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Originally Posted by JSWolf
It sounds like the hardware is good but cripples with lousy software. FBReader is rubbish and it doesn't allow users to do much and FBReader is not a very good program for reading ePub. Plus, you cannot borrow ePub from Overdrive. So unless you install other reading software, you get a wirthless Reader.
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I got the Bouye LikeBook Plus and I like it!
Better for reading actual eBooks than a tablet, but worse than a tablet for anything else. Even if it is possible (but not very pleasant) to use for other stuff like surfing and so on.
The reason I got this specific device was that it is so easy to install most Androids apps on it. Even other launchers, like RelaunchX for eInk. Many Android eReader apps have settings/optimizations for eInk/ePaper displays. And I can use my favorite Android sync tool, FolderSync, to transfer books, saved to disc on my NAS, from calibre, to the device over wifi.
I have tested a few different reader apps now, and most seem to work fine. But the RAM makes smaller apps preferable. But even a monster app like Bookari Premium works fine. Currently I am trying Librera (paid). Librera has very nice support for eInk and feels small and fast enough. But is perhaps a little too willing to react on accidental multitouch gestures.
I haven't even tried the stock launcher and eReader yet...
I haven't tried any music, audiobook or podcast software either. I will most likely stick to using my Android phone with much more storage on a 128GB SD-card for that.
The main reason I don't use my favorite eReader software, Bookari Premium, on the device is that Bookari uses a lot of storage for the metadata cache. It extracts covers from books and converts and stores them as (big) PNG-files. These PNG-files are often bigger than the books they come from... Not good on a device without SD-slot and limited storage. And covers are obviously of limited interest on an eInk device... Otherwise 16GB is plenty for eBooks like actual novels and so on.
If you don't like the idea of a eInk device that allows you to install any (most?) Android apps to freely customize "the experience", including the launcher, then I guess you should buy something that is a little more locked down...
