im thinking of getting an ereader, but cant find many foss devices. i dont plan on connecting it to the internet, so i suppose it doesnt matter if its controlled by amazon right? love to hear your thoughts...

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[–] phanto@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Hisense makes these e-ink phones that run Android. They're fiddly to get a working app store on, but once you do, you can pick your reading app. I run a Hisense A7CC with Kobo, Kindle, Aldiko, Perfect Viewer, and, well, this app! That is, if you want a very small screen. Boox makes a few 6-8" e-ink Android readers. I do like being able to sideload in whichever reading app I want. The colour ones are overpriced though.

[–] webjukebox@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Didn't know nothing about that Hisense. Just wow, thanks for sharing.

[–] jlh@lemmy.jlh.name 1 points 1 year ago

Those Hisense phones are cool! Seems really nice for reading news and such that you can't get on a traditonal ereader.