On Sat, Apr 07, 2012 at 12:12:45AM +0300, Panayiotis Karabassis wrote: > Hiya, > > Having a bad track record of not taking care of "dead tree" books, I am > looking to buy an electronic book reader. > > The Amazon's Kindle does look good and it boasts a Linux kernel, but I > am very disappointed at the many restrictions they want to place on me: > automatic installation of firmware, limitations to its use, access to my > data, and ads! To mention a few. > > I know it's possible to circumvent these restrictions, but what I am > looking for is a hardware reader that is designed to respect my > freedoms. Preferably one that runs a GNU/Linux system, and which I am > allowed to tinker with. It does not have to work out of the box, and I > am prepared to invest time in it and deal with bugs, as I would with a > regular computer, provided it has a community around it to support it, > as Linux distros do. > > Any suggestions?
Yeah, Kindle is not good. Surely you've seen the FSF "Kindle/Swindle" campaign. The Barnes & Noble Nook is essentially an Android Tablet. Really, you could grab any android tablet (or tablet running an actual gnu/linux system) and install FBReader (e-book reader software), or any of various other e-reader projects available. I don't have experience with Kindle, Nook (other than in-store demo). I have used an Android tablet, and also have FBReader on my Android phone. ./tony -- http://www.tonybaldwin.me all tony, all the time! 3F330C6E
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