I’m coming from an Kindle Paperwhite but looking to getting a new one since I cracked the screen. So I’m interested in suggestions! I liked my old one for what it was, but I could find myself missing being able to take notes comfortably.

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    My Onyx Boox Leaf 2 is awesome. The e-ink screen really is a game changer, I love it a lot. It’s like paper, that you can read in the dark. And it being Android is amazing because I can have all my epubs on it, Hoopla, Libby, Barnes&Noble, Kindle, Kobo, and any other apps where people try to reel you into a DRM ecosystem. Mine can’t really do notes I think, but a lot of the Onyx Boox products can I think, and do them quite well from my understanding. They can get pricey though.

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      I’ve come to the conclusion that note taking is best left for something else, mostly because, as you say hehe, the price. Have you by chance tried reading any technical PDFs on it (e.g. scanned course books)?

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    Get the Paperwhite Kids. Like $10 more than the ad supported version, no ads, free cover/case, 2 year accidental protection warranty instead of just one year manufacturer warranty. Just be sure to cancel the free trial of the kids service. Also, be sure to never connect it to wifi and just transfer your books through Calibre.

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    I have a Kobo H20 that I really like, I do also like the look of that new model with the stylus though.

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    I use a Remarkable 2, which I love, but it definitely isn’t for everybody. It’s a note taker primarily, and an e-reader second. Im not sure if it can take EPUB files, but it definitely takes PDFs. Might want to look into it!

    Edit: It does accept EPUB files.

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      I bought an iPad when I was on the hunt for a purely note taking device. In the end I realized I’d enjoy having the possibility to do more things with it. To be fair though, when not in school I mostly use it to watch movies when out and about. The Remarkable 2 came on a close second second though! I do hate the locked ecosystem of Apple. The Remarkable, as I recall, is quite hackable.

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    I have a super old Sony ereader that I love, but it’s a travel reader so it’s tiny. The battery is also finicky about being discharged.

    The remarkable has been calling to me but it’s a bit pricier than I’d like.

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    I have a Kobo Clara which is nice for reading and a Kindle Scribe which is nice for writing. Actually I wanted to get (and still want to get at some point) the Supernote A5X, but it’s difficult and expensive to get where I live.