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El Macho · 08-31-2020, 03:24 PM

Hi,

EDIT – hit submit and realized that I wrote "Paperwhite" rather than "Pocketbook in the title. Oops!

I have a Kindle Oasis, but want to get out of Amazon's ecosystem. (Thanks to Apprentice Alf I can bring my hundreds of Kindle books with me, I think.) I like the screen size of the Oasis – I find the Paperwhite to be a little too small, but a 10" screen is too big. I have a Boox Note 2 for reading pdfs etc, this ereader will be used on the go (once we're out of quarantine…) and in bed.

I've been thinking about the Kobo Aura or the Inkpad 3 Pro, but am open to other suggestions. I might even go down to a cheaper 6" reader just to try it out, if there's one that's super great to read on. (I've seen some folks on here say that the Pocketbook Touch HD has better contrast than the Inkpad?)

Here are my main use cases/wants:

Great screen quality/contrast. I read on the thing, so that's most important.
Hooked up with Overdrive so I can get books from the library all on the device.
It'd be great to be able to get to Project Gutenberg or StandardEbooks to dl books directly
Ability to read RSS feeds and/or my Pocket saved articles – I saw that the Inkpad has an RSS reader?
Developer friendly a plus.
Ability to filter blue light/adjust lighting based on time of day would be huge.
Nice UI. The kindle is bad, and the Boox is worse. I know this is very subjective, but I'm interested to hear what you think.

Thank you!

Any suggestions?

08-31-2020, 03:24 PM	#1
El Macho Member Posts: 14 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Kindle Oasis, Boox Note 2	Kindle Oasis owner looking for a change – Pocketbook, Kobo, or ____? Hi, EDIT – hit submit and realized that I wrote "Paperwhite" rather than "Pocketbook in the title. Oops! I have a Kindle Oasis, but want to get out of Amazon's ecosystem. (Thanks to Apprentice Alf I can bring my hundreds of Kindle books with me, I think.) I like the screen size of the Oasis – I find the Paperwhite to be a little too small, but a 10" screen is too big. I have a Boox Note 2 for reading pdfs etc, this ereader will be used on the go (once we're out of quarantine…) and in bed. I've been thinking about the Kobo Aura or the Inkpad 3 Pro, but am open to other suggestions. I might even go down to a cheaper 6" reader just to try it out, if there's one that's super great to read on. (I've seen some folks on here say that the Pocketbook Touch HD has better contrast than the Inkpad?) Here are my main use cases/wants: Great screen quality/contrast. I read on the thing, so that's most important. Hooked up with Overdrive so I can get books from the library all on the device. It'd be great to be able to get to Project Gutenberg or StandardEbooks to dl books directly Ability to read RSS feeds and/or my Pocket saved articles – I saw that the Inkpad has an RSS reader? Developer friendly a plus. Ability to filter blue light/adjust lighting based on time of day would be huge. Nice UI. The kindle is bad, and the Boox is worse. I know this is very subjective, but I'm interested to hear what you think. Thank you! Any suggestions?