Ask HN: E-reader without vendor lock-in

2 points by ensocode 4y ago ↗ HN

I am looking for a simple e-reader device without any shop integration, user account, censoring, vendor lock-in. Just a device with SD Card and/or Wifi acceptable battery life good e-ink screen. It should handle common formats epub, pdf, html ...

I thought that would be easy but it seems to be only Kindles and Tolinos. Maybe the Pocketbook is the closest to what I am looking for.

What do you use? Thanks for any recommendations!

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sturza 4y ago ↗

I have the ~10” pocketbook. You can use it as a file storage device, you can hack it and the battery life is amazing. It’s also painfully slow for anything else other than reading.

ntw1103 4y ago ↗

I am responding to this from a BOOX e-reader. It runs android and lets me install whatever I want. No sd card on this model. It supports the listed formats. You can also install other reader programs.