I've been thinking about picking up an e-ink reader, but I can't decide if they'

I've been thinking about picking up an e-ink reader, but I can't decide if they're actually worth the money or just another gadget that ends up sitting in a drawer. For the people who own one, was it worth the purchase? Do you actually read more because of it, or did the novelty wear off? I keep getting hit with ads on youtube for the Xteink line of readers but the fact that it lacks a front light screen reminds me of trying to play my gameboy at night as a kid and that shit fucking sucked.

我一直在考虑买个电子墨水阅读器，但拿不定主意值不值这个钱，还是又是个吃灰的小玩意儿。有入手的人说说，值得买吗？它真的让你读更多书了吗，还是新鲜感一过就没劲了？我YouTube上老刷到Xteink系列的广告，但没前光灯这事儿让我想起小时候晚上玩Game Boy，那体验真是烂透了。

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>>109440680

Do you actually read books? If not, then it's not worth it. And no, buying one won't magically make you start reading books.

你平时真读书吗？不读的话就别买了。而且别以为买一个就能神奇地让你开始读书。

>>109440704

Buying one can actually make you start reading more books, don't listen to him.

买一个确实能让你开始读更多书，别听他的。

>>109440680

I've had two Kindles and one Kobo. I would honestly just recommend the Kindle line because they're the best ones in terms of battery, build and case/cover/accessories support.

我用过两台Kindle和一台Kobo。说实话我建议直接买Kindle系列，电池、做工和外壳/保护套/配件支持都是最好的。

If you manage to jailbreak a Kindle you can install extensions and KOReader which a lot of people swear by. So in the case you do get bored of reading you can hack or repurpose the device.

如果能把Kindle越狱，你还能装扩展和KOReader，好多人强烈推荐。所以就算你读腻了，也能破解或改造这设备玩点别的。

I don't know much about the Xteink other than the fact that they're still stuck in sold out prototypes

我对Xteink了解不多，就知道它们还卡在售罄的样机阶段

I currently own a Kobo but I kind of stopped using it because the highlights export tool (the one thing I care about ereaders) sucks balls and KOReader eats the battery on Kobos like candy

我现在有台Kobo，但基本不怎么用了，因为高亮导出工具（我对电纸书唯一在意的东西）烂透了，而且KOReader在Kobo上耗电跟吃糖一样

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>>109440680

i have owned 4 and each one was at the time the best purchase i had ever made

我买过四台，每一台在当时都是我做过最值的消费

i got a sony one in 2005ish, then a kindle in 2014ish, then a kobo in 2020 and now a hibreak in 2026. they all still work, but i have the sony in a box somewhere and the kindle i gave to a friend.

我2005年左右搞了台索尼的，2014年左右弄了台Kindle，2020年又买了台Kobo，现在2026年用着Hibreak。它们都还能用，不过索尼被我扔在哪的箱子里了，Kindle送朋友了。

anyway overall i have probably saved tens of thousands in books and had a more comfortable experience reading during that time. they have a backlight (not the sony, that has a light on a semi rigid wire, you know what i mean) so you can use better reading positions and dont have to fuck around with a lamp or flashlight.

总之，这些年我大概在书上省了好几万块钱，阅读体验也更舒服。它们有背光（索尼没有，那是根半硬质电线上挂的灯，你懂我意思），所以能用更舒服的姿势读，不用折腾台灯或手电筒。

battery life is a couple days, the kobo and the kindle i basically only ever charged when i was importing books.

电池能用好几天，Kobo和Kindle我基本只有导书的时候才充电。

if you actually read you should consider them. if you get one make sure you 'sideload' all your books, dont let the (((epub vendors))) steal from you. also use epubs not pdfs.

如果你真读书，应该考虑入手。要是买了，记得把书全都“侧载”进去，别让那些出版社贩子偷你钱。还有，用epub别用pdf。

go to a store irl and look at the screen if you can, it takes a bit to get used to but if you hate it obviously dont get one

有条件的话去实体店看看屏幕，需要点时间适应，但要是你实在受不了那就别买

ama

Is there really any difference between them? I mean from what I understand Kindle really wants to lock you in with Amazon but functionally aren't all e-readers about the same? It's just a shitty tablet to read books on. Just pick one.

