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I still have my kindle thats over 10 years old.
I got a Kobo and its awesome as well. Ironically, because wallmart couldn't be bothered to use good components they made it extremely repairable.
The best place to find a good working ebook reader is to either use an old phone (which is not really eink, but without wifi modern phones can last a bit). Or go to a thrift store and find a decent one for 10$ or less. Just make sure it turns on and you should be good!
I like the authors recommendation of something VERY cheap like a 10$ reader...but its probably not viable if Im honest. Sounds like a lot of e-waste that would occur.
Kobo is made by Rakuten, a big Japanese tech company. I think Walmart just resells then.
Ifixit rates the repairability at 6/10. Not bad.
Its important to note that some models of Kobo are now fully repairable using parts from ifixit, down to motherboard and display.