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Any advice on what to buy to use as an e-reader? (slrpnk.net)

submitted 3 months ago by Cdavid@slrpnk.net to c/asksolarpunk@slrpnk.net

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I have been wanting to have an e-reader so I can stop piling up physical books (takes a lot of space) and im not sure if i should straight buy an e-reader (do they have programmed obsolence issues too?) or an affordable and durable netbook/notebook/tablet

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[–] Cdavid@slrpnk.net 1 points 3 months ago (8 children)

I never truly understood the use of epubs to be honest, I usually convert them to PDF. Also I didn't know you could do crossword puzzles on E ink that does sound very nice, so I assume you could do Sudoku as well? I have heard of reMarkable and it sounds perfect for me but its not within my reach atm unfortunately. I never heard of Boox so I will check it out. Is Kobo durable too?

[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (5 children)

ePubs are generally a bit smaller than PDF's, and more critically, allow the text to reflow to fit the screen of any device, or to your personal preference (such as spacing, font size, ragged edge vs full justification, etc). It's the best open-source format for reading on a device, IMHO.

[–] Cdavid@slrpnk.net 1 points 3 months ago (4 children)

Is it safe as PDF (i know PDF can be virus ridden by usually embedding the virus in specific parts of the PDF layers or so I heard a while ago, which I usually am careful what PDF i open) or more/less?

[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Should be, yes.

[–] Cdavid@slrpnk.net 1 points 3 months ago

Thanks, I'll try it

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