它们之间真有啥区别吗？我的意思是，据我了解Kindle很想用亚马逊把你绑死，但功能上所有电纸书不都差不多吗？就是个拿来读书的破平板。随便挑一个得了。

>>109441376

Kindle, like any other tech in [currernt year] sucks in its own way, to "sideload" a book you need to either send them through their cloud or use calibre (aids) to convert them to a proprietary and supported format KFX, and if you do the latter Kindle will treat those books as second class citizens as in they have *some* features disabled compared to purchased or sent-through-cloud books. Purchased books takes the best experience but you're also giving money to ((((them))))

Kindle跟[当前年份]的其他科技产品一样，各有各的烂。要“侧载”书，你得要么走它们的云，要么用calibre（麻烦死了）转换到专有支持的KFX格式。要是选后者，Kindle会把那些书当二等公民，相比买的或云端传的，会禁用*一些*功能。买书体验最好，但你也是在给那些家伙送钱

A lot of people buy Kobos because of this but it's also three times more expensive than any other device in the current kindle line

很多人因为这点买Kobo，但它也比当前整个Kindle系列任何机型贵三倍

A lot of people talk about the "amazon ecosystem lock in" because of the proprietary cloud and the books, which is something valid, but really, if you keep a copy of your ebooks in your computer or calibre, then it doesn't really matter much. Like you said, it's a shitty tablet to read books on, and Kindle might suck a little bit worse at that than its competitors, but also it's the one that has the most plugins and support in the case someone wants to do anything different with them

很多人说“亚马逊生态锁定”，因为那封闭的云和书，这说法有道理，但说真的，只要你在电脑或calibre里留一份电子书副本，那其实没啥大影响。就像你说的，就是个读书的破平板，Kindle在这点上可能比竞品差那么点，但反过来它也是插件和支持最多的，想折腾点别的也方便

Don't buy a Kindle.

别买Kindle。

Kobo or maybe pocketbook with a decent case.

买个Kobo或PocketBook，配个像样的壳。

Avoid android shit because battery and google.

别碰安卓的货，电池和谷歌都是坑。

Avoid colour screen.

别买彩屏。

6 inch for books, 8+ for comics and manga.

第一6寸看小说，8寸以上看漫画。

>muh notes

>哼笔记

>muh highlights

>哼高亮

>muh cloud sync

>哼云同步

>muh libby

>我的libby

>muh kindle app

>我的kindle应用

Fucking fuck off. Plug it in to calibre sync booka you've ripped off to it.

滚蛋吧。插到calibre里同步你盗来的书。

Buy books with no drm and use calibre to sync those to it.

买无DRM的书，然后用calibre同步过去。

Don't use fucking websites to read manga and comics because they're fake and gay.

别用那些破网站看漫画和连环画，那些都是假的，很蠢。

Use calibre to sync those to it once you've downloaded.

下载完以后用calibre同步过去。

Never "sideload". You're not someone's mom you're not on fucking reddit. Grow up. You install. You upload. You download. You copy. You delete.

永远别说“侧载”。你不是谁的妈，你也不在reddit上。成熟点。你是安装、上传、下载、复制、删除。

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>>109441507

>6 inch for books, 8+ for comics and manga.

>6寸看书，8寸以上看漫画和连环画。

lol, do you have two different ereaders?

哈哈，你有两个不同的电子阅读器吗？

>>109440680

I like having an e-reader, and adding a new toy did get me to read more. I've never cared about the front light because whole appeal is you can read it in direct sunlight. If you don't want to spend a lot of money, go to shopgoodwill.com and get a used kindle for $20, then jailbreak it and load it with pirated epubs. It's not like e-readers have changed much in the last decade, anyway.

我喜欢有个电子阅读器，添个新玩具确实让我读得更多。我从没在乎过前置灯，因为它的卖点就是可以在阳光直射下读。如果你不想花大钱，去shopgoodwill.com买个二手kindle，20美元，然后越狱塞满盗版epub。反正电子阅读器过去十年也没多大变化。