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I use a Kobo Libera h2o (which I think is discontinued now), and I've been extremely pleased with it. Kobo doesn't lock down the device, so transferring books to it is as simple as plugging into a PC and pressing a prompt that allows it to be opened like a thumb drive.
Personally I would recommend any of the Kobo devices, which appear to all be waterproof now as well.
It appears so to really be discontinued but it'd not be a dealbreaker for me, I hate constant updates (i know security updates are for good but still annoying, i dont know if E inks do security updates like usually on mobile/PC though, do they?), interesting about the book transfer, is it natively supported by the device or do you use something like Calibre (which would be fine too)? Waterproof could also not be a dealbreaker for me I guess I could buy a case for it? I certainly wouldn't stand in the middle of a rain to read
Book transfers are supported by the device itself, no extra software required. It genuinely acts as a USB thumb drive once permission to give access to the PC is allowed on the device, similar to an Android phone. Once a book is put onto it and it's unplugged, it will automatically find the book and add it to the library screen.
The h2o model is also waterproof, which was a unique feature at the time, while the new Kobo models are all waterproof.
Very interesting, thank you for clarifying and the other informations, i might look if I can find an used Kobo h2o
+1 to this, I have a Libra 2 that I think is pretty much the same as the h2o and it's great
Good to know, thanks!