Open-source e-reader project — docs coming once it's tidied up. You can build one yourself for under €40, way cheaper than retail. Currently reads epub (just a zip archive) and plain text; more formats are easy to add later, just haven't gotten to it.

Why botherE-readers are relatively expensive. E-ink screens as bare components are relatively cheap. Finding a controller that sits in the gap between cheap and powerful enough to actually process files is where the balancing act starts.I wanted to lower my screen time. When i spotted a small e-ink panel for less than 150kr i kn [...]