Comment on Kobo's new color E Ink eReaders start at only $150
targetx@programming.dev 6 months agoIt’s not open source but it is easily rooted and you can install custom add-ons or even replace the os.
tal@lemmy.today 6 months ago
[deleted]Scrof@sopuli.xyz 6 months ago
Reading from a tablet, phone or a laptop is pure savagery! Ebook is a must have if you’re any kind of prolific book reader.
wagoner@infosec.pub 6 months ago
Replace the os with what?
MonkderDritte@feddit.de 6 months ago
I heard they are quite locked down? Onyx is easy rooted.
targetx@programming.dev 6 months ago
There is NickelMenu and you can telnet into it. You can also install other OS like KOReader easily, it doesn’t have a locked bootloader or anything like that. So imho that’s pretty accessible and open.
MonkderDritte@feddit.de 6 months ago
Ok? On Onyx you can install any Store and app you want, bootloader is unlocked per default. Though it has lots of telemetry (Kobo probably too) which is why you should root and cleanup.
Btw, Kobo is a reader app and maybe a launcher but not firmware/OS.
targetx@programming.dev 6 months ago
I never said anything about Onyx, I don’t own one but have considered them. They look nice and open.
I do own a couple of Kobo devices though and just wanted to say it’s not running Android of any kind. The firmware/OS point you’re trying to make is irrelevant there and I think you know it :)
casmael@lemm.ee 6 months ago
Huh I didn’t know that guess they just run a version of android
targetx@programming.dev 6 months ago
No it’s not running Android.
MonkderDritte@feddit.de 6 months ago
[deleted]targetx@programming.dev 6 months ago
We are talking about the Kobo right? It’s not running any kind of Android or AOSP fork.
Viper_NZ@lemmy.nz 6 months ago
It happily uses epub and not proprietary formats.
The only downside to my Kobo is Amazon’s walled garden exclusive books being unavailable.
nick@midwest.social 6 months ago
I finally figured out calibre and dedrm. Spent a weekend downloading each Amazon ebook purchase, one by one, and stripping out the drm. Now I have 500 sone epubs in my library that I can use some books or a kobo to read.
Damage@feddit.it 6 months ago
Honestly I never felt the need to modify my Kobo Aura, it just works, I load books by connecting it to my laptop, and that’s it.