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Old 07-19-2023, 08:38 AM   #1
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Old 07-19-2023, 08:51 AM   #2
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Wasn't expecting Kobo to sweep the lineup. Good for them.

Before I read the list, though, my reply was going to be "The MobileRead forum enthusiasts are probably more qualified to answer this than TechRadar: why do we care what they think?"
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Old 07-19-2023, 10:23 AM   #3
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Wasn't expecting Kobo to sweep the lineup. Good for them.
I don't think you were reading the same article I did.

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Best Kindle: Amazon Kindle Paperwhite (2021) [hard for Kindle to get swept here ]
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Old 07-19-2023, 11:43 AM   #4
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I don't think you were reading the same article I did.

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Didn't see the "Best Premium" category, but maybe "sweep" was the wrong word. Kobo won the ones I think most people care about:

Best Overall: Kobo Libra 2
Best Mid-Range: Kobo Clara 2E
Best Note Taker: Kobo Elipsa 2E

They probably could've won best budget, too, if the Nia didn't suck...
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Best Note Taker: Kobo Elipsa 2E
Although this might be true today, Amazon can improve the software for the Scribe to give it the edge. OTOH, Kobo can't increase the resolution of the Elipsa display to match the 300dpi of the Scribe.
Although I did see some deals on the Elipsa, I didn't see a price significantly below $300. If you could stack enough discounts, you could have gotten a Scribe on Prime day for $150 (and I've seen claims of less). That's cheap enough to buy and bet on Amazon improving the software. Even if they don't, it's still the best display for any 10" eReader.
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Old 07-19-2023, 01:17 PM   #6
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Old 07-19-2023, 01:56 PM   #7
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For me the best eReader is still the PocketBook Touch HD 3.
Yep. There is no best. It's all subjective.

I switch between my Sage and Libra 2, but I'd not call either of them the best ereader currently in existence. They both have their faults - the Sage has an uneven frontlight, the Libra has an older and slower processor. And they can both be buggy sometimes (not enough to make me go back to Kindles, but still).

If I had a Sage with the screen quality of the Libra 2 which was totally free of any bugs, I might call such a hybrid the best ereader. At the moment, though, the place is still unoccupied, as I've never had an ereader that I'd call perfect.
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It was actually nice to see a best of for ereaders that realized that there are ereaders from companies other than Amazon. Seeing Kobo, Onyx and Pocketbook mentioned was nice though I had to wonder about the "Best Kindle" category.

The perfect ereader is the one that gets released 24 hours after the return period for your new ereader expires.
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Old 07-19-2023, 10:38 PM   #9
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It was actually nice to see a best of for ereaders that realized that there are ereaders from companies other than Amazon. Seeing Kobo, Onyx and Pocketbook mentioned was nice though I had to wonder about the "Best Kindle" category.
That kinda comports with how I offer "what ereader should I get" advice, though! Are you invested in the Amazon ecosystem and don't want to change? Get a Kindle. Otherwise...
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Are you invested in the Amazon ecosystem and don't want to change? Get a Kindle. Otherwise...
My purchased books are 160 from Amazon, and 474 from other stores, so I'm definitely not "invested in the Amazon ecosystem". I had an Onyx Boox, but now have Kindles because it's easier to get books onto them.

For books I have purchased from Amazon, or library loans fulfilled by Amazon, I just tell the Kindle to download it. For books with DRM purchased elsewhere, I can remove the DRM with Calibre and the ePub to KFX conversion in Calibre allows easy sideloading.

Although the reverse (KF8 to ePub) would allow someone to sideload to non-Kindle readers, it might not end up as good as a purchased ePub. But, by using Amazon's own tool to do the conversion from ePub to KFX means that I get essentially the same result as when an author submits their ePub to Amazon for conversion and sale.
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My purchased books are 160 from Amazon, and 474 from other stores, so I'm definitely not "invested in the Amazon ecosystem". I had an Onyx Boox, but now have Kindles because it's easier to get books onto them.

For books I have purchased from Amazon, or library loans fulfilled by Amazon, I just tell the Kindle to download it. For books with DRM purchased elsewhere, I can remove the DRM with Calibre and the ePub to KFX conversion in Calibre allows easy sideloading.

Although the reverse (KF8 to ePub) would allow someone to sideload to non-Kindle readers, it might not end up as good as a purchased ePub. But, by using Amazon's own tool to do the conversion from ePub to KFX means that I get essentially the same result as when an author submits their ePub to Amazon for conversion and sale.
This too is subjective. When I still read on Kindles, I never used KFX - I converted all my books (both Amazon purchases and those from other stores) to AZW3. The reason for this was the FONT_RAMP hack (customized font sizes), which was essential to me and which only works with AZW3. No KFX for my Kindles, ever. Now of course it's a moot point, as I currently only read on Kobo readers.
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This is not a thing in my country (same in most of the world). That's why I don't advise Kindles unless people are invested and don't want to change.
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My purchased books are 160 from Amazon, and 474 from other stores, so I'm definitely not "invested in the Amazon ecosystem". I had an Onyx Boox, but now have Kindles because it's easier to get books onto them.
Number alone say it would be less work to get the Amazon books onto another reader. The process you follow is the same either way and 160 is a lower number than 474.

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Although the reverse (KF8 to ePub) would allow someone to sideload to non-Kindle readers, it might not end up as good as a purchased ePub. But, by using Amazon's own tool to do the conversion from ePub to KFX means that I get essentially the same result as when an author submits their ePub to Amazon for conversion and sale.
The Kindle Unpack plug-in (I think that is the correct name?) does the same thing with AZW3 to ePub. And I've learned from purchasing enough indie books, you don't always want the ePub that was uploaded by the author
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It's partly Amazon centric as there's a Best Kindle and no Best Kobo.
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