I’ve been a Kindle user for well over a decade, so in some ways the idea of jumping ship feels traitorous. I genuinely love my devices and the place they’ve earned on my nightstand, carry-on, and tiny Grinch heart. Unfortunately, Amazon’s locked-down approach and recent sunsetting policies have made me wonder if it’s time to cut the cord, and I’m not alone. Lots of users are shopping around for devices outside of the Kindle ecosystem.
I’ve given a few BOOX options a go, including, most recently, the BOOX Go 10.3 Gen II, which I hoped could replace my Kindle Scribe. What I’ve found across the brand is a very different e-ink experience. The transition isn’t seamless, and there have been some surprises, but the bottom line is, there are both clear pros and cons to leaving Kindle behind for a BOOX alternative.
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