Best Internet browser to access e-reading plattforms

cbelmonte · 01-15-2020, 04:46 PM

Hello!

I hope you can help with this:

I'm looking for an e-reader that has wi-fi and good Internet browser.

What I mean with "good Internet browser"? I mean one that allows surfing the Net and accessing e-reading platforms - platforms in which certain bookshops make available their ebooks - you can't download the ebooks, just reading them through that platform.

What's your experience with internet browsers in ereaders? I know they are lame, but isn't there any ereader with a "normal" internet access and browser?...

Many thanks!

ilovejedd · 01-15-2020, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by cbelmonte

I'm looking for an e-reader that has ... good Internet browser.

The slow processors and slow refresh rate on e-ink doesn't lend itself well for this. A lot of web-based content requires JavaScript as well.

For this, you're really better off getting a tablet and Amazon sells tablets that are cheaper than their e-ink readers.

cbelmonte · 01-15-2020, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by ilovejedd

The slow processors and slow refresh rate on e-ink doesn't lend itself well for this. A lot of web-based content requires JavaScript as well.
For this, you're really better off getting a tablet and Amazon sells tablets that are cheaper than their e-ink readers.

Hello, ilovejedd! Thanks for your reply!

That is the problem, isn't it? the JavaScript?...

I am really hoping to find someone who may have an ereader able to access ereading platforms other Amazon's or the most internationally known...

pazos · 01-15-2020, 06:45 PM

I tried with a Likebook Mimas. While its browser is not entirely broken for "normal" navigation it is unable to render books from https://galicia.ebiblio.es/opac/#indice, which are intended to be displayed online or available via ADE.

The same library provides an android application, based on webview, which is still unable to display most titles on the catalog. Specially if they're bloated with images or are just pdfs.

Pair that with page turn animations on e-ink: a big nope for me. I'm fine reading the same books on my apple & huawei tablets.

Quoth · 01-16-2020, 06:41 AM

Regular Android LCD tablet is only solution that does sensible Web pages. About €120 for 10". Then PDFs, Manga, Comics work too.

Some of the cheaper 7" are too slow.

Use a 6" or 7" Kobo to read novels.

MarjaE · 01-16-2020, 08:57 PM

I use my computer to browse the internet, then download, load into Calibre, sideloa, and read. However it's a lot of work. I hope recipes can simplify the process a bit.

01-15-2020, 04:46 PM	#1
cbelmonte Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2020 Device: Kindle	Best Internet browser to access e-reading plattforms Hello! I hope you can help with this: I'm looking for an e-reader that has wi-fi and good Internet browser. What I mean with "good Internet browser"? I mean one that allows surfing the Net and accessing e-reading platforms - platforms in which certain bookshops make available their ebooks - you can't download the ebooks, just reading them through that platform. What's your experience with internet browsers in ereaders? I know they are lame, but isn't there any ereader with a "normal" internet access and browser?... Many thanks!

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