Amazing that it's 2026 and people who write articles on tech-focused sites are still surprised that they never actually owned the books on their Kindle. Do they also think they own their steam games, or Gmail address?
I'm a fan of the Roku e-readers. Affordable, hackable, and you can add your own books just by plugging it into your computer.
Rakuten.. a combo. Kobo the brand was sold to Rakuten (close to Roku) in 2012 after 3 short years. They also own Viber (same name - a popular global secure messaging platform that isn't owned by Meta) and ebates (renamed - a cashback platform). Amongst various other Rakuten branded things
I'm a fan of the Roku e-readers. Affordable, hackable, and you can add your own books just by plugging it into your computer.