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Rizla · 07-12-2015, 04:46 PM

Kobo is the most open mainstream e-reader. You can install Koreader and Coolreader on it and they will read nearly any format.

Kindle is the least open. If you have an old Kindle, you might be able to jailbreak. If you don't know, keep your Kindle wifi off. It updates automatically and shuts down jailbreaking.

Alternatively get an Android e-reader like a Boyue or an Onyx, or a Nook ST (the old ones) and root it. You can "root" a Kobo with Android, but only the older readers, not the current generation, and the Android might be a bit flaky (at least on the Aura HD, less so the Glo).

FWIW my favorite Android reading app is AIreader.

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Rizla Member Retired Posts: 3,183 Karma: 11721895 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Nook STR (rooted) & Sony T2	Kobo is the most open mainstream e-reader. You can install Koreader and Coolreader on it and they will read nearly any format. Kindle is the least open. If you have an old Kindle, you might be able to jailbreak. If you don't know, keep your Kindle wifi off. It updates automatically and shuts down jailbreaking. Alternatively get an Android e-reader like a Boyue or an Onyx, or a Nook ST (the old ones) and root it. You can "root" a Kobo with Android, but only the older readers, not the current generation, and the Android might be a bit flaky (at least on the Aura HD, less so the Glo). FWIW my favorite Android reading app is AIreader. Last edited by Rizla; 07-12-2015 at 04:48 PM.