over these, it's much easier to read your own .pdf and .epub files than on a Kindle.

[-] firepenny@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago

Thanks for this. Was in the market for an e-reader and didn't really feel like jumping through Amazon bullshit

[-] forgotaboutlaye@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago

I also love my Kobo. I've heard you can unlock it and flash a community supported OS, which might be another true benefit over Kindle depending on your needs.

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[-] Matt@lemdro.id 14 points 2 years ago

Kobo

[-] ALilOff@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

I recommend Boox, I don’t know about their dedicated e-reader, but I have the Onyx Boox Air C it’s a little pricier, but it’s an E-Ink tablet so I take all my notes there. (The C versions are color)

As someone who takes a lot of notes during their work, I can’t recommend enough. Gone are the days I’ve bought paper notebooks.

[-] EvilBit@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

The only reason I never bought into Boox is their flagrant violation of GPL.

[-] Brkdncr@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

Amazon also bought up a comic distributor a while back which may make this easier to get the content I want.

I’ve never had issues emailing PDFs and epubs to my kindle address to read them.

I’ll need to check out kobu though, they have a color one that’s $100 cheaper.

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[-] tiramichu@lemm.ee 38 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I've had two kindles so far, but my next e-reader won't be from Amazon.

I'm trying to move my tech life away from closed ecosystems as much as possible, So I'll probably go for a kobo or boox.

For me the dream would be a really large colour ereader around 10 inches, where you can view even the densest manga or comics comfortably without zooming or scrolling. I think that's what I'm holding out for.

[-] atocci@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

Have you looked into the Note Air 3 C or the Tab Ultra C Pro from boox? They're both exactly what you describe, and the Tab is out now but the Note launches October 24th.

[-] tiramichu@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago

Thanks. I've been keeping my eye on colour ereaders, and the tech has improved so rapidly in the last couple of years I do wonder if I just hang on for another year then the colour reproduction could be even better.

Can't wait forever of course, that defeats the whole purpose, but it might pay to wait just a little.

[-] the16bitgamer@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Giving you a heads up as a Onyx Boox Nova 3 owner. These devices are poorly supported. You'd get maybe a year of "updates", meaning the bundled apps are updated. But after that you are on your own.

It's a brilliant e-reader don't get me wrong, and I'll take it over a Kobo or a Kindle any day. But go in assuming that you'd want to keep it offline.

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[+] Xatolos@reddthat.com 18 points 2 years ago

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[-] lime@feddit.nu 6 points 2 years ago

pdfs don't have a hard-set text size, and cbr/cbz is just a bunch of jpegs in a rar or zip file, respectively. the first one is a non-issue if you reflow and the second one can be zoomed in to. granted, neither is ideal, but it's workable.

personally i've kept it to comics in pocket format.

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[+] penquin@lemm.ee 14 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

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[-] Artyom@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

My guess is that Amazon thinks everyone forgot about the Kindle Fire cuz that was before last quarter and that's as far back as they remember.

[-] TheRealKuni@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago

Amazon Fire wasn’t an e-Ink screen, it was LCD.

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[-] barsquid@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago

Anyone know of a color ereader that I can get a custom Linux distro on? Maybe Pine64 will do one eventually.

[-] MindlessZ@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago

Onyx boox runs android. You could probably root it, but I've never looked into it

[-] UNY0N@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

The remarkable 2 is apparently good for this if you know what you are doing.

https://www.reddit.com/r/RemarkableTablet/comments/lzuxti/experience_using_the_remarkable_2_as_a_linux/

I have one and I'm very happy with it, but I use it exclusively for todo lists and taking notes, so I have no need to tinker with it.

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[-] the16bitgamer@programming.dev 11 points 2 years ago

Only if you live in the US or UK. Lol I didn't realize Amazon's international kneecapping of their products moved to include hardware along with software.

For context if you are Canadian you don't get access to overdrive or audiobooks on Kindle. Fun fact this also includes their fire tablets.

[-] MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

There were already multiple such devices from competitors on the market last year.

Personal fazit: they lose in almost every area against a cheap tablet.

[-] redditReallySucks@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 2 years ago

Except for the screen

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[-] figaro@lemdro.id 10 points 2 years ago

I just got a boox e ink tablet. It runs android. I have a sideloaded manga reading app and Google books installed. epub books (found easily on Yandex) can be uploaded to Google books from my phone.

I love it.

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[-] Juice260@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

I’m super torn between not wanting more Amazon in my life and wanting a convenient way to binge a lot of comics and manga

[-] MightyLordJason@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago

I quite like my Kobo Libra Colour

[-] Juice260@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Thanks for the recommendation, I’ll look into it 🤔

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[-] DaCrazyJamez@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago

Youre looking for an Onyx Boox tablet - a little pricey, but worth it for the un-enshitified tablet.

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[-] atocci@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Cool, I wonder which type of color technology this uses though, I can't seem to find that info.

I would prefer Gallery over Kaleido, but I'm guessing it's Kaleido because of the different ppi listed between the b&w and color modes.

[-] quixotic120@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Have you ever actually used gallery? it sucks

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[-] elucubra@sopuli.xyz 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I’ve often wondered why e-ink displays are so expensive

[-] Senal@programming.dev 22 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

IIRC licensing monopolies and capitalist bullshit.

old link but still : https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26143407

[-] JoeKrogan@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I have a 2011 kindle, the silver one with no backlight . I got second hand from a friend and I use calibre on linux to convert books to the amazon format and copy them over via USB. It does the job but I have seen that these are like 20 ducats on eBay and other places if anyone wants a cheap option.

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