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What's your go to e-reader these days? (beehaw.org)

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I'm just re-discovering the 2015 Kindle paper white I bought years ago and had stopped using...because overall I had started reading less. I'm using it with a new appreciation for how great of a form factor it is for my hands + a pop socket. Carry it with me everywhere, tucks into my jacket pocket or backpack when I'm heading to work.

I'm not the biggest fan of Amazon, but I load it with Calibre so where possible I try to get my ebooks from elsewhere.

Anyway Im wondering what you all are reading on and why. What're the latest advances in ereader technology since 2015? Am I missing out on something?

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[–] yenahmik 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I also use a Kindle Paperwhite from around the same era as yours (maybe even older). I just load it up with overdrive books from my library.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What are overdrive books?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They are ebooks checked out from your local library. It's a US only feature with kindle to send ebooks checked out to it, but if you have a library card definitely look and see if your library has a catalogue on the libby app.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

It's not just US only, I know someone in Canada who has the overdrive integration for their public library working on their kobo. It does vary by country though.