Devices
Pick your e-reader
Every model has a permanent hub with the same seven sections. Start here and drill in.
Kobo
Rakuten's e-reader line, popular with tinkerers for its open-ish firmware and strong KOReader and Calibre support.
- Libra Colour A 7-inch colour e-ink reader with physical page-turn buttons, waterproofing and optional stylus support — the most tweak-friendly mainstream Kobo.
- Clara BW A compact 6-inch black-and-white Kobo with a modern screen, warm light and Bluetooth audio — the enthusiast favourite for a pocketable KOReader device.
- Sage An 8-inch Kobo with page-turn buttons, stylus support and a power cover — the large-screen option for reading and light note-taking.
Kindle
Amazon's e-readers — the mainstream default. More locked down, so the guides lean on Calibre, formats and troubleshooting.
- Paperwhite Amazon's mid-range Kindle and the best-selling e-reader in the world — a 7-inch waterproof screen with weeks of battery.
- Scribe Amazon's 10.2-inch Kindle with an included pen — the large-format option for reading, handwritten notebooks and PDF markup inside the Kindle ecosystem.
- Basic The smallest, cheapest current Kindle — a 6-inch 300 ppi screen with no waterproofing and no warm light.
BOOX
Onyx's Android-based e-ink tablets and readers. The most flexible hardware, with the trade-offs that come with running full Android on e-paper.
PocketBook
A European brand known for supporting a huge list of file formats out of the box and for audio on e-ink.
reMarkable
Paper-tablets built around handwriting and PDF markup rather than ebook reading. A distinct workflow, with an active tweaking community.