[C-Loftus]

There is so much market disruption potential for e-readers.

Every one has a pretty big tradeoff if you are looking to use the e-reader as a general study tool (i.e. using it with Anki for language learning)

- boox devices run Android 11, illegally violate the GPL, and have poor customer service

- meebook devices are too underpowered and also run Android 11

- Kindles are too restrictive and anti-consumer; also does not have an Android option

- Kobo is probably the best, but still no Android option

- PineNote or Linux options are too expensive and unstable

[listic]

Why would I want Android on my e-reader, again?

[lucubratory]

Because most people who read ebooks use a Kindle, and an e-reader having Android is by far the simplest way to read your collection of Kindle books on a non-Amazon e-reader. This is because you can just download the Kindle app to access your collection.

[C-Loftus]

Anki, audiobook apps, better TTS, basic text browsing on the internet, notes apps, etc.

[starky]

Apparently the reason that all the Android based ereaders use Android 11 is due to the eink driver not supporting anything newer. Though it looks like they have moved to Android 12 on the latest devices so they must have figured something out.

[WillAdams]

Supernote seems a promising option which you didn't enumerate.

[paulcole]

> Kindles are too restrictive and anti-consumer

Bro I can wake up my Kindle, buy essentially any book I want to read for less than $20 and be reading it in less than 30 seconds.

The Kindle has been one of the most amazing and consumer friendly devices I’ve ever used. I think I spent like $2k on books last year on it.

[drilbo]

Vendor lock-in and DRM doesn't bode with my definition of consumer friendly, personally.