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taqueso posted:Kobos run linux which might be able to run some android stuff (I have no idea, but it sounds like something someone might have made happen). I don't think the eink screen is going to work well with any software expecting a normal screen. I tried playing Angry Birds once upon a time long ago on an e-ink Nook and holy poo poo was that a mess.
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Heners_UK posted:Next you'll be telling me hardcore gamers find it completely unacceptable to them... Speedruns getting to easy, time to do them on e-ink.
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I like the screen size on my Kobo Forma a lot, but the one "feature" that drove me so crazy as to switch back to my Kindle Oasis is how the Kobo epub reader reformats each page to avoid hanging paragraphs... I think?? In any case it has this super annoying habit of not using the full screen real estate and leaving huge empty swaths at the bottom of each page without any consistency as it pushes the paragraphs onto the next page to avoid hanging orphan lines. Plus, the backlight's inconsistency on the Forma is one of those minor annoyances that only sticks out more when you go back and forth to a Kindle, which is much more consistent with the lighting.
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Rand Brittain posted:If you check MobileRead you should find instructions on how to patch the firmware in ways that will help you adjust things like this by adjusting the widow/orphan settings. Not too hard, although I stopped using it now that it's not necessary to use it to enable full-screen mode. Thanks, I'll take a look at this when I have some time... with a new baby in the house I'm finding a lot less time for patching/tweaking/etc-ing.
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Spikes32 posted:Will current kindles still allow me to load books on them through calibre? I've been using an old Kindle, 4 yrs, and am starting to consider what I'll do when the current one dies. Battery life is still about two weeks though! Yup, still works the same.
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I have both an Oasis and a Forma, and have found myself using the Forma pretty much exclusively over the past several months while the Oasis gathers dust. I appreciate the lighter weight and larger screen of the Forma most of all, plus the ease of installing Koreader which allows making proper use of full screen real estate possible. I bought the Oasis for the better backlight but eventually realized that I do most if not all of my reading in places where there's plenty enough light for the backlights on both devices to not really be necessary.
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Koreader can be put on the Oasis but it has to be rooted. I haven't had time to try it yet - seemed a bit more convoluted a process than getting it onto the Forma from my casual research.
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Fly Ricky posted:Thanks, I look into it. Looks interesting. I pulled out my Oasis and did some re-reading re: rooting, and was reminded that mine auto-updated to too new of a firmware version to be rootable for the time being. It sounds like rooting Kindles is a very hit-or-miss matter with the target always moving (at least for the more recent and current models) because there isn't all that much certainty as to whether OTA updates can be blocked. I'll keep both it and my Forma anyway because I like them for different flavor-of-the-month reasons... the Oasis is a bit more compact than the Forma although not Paperwhite-tiny and has the better backlight, along with direct support for the Kindle-version books I've purchased from Amazon over the years. But I do find the Forma's lighter weight easier to hold for longer periods of time and the larger screen is nice for Koreader to fill wall-to-wall with type.
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8-bit Miniboss posted:Kobo Forma (both capacities) and Clara HD are on sale on the US Kobo site: Thanks for the heads-up... upgrading to a 32gigger. Anyone looking for a well-made simple felt sleeve for their Kobo or any other reader, I recommend https://www.emmersongray.co.uk Well-sewn, and fits my naked Forma like a glove. Dicty Bojangles fucked around with this message at 14:49 on Mar 9, 2020 |
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One thing I like about my Kobo over my Kindle is that Calibre can add series info on the Kobo, but can't on the Kindle.
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Welp this is frustrating... my 32gb Forma had the backlight inconsistency along the button side, but particularly bad and a lot worse than my 8gb. So I sent it back under warranty, and they sent me a refurbished replacement with even worse screen problems. A whole line of dead pixels along one side, the same backlight issue but even worse, and some sort of scratch inside the screen that glows like lightning when the backlight is on. I can only imagine the reason they're having sales is to clear out their stock, and at this point the only stuff left is the worst. Hopefully they'll approve a refund because who the hell wants a replacement that's even worse than the original?!
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sweart gliwere posted:I got an Onyx BOOX Nova2, for use as both a multiplatform reader and general E-Ink Android. Their modern crop of offerings are 9/Pie based with decent specs for basic use (& run Google Play services or third party sources like F-Droid without trouble). My Poke 2 finally showed up last week after spending a couple weeks in DHL-limbo in Hong Kong and I like it. It's a bit of a hit-or-miss when it comes to Android apps using the screen size/e-ink properly, but for the most part everything works well. The battery life so far has been solid although not nearly up to Paperwhite levels but I've only been through one charge so time will tell. I like the design/bezels better than the Paperwhite because the Poke 2 is tiny. It's certainly no replacement for my Kobo Forma but having a tiny travel reader is nice for leaving the big boy at home.
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I've had a Boox Poke 2 for a while and ordered the Poke 3 a few days ago. Looking forward to the USB-C. Otherwise I think the Poke 2 is top-notch build quality. Android on e-ink can be a little hit-or-miss at times in terms of ghosting and lack of color, but as krissgjeng said it's nice to have the app flexibility that Kindle and Kobo will never have.
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Lazyhound posted:Are there any tablet-sized e-ink readers that can connect to a Calibre server? Boox has several.
