Hi,

Is this a good area to be discussing books and ereaders?

The Kobo Libra H20 is the one I am looking at.

Quite seriously actually.

Cheers,

Alan

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Hello Alan!

** On Monday 28.09.20 - 08:01, Alan Beck wrote to ALL:

Is this a good area to be discussing books and ereaders?

The Kobo Libra H20 is the one I am looking at.

Quite seriously actually.

I don't see why not? This is a general talk-about-anything
kind of echo.

The "read in landscape orientation" is new.

$45 for the slipcover seems expensive.

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Alan Beck wrote to ALL <=-

Is this a good area to be discussing books and ereaders?

The Kobo Libra H20 is the one I am looking at.

There's no topic off topic here, and we don't have a book echo
anywhere on Fidonet, so fire away!

I have two hand-me-down Kindles - an ancient one and a more recent
paperwhite model. Since they own the biggest ebook seller and the
hardware, it's easy to get locked in.

Will the Kobo let you side-load books via USB, or do they have their
own store?

Do you know what ebook formats it uses?

Lately, I've been getting more books and texts from the internet and
using Calibre to convert them to .mobi format. Lately, I've been
finding a lot of text and pdf references on the net and converting
them, as a pdf converted in Calibra looks a lot better then if you use
the kindle mail send-to feature.





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Hello, Kurt Weiske - Alan Beck.
On 10/1/20 2:38 AM you wrote:

I have two hand-me-down Kindles - an ancient one and a more recent paperwhite model. Since they own the biggest ebook seller and the
hardware, it's easy to get locked in. Will the Kobo let you
side-load books via USB, or do they have their own store?

I believe you should be able to sideload. I've done so with Kindles and
Nook Colors, so to do otherwise woulnd't serve them very well.


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Answering a msg from Kurt Weiske:

Alan Beck wrote to ALL <=-

Is this a good area to be discussing books and ereaders?

The Kobo Libra H20 is the one I am looking at.

There's no topic off topic here, and we don't have a book echo
anywhere on Fidonet, so fire away!

I have two hand-me-down Kindles - an ancient one and a more recent
paperwhite model. Since they own the biggest ebook seller and the
hardware, it's easy to get locked in.

Will the Kobo let you side-load books via USB, or do they have their
own store?

Do you know what ebook formats it uses?

Lately, I've been getting more books and texts from the internet and
using Calibre to convert them to .mobi format. Lately, I've been
finding a lot of text and pdf references on the net and converting
them, as a pdf converted in Calibra looks a lot better then if you use
the kindle mail send-to feature.

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I have the 1st gen Kobo model. Works fine. The screen is the gray-version which can be hard to read. I use the Adobe reader prgm to import the purchased copy-protected books. And then I feed the Kobo with a USB connection. Good enough. I wouldn't mind owning one of the modern paper-white models - but that is a low priority.


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Hello Alan!

** On Monday 28.09.20 - 08:01, Alan Beck wrote to ALL:

Is this a good area to be discussing books and ereaders?

The Kobo Libra H20 is the one I am looking at.

Quite seriously actually.

I don't see why not? This is a general talk-about-anything kind of echo.

GRoovy

The "read in landscape orientation" is new.

$45 for the slipcover seems expensive.

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I pulled the trigger on a Kobo Clara.

The other new ones have problems that I was not prepared to put up with.

Kobo Libra H2O. Parts of the screen were not lit up and it was from one side or another.

The top end Kobo has a Display that flashes to maintain brightness. Could be trouble at best it is enough to give you a headache.

The Kobo Clara has pretty well the same features as the Kobo Libra except there is just a bit of loss of luminace at the bottom of the screen, since I am not reading from there it is not a hassle.

Kobo's now have an orange candlelight mode for reading in the dark. All of them have it including the ability to borrow library books.

Very nice.

It fits in my oilskin vest pocket better than anything else did (OK, Kobo Glow with no case). This one goes in with the case.

The case also doubles as a reading stand.

All for $139.00 CDN

Cheers,

Alan

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Alan Beck wrote to ALL <=-

Is this a good area to be discussing books and ereaders?

The Kobo Libra H20 is the one I am looking at.

There's no topic off topic here, and we don't have a book echo anywhere
on Fidonet, so fire away!

I have two hand-me-down Kindles - an ancient one and a more recent paperwhite model. Since they own the biggest ebook seller and the hardware, it's easy to get locked in.

Paperwhite ones are nice..

Will the Kobo let you side-load books via USB, or do they have their own store?

I think I can but DRM plays a large part in stopping that.

I can load the Globe and Mail using Calibre.
Calibre is what you need to learn.

Do you know what ebook formats it uses?

