Kobo Clara BW VS newest paperwhite VS smth less popular but still good. Not interested in color. Libra 2 seems very interesting but very hard to find.

  • subtext@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    My last eReader purchase was the Kobo Clara 2E and it’s fantastic. I got one for my dad as well. I love the fact that you can use it completely offline and without any account.

    Then they announced a partnership with IFixIt, and that cemented for me (barring any changes), that my next eReader will also be another Kobo… though with this partnership I expect that to be a long time down the road.

    • MoonMelon@lemmy.mlEnglish
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      1 month ago

      without any account

      Did they make this easier? I have a Sage and I had to open a SQLite database file on the e-reader, then flip some flag, to bypass account sign in. But that was a few years ago.

      • subtext@lemmy.world
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        1 month ago

        I don’t think so, I had to go in and do the song and dance with changing a config file. Reposting this comment here for posterity.

        1. Delete .kobo/KoboReader.sqlite (if you are already signed in).
        2. Restart Kobo
        3. DO NOT tap “Set up over wi-fi”. Press the other one and connect it to a computer.
        4. Go to .kobo/Kobo/Koboreader.config (or something like that)
        5. Open the config file and under [ApplicationPreferences], write on a new line: SideloadedMode=true.
        6. If you did not do steps 1 and 2, delete .kobo/KoboReader.sqlite.
        7. Eject and restart ereader.
        8. Yay! You just bypassed registration!