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I've been really wanting to have a bigger eink tablet for reading manga on, and I finally took the plunge and got the Boox Note Air 5C
Right away, I can tell it's a much more comfortable experience for my eyes. I put my preferred brightness on both screens and there's such a big difference!
Picture comparing Boox Note Air 5C with Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (from 2020)
Closeup on the Boox
Closeup on the Samsung
I've been really wanting to have a bigger eink tablet for reading manga on, and I finally took the plunge and got the Boox Note Air 5C
Right away, I can tell it's a much more comfortable experience for my eyes. I put my preferred brightness on both screens and there's such a big difference!
Picture comparing Boox Note Air 5C with Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (from 2020)
Closeup on the Boox
Closeup on the Samsung
The Xteink X4 is an affordable pocket sized ereader with a community working on improving the firmware. I've had mine for a few weeks now. Here is a guide on setting it up https://hollie.eilloh.net/xteink
It has a magnetic strip on the back that I use to fix it to the back flap of my moleskine notebook. A good combo to carry around to combat that phone addiction.
@hollie Looks familiar?
Moleskine notebook and Xteink4 ereader on a table.
My new mini ereader came in!
I saw the XTeink X4 on a bunch of YouTube videos and really wanted it since it would be much easier to carry around daily than my Libra colour.
The Xteink X4 and the Kobo Libra Colour. The Xteink has a cartoon crocodile holding a coke as a sleep image. The Kobo has stickers on the sleep cover.
Both devices are displaying text from the Water Magician Arc 1 vol 4
My new mini ereader came in!
I saw the XTeink X4 on a bunch of YouTube videos and really wanted it since it would be much easier to carry around daily than my Libra colour.
The Xteink X4 and the Kobo Libra Colour. The Xteink has a cartoon crocodile holding a coke as a sleep image. The Kobo has stickers on the sleep cover.
Both devices are displaying text from the Water Magician Arc 1 vol 4
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Slowly making some progress with the Jim Butcher "Storm Front" book. I've had a little less time to read the last few days, due to dad's hospital incident, taking care of little Sir Barks-A-Lot™, and being distracted at times...
Bas is eager for many walkies, but in between, he will cuddle up with me for some relaxing time on the couch, sometimes with my Kobo.
According to the Kobo stats, I have about 1.7 hours to go before I'll finish the book. Currently starting chapter 20, page 319 of 431... I've read the book before. Even used to have the paper version, until I lent it to someone who ended the friendship and never bothered to get the book back to me... 😔 But it's been a while since I read it, so I don't recall all the details.
I hope that my brain will be a little calmer and/or more relaxed soon, as I want to try out the Seanan McGuire book that's in the top list of the Kobo. But I struggle with new books when I can't focus properly on it. That's so why I've been reading books I've read before. 😊 Although, I had to reset my Kobo early last year to connect it to the Bol store, as a friend gifted me a book there, so all my stats are back to "fresh" since then.
According to the stats, since the reset, I've read 193.3 hours, and I've been able to finish 13 books. 10 of them, I've read since I started the re-read of the Robert Langdon series, as the 6th book got out and I got it. 😊
I do miss reading paper books, I always loved seeing how far I was by spotting the bookmark between the pages. I've always been very careful with my books, something my mum imprinted on me since we started borrowing books at the library when I was a young one. But... With my hands being as bad as they are, and me enjoying to read in darker areas, the eReader with the soft backlight (and the adjustable font size, as you can't do that with a book either), and the light weight, it's been a godsend to me and my love for reading.
Some moments, I read a lot... And then... Well... Not. Let's put away my phone and grab the reader. Snuggle up with Bas on the couch, and try to get a bit closer to the ending...
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I had some books lined up to read... And many I was/am interested in reading, as I mentioned.
Yesterday, when I went to bed, I didn't feel like reading the fourth Hunger Games book... I was tempted to read the "Rosemary & Rue" book, but as I was tired, I opted for a book that I had previously read (even though it's been a while): "Storm Front", by Jim Butcher.
No idea which book will be my 4th of 2026, but I'll just keep reading when I feel like it...
I'm crazy enough to even start the Seanan McGuire book as well, depending on my mood...
Happy reading!
He hecho un pequeño hilo introductorio en español (variante castellana) de apenas 3000 palabras sobre KOReader.
KOReader es un reproductor alternativo de software libre que se puede instalar en muchos lectores electrónicos, en linux y en dispositivos Android.
El hilo se encuentra en:
https://mstdn.social/@johansolo/111319308642803953
Con el tiempo iré ampliándolo y añadiendo más hilos al índice del segundo toot.
mstdn.social
Attached: 2 images Hace tiempo que quería hacer un hilo sobre KOReader porque cada vez que alguien pide consejo sobre lectores de ebook me entra el impulso de intervenir. Intentaré hacer un hilo que sea detallado y minucioso. Me temo que también será extenso por lo que haré un índice en el siguiente toot. Con el tiempo iré haciendo hilos detallando aspectos concretos. Habrá imágenes con capturas de pantalla y en el texto alternativo habrá descripciones y/o aclaraciones. Página oficial: http://koreader.rocks
Okay, I guess it's time to get on with the #introductions!
I'm Badri, based in #India (or should I say, #SouthIndia!). I #read a lot, both #books and articles, which I sync to my #ereader to avoid bright screens.
I edit a mostly science and culture magazine called #Snipette (more on that in a bit).
For my income, though, I'm working as a #programmer. I've been tooting at Fosstodon for a while as @badrihippo@fosstodon.org, but I decided to create an account here for the other side of me!