Completely new, no idea what to buy.

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by Aktive

Why would you want to convert books or remove drm if you dont have to.

1. To back up your books
2. To change the formatting according to your preferences

Both of those reasons are essential to me. I'll never buy a single book I cannot remove the DRM from.

[Aktive]

The onyx boox products can run the kobo app and the kindle app and all sorts of files and all websites, much more customizability too. Brands like kindle and kobo limit the user to their store albeit that kobo allows more file types than kindle but a very limited browser.

All for the same price range

[Aktive]

I understand, but you can still do this with other ereaders. Might even be a chance you can do it on the ereader itself, instead of on a computer.

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by Aktive

The onyx boox products can run the kobo app and the kindle app and all sorts of files and all websites, much more customizability too. Brands like kindle and kobo limit the user to their store albeit that kobo allows more file types than kindle but a very limited browser.

All for the same price range

No, Kobo and Kindle don't limit you to their store. You can sideload as much as you want.

And again, I personally don't want to read my ebooks in proprietary apps.

[Aktive]

so youre saying you can load other stores to the kobo ?
Yes you can open other files on the kobo which is better than kindle but thats about it.
I really see no reason to limit yourself for the same price range.

[Aleron Ives]

You can buy from any store you want, remove the DRM, then copy paste the EPUB file to the Kobo's internal storage.

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by Aktive

I understand, but you can still do this with other ereaders. Might even be a chance you can do it on the ereader itself, instead of on a computer.

You need a computer to remove the DRM and to permanently change the formatting in the file itself. Can't do either on an ereader, Android or otherwise.

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by Aktive

so youre saying you can load other stores to the kobo ?
Yes you can open other files on the kobo which is better than kindle but thats about it.
I really see no reason to limit yourself for the same price range.

Not stores, but files. Why would I want to limit myself to store apps with their lack of customization options and unremovable DRM?

[Aktive]

Yeah but why would you limit yourself on a new purchase. Honestly this is not logically.
The onyx boox devices are better than kobo. They have less limitation and more customizability.

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by Aktive

Yeah but why would you limit yourself on a new purchase. Honestly this is not logically.
The onyx boox devices are better than kobo. They have less limitation and more customizability.

No, they don't. For example, you can install KOReader on a Kobo, which is as customizable as you can get.

And I don't limit myself on new purchases, I buy from any store I want.

[Aktive]

koreader is nothing compared to having android and all android app stores and a fully working browser. On a new ereader purchase its a no brainer.

[Aleron Ives]

Perhaps you should stop assuming that other people have the same priorities that you do.

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by Aktive

koreader is nothing compared to having android and all android app stores and a fully working browser. On a new ereader purchase its a no brainer.

That's fine if you prefer Android and its apps. As for me, I don't want to read my books in Android apps and prefer other brands. Everyone has different preferences and Android is not objectively better than any other brand out there, even if it suits your personal needs and preferences more.

[Aktive]

Yes but the original poster is asking for ereader recommendation and onyx boox is a superior device over kobo with more possibilities for the same price range. Its not about you.

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by Aktive

Yes but the original poster is asking for ereader recommendation and onyx boox is a superior device over kobo with more possibilities for the same price range.

No, it isn't objectively a superior device. It's only superior in your personal opinion.