Kobo
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Kobo
10 people recommended it in 1 thread, 2026.
10 of those were in the last year.
What people on Hacker News said
KOreader fixes nearly all of the annoying bullshit in Kobo's firmware, which frankly, is terrible.
Kobo can run custom code and does not require an account.
I'll probably go with Kobo + Koreader when my current ereader gives up the ghost, but given that 4" ereaders seem to be all the rage these days, I wish them success.
kobo supports just a single touch on the right and left edges of the screen for switching pages, and I don't mind that.
Looks like it's a well thought project. I might consider it to replace my old Kobo.
With gestures only e-ink books, I have to take extra caution how I hold it so that it doesn't trigger something.
Where it comes up
- Open Book Touch: open-source e-reader 2026 · 10 recommendations