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Old 06-14-2016, 10:58 PM   #2
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Originally Posted by Bob the builder View Post
Can anyone recommend a brand and model that is open-source and flexible? Preferably robust too! All I want is an e-reader. I don't particularly care if it's touchscreen, has internet access, can cook me an egg or whatever.

I just want something I can read ebooks on (especially open-source ones), that doesn't strain my eyes and is preferably reasonably robust. Waterproof would be great, but I realise that's probably not available except for Kobo.
The other two choices are Kindles and Nooks. Both have touch screens. The Nook has a front light as do most models of the Kindle.

My preference for reading is a Kindle and I have several but I have a Nook Glowlight Plus and a couple of Kobos, although they're older ones. From my experience I don't there's any reason to assume that one is going to be less fragile than the others. They're all electronic devices which means they're fragile and they all have screens which are the must vulnerable part.

As I said I prefer the Kindle and if you want good customer service Amazon is sure the place to get it. But my suggestion, if you're happy with the Kobo, is to stick with it and learn that you have to take care of electronic devices and sometimes things go wrong even if you do.

I'm typing this on my week old Acer laptop which will be replaced Thursday because it's having hardware problems. I could have opted for a different model and brand but I like the thing and I'm getting another one just like it. It's just one of the things that you have to deal with when you buy electronics. Sometimes things go wrong.

By the way, I use my Kobos mostly to lend books out so they're easily the most roughly treated devices I have but they've held up very well. One is about 3 years old. The other is older but I bought it used on Ebay about a year and a half ago. Either of them could probably pass as a new device even though they've been used by a lot of different people. There's nothing inherently wrong with Kobos.

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