Thinking of getting an Ebook Reader, but I am concerned about the amount of tracking in Kindles. Kobo and Onyx doesn’t seem much better. Does anyone in the fediverse have an Ebook setup they’re happy with?
@oilyfish @oysmal If you can get an xo-4 touch, not only is the software more freedom-respecting than conventional COTS e-readers, but the dual mode screen is superior because you can choose between color LCD and e-ink. Commercial e-readers have yet to catch up (AFAIK) despite the tech being over 10 yrs old. http://wiki.laptop.org/go/XO-4_Touch
@oysmal @oilyfish If you can't manage to get an xo-4, then this is best info source for COTS options => https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/EBook_Reader_Matrix
@resist1984 @oilyfish Thanks for the tip! To bad they don’t make Pixel QI anymore, that thing seemed cool. The xo-4 might be a little bulky to use as an e-reader I think. Maybe a custom build with a raspberry pi is the only real option to escape kindle and kobo at this point.
the grayscale, reflective-mode option on the LCDs used in the OLPC's is its own thing, distinct from the e-ink used in so many e-readers. Still awesome, but differently awesome.
@deejoe @oysmal @oilyfish I suspect you're confusing "e-ink" (a generic synonym for electronic paper which covers reflective LCD & all other paper-like tech) with "E Ink" (a particular brand). The hyphen is significant. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_paper vs. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E_Ink
Not to get to prescriptive about it, just wanted to be sure no one was confused by your use of "e-ink".
e-paper typically holds an image even in a power-off state. The OLPC displays use *less* power in reflective mode by virtue of not driving the backlight, but they still need power to hold the image.
As LCDs though, they aren't as slow to update as most e-paper.
@oysmal @oilyfish unleashkids.org is one such project