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Originally Posted by marinheiro
As an alternative I plan to read the PDFs on a tablet, so I am thinking of getting a tablet just to use as a reader. I am used to Linux and would like to stick with that and avoid getting caught up in either the Google or Apple ecosystems, which does limit my choices.
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A secondhand Lenovo X201. I have one running Linux Mint 20.1 I had to manually install the touch/wacom. It converts into a touch tablet with Wacom pen. I've not added the extra script needed to fix orientation of touch & pen when you rotate.
I agree Android is annoying and Apple walled in and expensive. But I have a 10″ Lenovo Yoga Tab (about €240) and nova launcher to avoid evil Google search. 3rd party touch keyboard to avoid evil Google keyboard & voice. Real email via k9email, the default mail gives a Google server the Pop3/Imap & SMTP credentials and is like a terminal to Google. My phone has Signal even for SMS because the default Android Messaging gives Google a copy of all SMS!
Xodo for PDF, Lithium and Pocketbook for ebooks. Alternate non-Google camera and photo gallery.
I disable location, maps etc. I only put on WiFi for Viber, Firefox browser or updates.