The list is to long to type here.

.mobi is one that seems rare to me, I used to load them on my Palm Pilot.

Lately, I've been getting more books and texts from the internet and
using Calibre to convert them to .mobi format. Lately, I've been finding
a lot of text and pdf references on the net and converting them, as a pdf converted in Calibra looks a lot better then if you use the kindle mail send-to feature.

I will remember that and check out the PDF features, also look into .mobi.

Thanks,

Alan

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Hello Alan!

** On Sunday 04.10.20 - 09:40, Alan Beck wrote to August Abolins:

I pulled the trigger on a Kobo Clara.

The other new ones have problems that I was not prepared
to put up with.

I would have thought that now 10+ years after their first
introduction, they would have nearly perfected all of their
models.

Kobo Libra H2O. Parts of the screen were not lit up and
it was from one side or another.

THAT would be totally annoying. I'd rather wear a headband
light, or have a light clipped to the device in that
situation.

The top end Kobo has a Display that flashes to maintain
brightness. Could be trouble at best it is enough to give
you a headache.

At $300/8GB and $350/32GB for the top Kobo Forma, that's
ridiculous.

The last time I dropped into an Indigo (which is now over 8
years ago), they had the various Kobo models on display and
available for public testing.

Kobo's now have an orange candlelight mode for reading in
the dark. All of them have it including the ability to
borrow library books.

Very nice.

The integration with Canada's library systems via Overdrive is
pretty nice. But you can still end up stuck in a waiting list
until another copy of a book is "returned". As a bookseller,
I'm getting more and more people frustrated with the waiting-
list and the pressure to read a new-release 400+ book within 1
week that they option for the real thing.

It fits in my oilskin vest pocket better than anything
else did (OK, Kobo Glow with no case). This one goes in
with the case.

My original Kobo slips into a sport-jacket's outside pocket
quite well.

The case also doubles as a reading stand.

The Sleepcover at $35?

All for $139.00 CDN

I see the Clara HD at $149 + $35 for the Sleepcover, online.

Did you acquire yours for a lower price in-store?


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Hello Alan!

** On Sunday 04.10.20 - 09:40, Alan Beck wrote to August Abolins:

I pulled the trigger on a Kobo Clara.

The other new ones have problems that I was not prepared to put up with.

I would have thought that now 10+ years after their first introduction, they would have nearly perfected all of their models.

I also have a Kobo

Kobo Libra H2O. Parts of the screen were not lit up and it was from one
side or another.

THAT would be totally annoying. I'd rather wear a headband light, or have a light clipped to the device in that situation.

The top end Kobo has a Display that flashes to maintain brightness.
Could be trouble at best it is enough to give you a headache.

At $300/8GB and $350/32GB for the top Kobo Forma, that's ridiculous.

The last time I dropped into an Indigo (which is now over 8 years ago), they had the various Kobo models on display and available for public testing.

I tried the $300 Forma and the Libra is better and newer.

The form was nice to hold but the screen was grey in spots.

Kobo's now have an orange candlelight mode for reading in the dark. All
of them have it including the ability to borrow library books.

Very nice.

The integration with Canada's library systems via Overdrive is pretty nice. But you can still end up stuck in a waiting list until another copy of a book is "returned". As a bookseller, I'm getting more and more people frustrated with the waiting- list and the pressure to read a new-release 400+ book within 1 week that they option for the real
thing.

The Clara is the obvious choice. No shadowing from the LED's at all. Thier best offering.

It fits in my oilskin vest pocket better than anything else did (OK,
Kobo Glow with no case). This one goes in with the case.

My original Kobo slips into a sport-jacket's outside pocket quite well.

The case also doubles as a reading stand.

The Sleepcover at $35?

All for $139.00 CDN

I see the Clara HD at $149 + $35 for the Sleepcover, online.

Did you acquire yours for a lower price in-store?

I think Kobo dropped thier price. 10 bucks.

Very affordable for the Clara, best choice.


Cheers,

Alan

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On 10/10/2020 1:40 a.m., Alan Beck : August Abolins wrote:

The Clara is the obvious choice. No shadowing from the
LED's at all. Thier best offering.

[snip]

Very affordable for the Clara, best choice.

I just had the opportunity to see a Kobo Arc7HD. The person
primarily uses it as an eReader. He needed help with an update, so
I volunteered. The Arc is *not* an eReader. It's a tablet. It's a
poor choice for a primarily e-reading machine. E-INK (via a *real*
ereader device) is the way to go if you want an electronic way to
read books.

Personally, I find my 1st gen Kobo (from 2009) still quite enjoyable
as long as I can cast good ambient light on it.


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