Suggestions for ereader

Moss5

which I'm guessing isn't what the OP is after.
HOW COULD WE KNOW?

Carrot007

elsien said:

Carrot007 said:

neilmcl said:

For the best ereaders you have basically a choice of two, Amazon Kindle and Kobo.

Fopr the best ereaders I would recomend something else.

However if it is cheap with bad eco systems and costly in the future rather than upfront then carry on.

Please do. There’s little point in saying you’d recommend something else, then not actually doing so. 

OK.

Onyx Boox. Many options. Runs android.

Pocketbook. Many options. Runs linux.

Not that the OS matters to end users.

Both of these have colour options. Both I think have models with USB C (I would not entertain anything else these days).  Pocketbook is probably the only option if you wad SD card support these days.

Amazon's options are out of date and overpriced. Kobo's options are worse. (though not as ovberpriced).

I would as per posts futher on here recommend, a normal non e-ink tablet if you wanrt to read. Not nice on the eyes. Though at least the amazon 8/10 are not so low eres to be horrable on the eyes they are still a standard display which is not good. (and avoid the amazon eco-system, though that is possible with a pc and a convertor anyway but why bother with the downsides of the amazon devices for such a thing (I have an amazon 8 inch tablet, I love it, I would not read on it)).

elsien

And do these run both amazon books and epub or is conversion still needed? 
Although having googled the Onyx that is out of my price range anyway.

neilmcl

Carrot007 said:

neilmcl said:

For the best ereaders you have basically a choice of two, Amazon Kindle and Kobo.

Fopr the best ereaders I would recomend something else.

However if it is cheap with bad eco systems and costly in the future rather than upfront then carry on.

Please do then.

neilmcl

Carrot007 said:

elsien said:

Carrot007 said:

neilmcl said:

For the best ereaders you have basically a choice of two, Amazon Kindle and Kobo.

Fopr the best ereaders I would recomend something else.

However if it is cheap with bad eco systems and costly in the future rather than upfront then carry on.

Please do. There’s little point in saying you’d recommend something else, then not actually doing so. 

OK.

Onyx Boox. Many options. Runs android.

Pocketbook. Many options. Runs linux.

Not that the OS matters to end users.

Both of these have colour options. Both I think have models with USB C (I would not entertain anything else these days).  Pocketbook is probably the only option if you wad SD card support these days.

Amazon's options are out of date and overpriced. Kobo's options are worse. (though not as ovberpriced).

I would as per posts futher on here recommend, a normal non e-ink tablet if you wanrt to read. Not nice on the eyes. Though at least the amazon 8/10 are not so low eres to be horrable on the eyes they are still a standard display which is not good. (and avoid the amazon eco-system, though that is possible with a pc and a convertor anyway but why bother with the downsides of the amazon devices for such a thing (I have an amazon 8 inch tablet, I love it, I would not read on it)).

So you're recommending highly priced products that have very little support here in the UK?

Moss5

Please stop it.
This has become a hissing up against the wall contest and is NOT helping the OP.

Carrot007

neilmcl said:

Carrot007 said:

elsien said:

Carrot007 said:

neilmcl said:

For the best ereaders you have basically a choice of two, Amazon Kindle and Kobo.

Fopr the best ereaders I would recomend something else.

However if it is cheap with bad eco systems and costly in the future rather than upfront then carry on.

Please do. There’s little point in saying you’d recommend something else, then not actually doing so. 

OK.

Onyx Boox. Many options. Runs android.

Pocketbook. Many options. Runs linux.

Not that the OS matters to end users.

Both of these have colour options. Both I think have models with USB C (I would not entertain anything else these days).  Pocketbook is probably the only option if you wad SD card support these days.

Amazon's options are out of date and overpriced. Kobo's options are worse. (though not as ovberpriced).

I would as per posts futher on here recommend, a normal non e-ink tablet if you wanrt to read. Not nice on the eyes. Though at least the amazon 8/10 are not so low eres to be horrable on the eyes they are still a standard display which is not good. (and avoid the amazon eco-system, though that is possible with a pc and a convertor anyway but why bother with the downsides of the amazon devices for such a thing (I have an amazon 8 inch tablet, I love it, I would not read on it)).

So you're recommending highly priced products that have very little support here in the UK?

Seem cheaper than the others to me overall. Depends on what you want of course.

I understand that the UK stance is cheap unfront with ridiculous after costs. Goes that way for printers too. Does not seem to stop people moaning at their choices though. What is a little (as at the low end here is is) more upfront when it costs less overall?

Carrot007

Moss5 said:

Please stop it.
This has become a hissing up against the wall contest and is NOT helping the OP.

OK. OP want simple and enforced. Go amazon.

Want somthing else see what I said.

Cannot see anything redeeming about kobo. But if anyone else wants to chip in.

Do_Not_Book_With_MyTrip_com

I would opt for pocketbook or the other one boox.

Annie1960

elsien said:

I still use my nook simple touch. You can download books to Adobe then just transfer across from a laptop. The WiFi downloads don’t work directly any more. 

My library does BorrowBox , and again this works fine on the nook if you still have yours. You can also use older versions of Calibre to put Amazon books onto it.
Although academic if you no longer have your Nook! 

BorrowBox will only work in the kindle fire tablet, not on the paper white or kindle e-readers. I emailed to ask them. Which is why I’d personally go for the kobo because I specifically want an e-reader not a tablet. Whereas my mother is perfectly happy to read books on her kindle.
Some of it is just down to personal preference. 

Thanks! I did find my Nook, and managed to get it working, much to my surprise! I've found much of interest on Project Gutenberg, and I've managed to download books to my laptop and transfer them across using the pdf format. 

I've not tried the BorrowBox yet, as I've had plenty to read from Project Gutenberg.