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KDawg · 10-05-2022, 01:45 PM

MR says I haven't posted since 2011! I'll catch up.

I am less happy with Amazon and Jeff Bezos every day and am looking at Kindle alternatives. I was using Nooks before Kindles but I'm disappointed that the GL4 is not water resistant and the G+ seems to be discontinued.

I'm liking the look of the Libra2 the most. I am disappointed that I'd have to install NickelMenu to have Dropbox access. I'm trying to leave wired side loading behind, which is easy with Kindles, but rooting/modding via my Mac to make that happen, and then keeping up with mod software in addition to Kobo firmware seems to defeat the purpose.

I really like the Send To Kindle feature for freebie epubs (now) and pdfs and it looks like any change I make will be a compromise in terms of hassle at best.

Thoughts?

Thanks!

10-05-2022, 01:45 PM	#1
KDawg Junior Senior Posts: 94 Karma: 81 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Raleigh, NC Device: nookColor, nook, PRS-900, PRS-505, PRS-500, Kindle PW, Kindle Oasis	Do most people mod/root their Kobos? MR says I haven't posted since 2011! I'll catch up. I am less happy with Amazon and Jeff Bezos every day and am looking at Kindle alternatives. I was using Nooks before Kindles but I'm disappointed that the GL4 is not water resistant and the G+ seems to be discontinued. I'm liking the look of the Libra2 the most. I am disappointed that I'd have to install NickelMenu to have Dropbox access. I'm trying to leave wired side loading behind, which is easy with Kindles, but rooting/modding via my Mac to make that happen, and then keeping up with mod software in addition to Kobo firmware seems to defeat the purpose. I really like the Send To Kindle feature for freebie epubs (now) and pdfs and it looks like any change I make will be a compromise in terms of hassle at best. Thoughts? Thanks!