02-09-2017, 04:27 AM | #1 |
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Good alternative to Paperwhite?
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I am currently using a Kindle 4, which has been serving me well, but I feel that some buttons (page flipping on the right side, power button) are showing signs of wear. Now I am looking for a possible replacement, ideally with a higher contrast HD screen. I just want to read with the device. So far I have mostly bought books at Amazon, but I would be interested in using public libraries as well. The most obvious choice seems the Kindle Paperwhite (EUR 99 right now), as it has most features I want. However, I was wondering if there are alternatives that offer the same features for a lower price or more features at roughly the same price, e.g.: -A bigger screen -Support for borrowing ebooks, e.g. via Overdrive -Water-proofing -Additional hard keys -Cover art on lock screen -... While I love my Android devices, I am not really sure if a full-blown Android system on an ereader is of much value to me, especially as I guess that most apps do not work very well on them. Just gReader could be interesting. I do not need to shop for books on the reader and am not afraid to use Calibre. Cheers Ben |
02-09-2017, 06:12 AM | #2 |
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In Europe, at anywhere near that price with an 300dpi screen, the only reader that comes to mind is the Cybook Muse HD. However, if I was happy using a Kindle I don't think I would chose the Cybook in preference to the Paperwhite.
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I don't have any experience with Overdrive, but with the One you can use it on the device (don't ask me how, I have absolutely no idea, as I don't have any place to borrow books from) What you could try, is look at the second-hand market for an H2O as that one does tick a lot of your boxes (only no hardware keys, they seem to think nobody uses those anymore...) |
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02-09-2017, 08:17 AM | #4 |
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Thanks for your replies. It is interesting to see that there is not much in terms of competition, even from China, at the lower end of the market. I guess that means that Amazon must be subsidizing the Kindle hardware quite a bit?
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02-09-2017, 09:18 AM | #5 |
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The boyue and onyx are available from China but they are open android and do not suit everyone.
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Okay. I read a bit about the Android devices, but it seems like a few too many compromises to get a bit of everything, but nothing perfectly.
I guess I'll go for the PW or see if I can get a Tolino Vision 3 HD somewhere on sale. |
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I have a Tolino Vision 3HD and you will have done very well if you can find it for 99EUR. I think it is a lovely little reader with an excellent screen, but surprisingly I have found my daily reader has remained my 212dpi Energy Sistem Pro HD even though its display is not as good. I guess for me, some of the undoubted compromises of using Android are outweighed by some of the benefits (Calibre Companion and a better reading app - AlReader or JCoolreader).
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Hm... I mostly use the kindle when traveling. In terms of reading app, I just need to switch from one page to the next without too much delay. Oh, and the Kindle's dictionary works pretty well for me... Not sure what else I could need (or want) in the reader app itself.
The Vision HD is a bit more expensive most of the time, but sometimes the price may drop to about EUR 125. The water-proofing might be worth the few euros more to me. |
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Mind you, the Kindle dictionary is the best I have ever used. |
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How is battery life on the Android readers? I would guess it is significantly less as the system and hardware are probably more power-hungry? And which 300 dpi, 6" Android device is priced at or below EUR 150? Would a T63 or C67ML offer a similar responsive reading experience (with which app?) compared to a Paperwhite or Vision 3 HD?
More features are great (my K4 is jail broken and my tablet runs Lineage 14), but as a sporadic user, I guess I would not benefit too much. In that case, a simple reader that does few things but those rather well (open a book and let me flip through pages without annoying delays) would seem like the best option. |
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I don't think Amazon are selling Kindles at a loss. I just think they have a much higher volume than everyone else.
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Battery life on my Pro HD is about 3 weeks (reading about 3 hours per day with wifi off), which is pretty much the same as my Tolino Vision 3HD. On Android I rate both AlReader, and Jotas's version of CoolReader (jCoolReader) as they are both optimised for e-ink. I cannot suggest a 300dpi Android e-ink reader for you, because I cannot source one in the UK for 150EUR or less. |
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