In these "Free Your Android" times I was wondering if anyone has had good experience with free software-friendly ebook readers?
There's the Amazon Kindle which is actually a nice device in that it shows the text in a very "book-like" fashion, but unfortunately it's based on proprietary software and a DRM-ridden business model.
I suppose any tablet PC would do, running GNU/Linux, but tablet screens are still "back-lit" unlike the Kindle and thus more of a strain for the eyes. Any recommendations?
Thanks in advance,
Carsten
Hey,
The best I've been able to find: http://openinkpot.org/. I hate Amazon for crippling Kindles.
Cheers,
* Heiki "Repentinus" Ojasild repentinus@fsfe.org [2012-09-24 10:51:55 +0000]:
The best I've been able to find: http://openinkpot.org/. I hate Amazon for crippling Kindles.
Can someone recommend one of the supported readers there? If possible with e-ink.
Thanks, Matthias
Il 24/09/2012 19:23, Matthias Kirschner ha scritto:
- Heiki "Repentinus" Ojasildrepentinus@fsfe.org [2012-09-24 10:51:55 +0000]:
The best I've been able to find:http://openinkpot.org/. I hate Amazon for crippling Kindles.
Can someone recommend one of the supported readers there? If possible with e-ink.
No, the ebook readers I have are not supported. The project is interesting and I might consider donating my old Iliad to developers: http://openinkpot.org/wiki/Donations
But I'm not sure that I would encourage others to make a buying choice based on Openinkpot... which seems not very active, the last release is 2 years old: http://openinkpot.org/roadmap?show=all
Il 24/09/2012 11:23, Carsten Agger ha scritto:
In these "Free Your Android" times I was wondering if anyone has had good experience with free software-friendly ebook readers?
There's the Amazon Kindle which is actually a nice device in that it shows the text in a very "book-like" fashion, but unfortunately it's based on proprietary software and a DRM-ridden business model.
I don't know any open hardware project related to ebooks. Most of ebook readers are based on Linux or Android, but they add proprietary components.
I use an ebook reader of a french company... you can guess it :)
I suppose any tablet PC would do, running GNU/Linux, but tablet screens are still "back-lit" unlike the Kindle and thus more of a strain for the eyes. Any recommendations?
I recommend using an ebook reader instead of a tablet. e-ink is nice with your eyes and it works great in the bright light.
Cheers
Il 24/09/2012 11:23, Carsten Agger ha scritto:
In these "Free Your Android" times I was wondering if anyone has had good experience with free software-friendly ebook readers?
There's the Amazon Kindle which is actually a nice device in that it shows the text in a very "book-like" fashion, but unfortunately it's based on proprietary software and a DRM-ridden business model.
I don't know any open hardware project related to ebooks. Most of ebook readers are based on Linux or Android, but they add proprietary components.
I use an ebook reader of a french company... you can guess it :)
I suppose any tablet PC would do, running GNU/Linux, but tablet screens are still "back-lit" unlike the Kindle and thus more of a strain for the eyes. Any recommendations?
I recommend using an ebook reader instead of a tablet. e-ink is nice with your eyes and it works great in the bright light.
Cheers
Best bet is for Rhombus-Tech to create a e-ink tablet. http://www.rhombus-tech.net/ Do mention it on the mailing list.
On 24/09/12 21:04, Federico Bruni wrote:
Il 24/09/2012 11:23, Carsten Agger ha scritto:
In these "Free Your Android" times I was wondering if anyone has had good experience with free software-friendly ebook readers?
There's the Amazon Kindle which is actually a nice device in that it shows the text in a very "book-like" fashion, but unfortunately it's based on proprietary software and a DRM-ridden business model.
I don't know any open hardware project related to ebooks. Most of ebook readers are based on Linux or Android, but they add proprietary components.
I use an ebook reader of a french company... you can guess it :)
I suppose any tablet PC would do, running GNU/Linux, but tablet screens are still "back-lit" unlike the Kindle and thus more of a strain for the eyes. Any recommendations?
I recommend using an ebook reader instead of a tablet. e-ink is nice with your eyes and it works great in the bright light.
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