i think most brands have a waterproof model nowadays. i love my kobo, i have one that's over 10 years old which has obviously slowed down but not to the point of unusability -- depending on where you live and whether you care about a well-integrated library catalogue/store another brand might make more sense though. if you just care about dumping a bunch of epub files you got somewhere else on it then picking the cheapest waterproof option is the way to go, i think.
you can also look into buying refurbished/secondhand if sustainability is a concern. my experience of them lasting forever seems to be pretty standard among e-reader owners anyway.
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Date: 2025-03-13 11:32 am (UTC)i think most brands have a waterproof model nowadays. i love my kobo, i have one that's over 10 years old which has obviously slowed down but not to the point of unusability -- depending on where you live and whether you care about a well-integrated library catalogue/store another brand might make more sense though. if you just care about dumping a bunch of epub files you got somewhere else on it then picking the cheapest waterproof option is the way to go, i think.
you can also look into buying refurbished/secondhand if sustainability is a concern. my experience of them lasting forever seems to be pretty standard among e-reader owners anyway.