Comparison of e-book readers

[Audreyhazel]

What do you think of e-book readers that often have more functionality than the Kindle? Do you have a favorite device?

[Nathaniel]

I have a Kindle 11? I think. Ive had it 2.5 years. I really like it and I would be upset if it broke or lost it. The battery life is really starting to degrade.

[Annika]

I've had a Kindle 7 for 9 years now and I'm pretty happy with it. Just not a fan of supporting Bezos when buying ebooks. Battery is alright I guess.

[Aymen]

I wrote a e-book and I'm completely lost

[Aymee]

I have a BOOX Page and I love it. It's Android based so you can add all your reading apps - Kindle, Kobo, Nook, etc. - and be able to access everything in one device. Bonus that it has an e-ink screen so it's not like reading on a tablet.

[Audreyhazel]

Aymee wrote: "I have a BOOX Page and I love it. It's Android based so you can add all your reading apps - Kindle, Kobo, Nook, etc. - and be able to access everything in one device. Bonus that it has an e-ink scr..."

I know this one.

[Erica]

I use an iPad, and have only used an iPad, so I can't compare devices, but I do prefer the size, weight, and compatibility/interoperability with my other Apple devices, but I find that the most differences in e-reading are the apps, not necessarily the device.

For example, my library uses Overdrive, Hoopla, Reading, Digital Editions, Libby, and PocketBook, where certain book versions only are available on certain apps, so I'm limited in my choice of how I can consume an e-book.

Unless I purchase a book that is available on the other apps I have.

Which are many, and I organize them into subfolders on my home screen.

I have found that Overdrive (PocketBook as well) and the Kindle app have the most accessible features of highlighting, font styles, font size, zoom in/out, screen colors, adjustable light brilliance/temperature, word search, bookmarks, and dictionary features.

The color choices of highlighting, word search, and dictionary features are particularly super helpful to me.

One thing though, I have found frustrating with any apps is, years ago I uploaded my entire library of owned e-books onto "Books" which is an Apple app, for the main purposes of course to read them, but namely, dedicated access to them when OFFLINE, and somehow, at some point, when I connected to the internet, they were no longer hard-stored on my device.

Instead, they were automatically pulled off of my device and now stored on the cloud, to where I have to download every single one again. So when I have done that with a few I decided to read, but unfortunately, they still end up back in the cloud after some time once I'm reconnected to the internet.

I haven't figured out a good way to fix this problem or what app is best for e-books you own from years ago that are in various formats of first generation publications of e-book MP3s, PDFs, etc... since some apps don't even accept imports of them.

[Mary ♥]

I have a Kobo Libra 2 and it's my baby, could not be happier with my e-reader.

[J]

Do not buy a Kindle Paperwhite unless you only want to read books that are part of KU. Non KU books can only be read using a Fire tablet or a Kindle App, which can not be downloaded to non Fire devices. Buyer Beware!

[Bruna]

I use an ordinary tablet and use the app ReadEra. It works with any file format, you can change the font, the size, and color of background. You can make a library and organize it. It pretty much looks and works (even better) like a Kindle or Kobo and you know... you can do much more on a single device!

[Bethany]

I use a Kobo (I cant remember which one but its waterproof) and buying it was the best decision i ever made! Its so lightweight and has a great battery. Used it for 2 years now. Only fault is it takes a while to turn on but other than that its perfect. Was a reasonable price too!