Have you seen the OBook5? Its similar form factor but only $89

I'd not heard of this model, and amusingly my first hit (4th in an incognito) for `Boox Palma` is a lengthy reddit-user rant from 2y ago about build quality, sluggish performance, and woeful battery life.

That aside, totally agree on the form factor. My first ebook reader was a pocketbook 360, which came bundled with a rigid cover (would snap onto the back while reading) and a 5" screen, when most ebook readers were around the 6" diagonal.

The size delta was significant as it meant the difference between fitting in a jacket pocket vs needing to carry a bag, and that really changes your likelihood to take it with you / read a book.

I recently went with a Kobo Libra Color to replace my aging 10th gen Kindle. It’s a nice device, and the stock Kobo software is fine. The best part though is how well koreader runs on it (much more seamless than koreader on Kindle).

The killer features of koreader for me are sane PDF scaling/reflowing, the ability to handle large PDFs, and multiple export formats for annotations.

I still don't understand why this needs to run Android. If you're looking for a much simpler and much cheaper device ($70 vs $200-$300) I would recommend the xteink x4.

After lots of hand-wringing and research and trying Kindle & Kobo, I decided to read on my iPad and iPhone. They have accessibility features like low light mode to make it easy on the eyes, I can always read on the go with my phone and they can handle large full color books and PDFs too. The iPad has basically all notifications disabled and no distractions installed so it feels like a reader.

I bought a large format e-reader for the opposite reason - being able to read and study from large format textbooks while on long train journeys or in hotel rooms (or even camping). It handles stuff from arxiv fine too.

I really like my Boox Max, as it means that I can read textbooks at a good size without reflowing. It still holds charge for several weeks at a time after about 7 years

I wish I had it at university instead of 1000+ page hardback calculus textbooks.

I've been using this for a long time- it stays in my pocket/bag most days, and it's so inconspicuous (looks exactly like a phone) that you don't think twice about doing some serious reading in public or on the train

I love my Boox Go, I run the Storyteller app on it.

Boox Tab Mini C paired with Readwise Reader has been my go to for quite some time now and it hasn't slowed down in any noticeable way

This device is very appealing to me, but I never pulled the trigger due to horror stories about screen cracking issues reported on reddit. (Sometimes the screen just breaks by itself despite sitting on a desk.) Repair is also expensive. This seems a risky purchase.

I use the bigme hibreak pro as my primary device. Its an eink device but also just a full phone. Almost bought the boox palma, but held back because I only really want to carry a single device.

I’ve never used it but I have worked with people that love it and use it constantly. It is niche but AFAICT is love by people in that niche.

Here's a video I recorded of me reading Hacker News on my Hisense A9 eink smartphone (it came out before the Palma, and hardware has been rock solid.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onvSjhubvQ8

Amazon killed Kindle for me by changing collections layout: managing a large collection is impossible.

I recently jailbroke my Kindle 6th generation (which still works great!), installed KUAL, made a DeDRMed backup of my library, and installed a custom screensaver. It still works to buy titles off the Amazon store, too.

It's probably the single best electronic device I own. I once dropped it in a pool and it stopped working for a few weeks, but it came back on its own.