[Patchicat]

I've been a Nook fan since 2009 when I purchased the original Nook. I currently own an original Nook Color, an original Nook Color Tablet, and the Nook HD+ 32 gig. I've been using the Color Tablet for about a year or so because of it's convenient size and battery life.

However, I recently discovered that Nook Study no longer will download my Barnes & Noble purchases to my computer (running Windows 10 Pro). I managed to work around it using my original Nook Color, but the method is clunky. I am a huge fan of future proofing my purchases for various reasons. I've stuck with Barnes & Noble through all their user/consumer unfriendly changes, but I've just about reached my limit.

I do own an older Kindle, but I am not an Amazon/Kindle fan. It has to do with when Amazon took back legitimately purchased books because they sold books they had no right to sell and didn't inform the purchasers of what they were doing. They probably learned a valuable lesson from the experience, but I don't really trust Amazon not to do it again. Another reason I like to future proof my purchases.

I do not need anything huge, so a 10 inch screen is not an option. It needs to be something I can comfortably hold as I have arthritis in my hands. Color would be nice, but it's not really necessary. I need something easy on the eyes in terms of resolution and contrast; I have dry eyes. I would like a decent battery life as I'd rather not have to recharge the battery every day or every other day.

So, what are my choices out there for replacing my Nook with something other than a Kindle? I will not purchase anything made by Sony for reasons with which I will not bore you. I do not plan on spending more than $200.00. I prefer the epub format.

I've been investigating the Kobo and the Onyx Boox, but I don't know enough about either to make an informed decision.

Thanks.