With properties like:
- E-ink display
- usb, sd card for transferring files
- usable without account and wifi
- customizable (font size, etc.)
- buyable with Bitcoin a plus
So far I unfortunately only encountered spy or crappy readers out there :-(
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There's the Open Book, which you can build yourself.
https://github.com/joeycastillo/The-Open-Book
My current ebook reader "Krüger&Matz Library 4" belongs to the second category: crappy. It always displays the date and some kind of ebook type on every page; such useless information when reading a book. At least you can use it offline.
Remarkable
Isn't this the one based on Linux?
Yup. There's a whole enthusiast community around it with plugins and stuff.
This one?
It says
And also:
They only list Google Drive, MS OneDrive, and DropBox.
Officially. But there's a huge hacking community around it where you can self host the syncing service.
https://github.com/reHackable/awesome-reMarkable
This.
I've bought these, used - Amazon Kindle D01100 4th Gen. I transfer books with a cable, and don't login to wifi. Works great.
You may want to check this ebook reader #970912
I'm also watching https://www.pine64.org/pinenote/. The product is not yet finished and currently not available, but promising.
What about the Kindle 1st gen?