Preferably not a Kindle because I dislike Amazon spyware but if it must be then it must be.
My use case is downloading PDFs and epubs onto my phone and transferring them to the eink display.
I would suggest Kobo. You can easily install Koreader on it. Then when you want to transfer books, start an FTP using your phone’s file manager, and connect to it from your Kobo’s koreader. This is how I transfer files wirelessly from my phone to my Kobo. If you’re worried about the effort or skill it would take to install koreader, don’t be. It’s as easy as connecting to your computer and running a script.
I don’t have useful input on a new device, since I’ve had my e-reader for many years at this point.
I will say that on a purely ethical level, Kindles are easy to keep offline if you’re worried about spyware. Mine hasn’t been off airplane mode since the day I bought it.
That being said, you are still giving Amazon money so I’d definitely understand finding it objectionable.
Edit: Also consider going used. E-reader technology hasn’t improved much since we got illuminated screens.
Kobo ereaders are great, when I’m on trips I download epub files on my phone, plug the ereader to my phone via USB, copy-paste the books and it just works. No need to install anything on the Kobo.
Lemon Read.
You could you say more about this product?
It’s a Chinese eink reader with android 8.1, I use one of these and it work like a charm, recommended 👍👍 I use Google drive to store my ebooks and download them in the reader.
Cool. Thank you. Also, I apologize for the wording of my question. I meant to say “Could you say more…”
Sure mate, good luck!!