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I'm glad to see some other options. I'm not a fan of Amazon, but the only other practical option has been tablets, which are generally a lot more expensive and less well-suited to the purpose. This looks like a good design.
What's wrong with the barbs n noble one?
Kinda basic for the price, and the built-in store is the B&N Store. But they at least have EPUB and PDF support, and Adobe DRM compatibility, so you can hook them up to a PC and transfer books.
They do run a stripped down Android underneath, so you might be able to Root them and install a third-party launcher and apps on it, I've done this in the past, but I haven't kept up in recent years(I've switched to Boox devices) so it might not be as easy to Root these days.
Haha, autoincorrect has a sense of humor!
Aren't those just kindles? I don't remember for sure.
Edit: Wait, they're Amazon Fire tablets I think.
Ah hell, I don't remember, just know they're a mainstream, relabled device.