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Hello guys!

I want to buy an ebook reader (first pourchase of ebook reader ever). So I was spending a lot of times on reviews and researching the last couple of days...

I'm not sure which one should I get
- Kindle paperwhite 2021 6.8
- Pocketbook Era
- Kobo libra 2


I'm looking for something in the 6.8 - 7 inch segment.
My top priorities are:
- Good screen and light, sharpnes and contrast - Very important because I have impaired vision
- Supporting wide range of formats - Very important because I plan to read mainly scientific literature which comes in different formats. (Perfectly aware that pdfs wont be good). Looking for smooth support mostly for Epub and mobi or if mobi is not supported I would be happy to convert the mobi files to different format if there is a reliable convertor that does not lose quality of text, layout, tables and images. Docx, doc, acsm will be a big plus.
- Would be able to install more fonts.


My thoughts after my research:

Era: I really loved the Era, the opennes of the system, the software, the supported file formats everything is so great, but I'm really worried about the screen. It does not look that sharp and contrast on the youtube reviews I watched compared to the Paperwhite 2021 and the Libra 2.

Kindle Paperwhite 2021 6.8 - I really loved the screen, contrast and sharpness, some functions of the reader are also great, it misses some of the features of the Era, but I think if the most important part(the reading of actual ebooks) is better on Kindle I may go with it. The things I'm worried about it is that it may not handle the formats I need perfectly - Epub and mobi. Doc and docx are easily convertible I think. ACSM I'm not sure how much I actually need them. The other thing I'm worried about it is that it couples me to the Amazon ecosystem and that one day amazon may decide to stop support epub, mobi or side loaded content. Another thing I didnt like on the paperwhite was that the margins had only 3 options. They cannot be expanded to the edges of the screen to have more content on a page.

Kobo libra 2: Maybe the only reason I consider this is to get a better screen, contrast an sharpnes and absolutely sure support for epub, mobi, doc, docx. But I don't like the software of it much, it also looks like a little bit cheap and plastic which also push me away. But if it is the only workaround to get my main 3 priorities I may go with it.

What are your thoughts?

Thanks!