I've had a Kobo eReader for more than12 years (yes, the same one). I've taken it with me to every trip, vacation, work experience abroad. I've read thousands of hours at the beach. It got wet, it got a bit of sand inside probably, and yet it still works perfectly. I have eyesight issues and being able to make the font as big as I want makes a huge difference, I find it hard now to read on anything else. There is no piece of tech I'd recommend more.