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Only for reading, easily available in EU, low budget: which e-ink device/distro? (feddit.org)

submitted 1 month ago by A_norny_mousse@feddit.org to c/linux@programming.dev

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Only for reading, easily available in EU, low budget: which e-ink device/distro?

I'm looking for something to read books on, copied over from a local collection (mostly .epub). Networking is not desired, a fast USB connection is. A good battery or exchangeable battery would be nice.

Not too large - maximum DIN A5 for the whole device.

I remember from years ago that some devices were deemed unhackable, some much more suitable to install Linux on.

I'd prefer to buy used, so something that was sold a lot in Europe is preferable.

I will not spend much more than €100.

In other words, some old commercial e-reader that was known for being hackable, I guess.

Please do not recommend the new PineNote, it's (slightly) too large and way too expensive and I don't think I need that much computing power.

Thanks in advance.

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[–] ShellMonkey@piefed.socdojo.com 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (10 children)

Pocketbook has been good to me, not bound to any particular format or shop, just reads files and a lot of them are fairly inexpensive.

I would assume they're available in Europe since I believe it's a German company.

[–] curbstickle@anarchist.nexus 4 points 1 month ago

That Verse model is quite nice for the price!

My wife has been asking about an eBook reader - her kobo broke some time ago, so she makes use of my modded kindle when I'm not, otherwise she reads on her phone.

This seems like a solid option!

And maybe the nice big color one for me...

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