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Originally Posted by mramosch
What Android based e-Ink device do you rock?
That would open up a whole new world for dynamic content if applied respectfully.
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I have one and I've carefully studied reviews on others. There is nothing to beat Kobo for actual novels with all the metadata via Calibre (Author, Title, subtitle, collection(s), series, blurb, Publisher info etc) and search/browse via Author, Title, subtitle, collection(s), series with various sort orders. Nothing else comes close.
My Nxtpaper 3.0 tablet (14.25″ TCL Nxtpaper 14 3:2 aspect) and the Nxtpaper 2.0 Tablet (approx. 16:10 aspect) and phone (Nxtpaper 11 and Nxtpaper 40) are equivalent to eink with the front light on. The Libra, Libra2 and Sage are only better when there's enough ambient light to read a paperback (not a POD version) and front light is off.
The Nxtpaper 10 is older and not so bright in daylight. Poor reviews. Maybe Nxtpaper 1.0. So I skipped it. The Nxtpaper 50 has poor reviews related to phone /Cell performance. Ignored it.
Sadly there is no 7" to 9" Nxtpaper 2.0 or 3.0 that has 4:3 or 3:2 aspect.
I don't want dynamic content in an ereader. Also no ebook retailer ships dynamic content. Amazon did for a while but compatibility was limited.
My favourite to read out loud is the original Libra, because the page turn buttons work perfectly. Ideally with light off.
My favourite to read novels is the Kobo Sage. Always with light off at home.
I've had or used six Kindle models, seven Kobo models (inc Elipsa), three Sony models, a Nook, iRiver, various Binatone (evil LCD screens but they worked), reMarkable (10.3″) and Boyue Likebook Mars 7.8″ Android (which works best for novels! However K9 mail, Lichess, musicplayer, Chrome & Firefox mostly work).
I found the Sage better than the Elipsa for notes. No difference Kobo or 3rd party MS/NPP pens. Now I do notes using Gboard (offline) finger to PC text on any of my phones, and Nebo on the Nxtpaper 11 (far superior to reMarkable, Elipsa, Sage, Lenovo X201 convertable laptop/tablet with Wacom pen & touch or OneNote on anything). I also had a W10 tablet, but it ran Debian better. Neither fish nor fowl due to stupid design of Win10.
I use the Nxtpaper 14 (Nxtpaper 3.0. 3:2 aspect and 14.25″) for anything that is too big for the 8″ Kobo Sage, or interactive, or locked to an app, or colour. First thing in 30 years of using PDFs that is portable and beats laptop / Workstation for them. Actually my 2002 laptop was better than all the later ones for A4 PDFs due to 1600 x 1200 rather than HDTV 1920 x 1080. I don't mind the workstation being a stupid 16:9 because it just over 23″ and 3840 x 2160 with a matte screen (though nothing like as good as Nxtpaper 2.0).
The Nxtpaper 14 is also the first portable device I've had that does webpages as well as the laptop or workstation. I've had 3 models of 10+ inch tablet before the Nxtpaper 11 and numerous smaller ones, including prototpye demos I built in 2007 & 2008.
I'd read 3 to 9 novels a week.