Hello.
I'm quite interested about getting an ebook reader device for easier long reading off all kind of technical documents and my own scanned books. The problem is that I see too many different alternatives and still not clear certain things.
I use Linux and I would like the most Open ebook reader device available out there. I mean possible to modify and hack the software on it, able to put my own software is an interesting advantage for me. Having a community that also updates software in an unofficial way (new apps, newer kernel, fixing bugs) is also a plus too.
I would use it also for other stuff like
Interactive Fiction, the digital equivalent to the
Choose Your Own Adventure books and other kind of non-linear literature novels. I found a port of
Gargoyle for iLiad, so this gets quite interesting too.
iRex iLiad seems quite interesting in the hardware but is expensive. The plus is that has the best screen and a touch one. I would like to know the advantages over other ebook devices and disadvantages, and know if any of them are solved in an unofficial way. I see some people ports and develops software for this device so is another big plus too.
Sorry for my inaccurate English, but I can't find a community in Spain about this kind of devices. It seems people don't like to read and prefer to pay more money in the long run with physical books and some kind of romantical-materialist thing.
Best regards.