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I thought bigger would be better and had both the Forma and Oasis for a while but found the 6" more comfortable for one-hand reading in bed, so got rid of them and happily kept my Clara and Poke 3.
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I like how tiny my Poke 3 is but at times I get frustrated by its battery life compared to my Clara, and Koreader's inability to control the backlight in Android. Of the two it is the most comfortable to hold, though.
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Spikes32 posted:I don't necessarily need another kindle, do any other readers have buttons that are a good price to build/battery life ratio? PocketBook has several and they all have buttons. https://pocketbook.ch/en-ch/catalog
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The Touch Lux 5 is comparable to the Kindle PW, except it has some extras Kindle never will, like a microsd slot.
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I hope they update the Clara, too.
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The Onyx Boox devices all run Android so they can do whatever you’ve been doing on your Fire tablet. But as Randy Brittain said, e-ink isn’t very enjoyable for web browsing.
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E-ink in sunlight, OLED at night is my jam.
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Calibre-web’s OPDS functionality is pretty baller
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frameset posted:I've got the Kobo Libra 2 and it's a wonderful reading device. I couldn't recommend it enough. Amen, true words. It's the best Kobo I've ever owned.
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mobby_6kl posted:Oh cool, I didn't even think about the emailing option. Just understand that jailbreaking kindles is a lot more difficult than your phone. Amazon is very aggressive on patching holes and blocking downgrading firmware.
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I didn’t realize that Calibre-Web can act as a proxy for Kobo sync and automatically shovel your Calibre library on over via Wi-Fi in native kepub format. It was super easy to set up... in case anyone else was wondering, here’s the how-to I followed. I had been using the linuxserver docker container with the Calibre & Kepubify converter layer enabled already to get my epubs sent to my wife’s Kindle and as an OPDS server for koreader, so this was a welcome surprise. https://fictionbecomesfact.com/calibre-web-kobo-sync fictionbecomesfact posted:I use Calibre-web to sync e-books to my Kobo eReader. In another note I already described how to run Calibre-web with Docker. Then it’s very easy to sync e-books between Calibre-web and your Kobo device.
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Also, the PocketBook InkPad X is 10”
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smr posted:Question about this: does this syncing also push to the iOS Kobo app as well? I read on both the apps and hardware readers. I doubt it- to set the sync up you have to open a hidden settings file on your Kobo, and I doubt iOS allows access to that side if it exists on the app at all.
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Hope they fix the stability issues Koreader had on the Clara 2E/Libra 2/Nia.
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Comfy Fleece Sweater posted:Not sure if it’s the right thread, but Marvin 3 died? I switched phones recently and when I tried to open it, it said the app had been removed from the App Store and wouldn’t let me download again. Hey I paid for this! Yomu is a decent replacement that gets active development. I use Yomu for most epubs but if I have a weird one I’ll read it with PocketBook. Or just give up and use KOreader on my Kobo.
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I’m in the Kobo camp but that’s because I enjoy easy access to Koreader, and don’t have anything tied to the Amazon ecosystem.
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https://www.emmersongray.co.uk make excellent bespoke sleeves but their main material is felt. They have some cases with leather accents… and are very responsive if you write to them with any custom requests.
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Has anyone else been using the Boox Palma? Mine arrived a few days ago, and has been great for reading these dead forums.
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eink makes all your hello dreams come true. Koreader works no problems as expected, and looks particularly sharp at such a small size. The backlight on mine is pretty even across; reading at night with Koreader on night mode works really well. The size is perfect for holding in one hand if I’m laying on my side or whatever in bed. It’s super light and very easy to hold/pocket, more comfortable than my iphone+case. And scrolling in the Awful app is the smoothest I’ve ever experienced on eink. So far it’s been all the things I miss about having an iPod with the benefit of a screen that looks amazing even in direct sunlight. I spend so much time staring at bright LCDs all day that having the internet in my hand on an unlit screen feels like a great break.
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Yup it has the same cold/warm lights, doesn’t go quite as dark orange as the Pokes I’ve had but certainly warm enough for me.
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I don’t use Audible so not sure there but I would be very surprised if it didn’t work. I haven’t found anything it won’t run so far (obv excluding games). It takes a bit of tweaking the eink settings to get some apps to look best, and don’t expect to watch movies on it. But for any reading it really shines, and even though the Awful isn’t made for eink it looks and functions very well.
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Boox has definitely nailed the screen on the Palma, the refresh is so quick and clean that using the thing has started to feel more and more like magic paper, especially with how sharp it is to read in daylight. Scrolling text has such little ghosting it becomes really easy to not notice at all. If you look closely it looks like Boox has the eink panel doing super quick partial refreshes while the screen rests because it just becomes clearer the longer you leave it unlike so many other eink devices that just hold on to ghosting. Like you said, Agile Vector, reading on it is amazing. I’d get the backlight fixed, though, because it shouldn’t be that way- mine’s pretty even all the way across.
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loudog999 posted:You all are pushing me closer and closer to getting the Palma, I’ll probably end up with one before I go on my vacation this year but I have a couple of questions. For those that have it, how is the reading experience compared to a larger screen? I have an old paperwhite and oasis now, I prefer the oasis but the battery sucks and it’s became my leave in the bedroom near a charger device. Do you mainly use your Palma as a secondary reader when you are out and about or has it replaced your others? Finally, I use both audible and emby to listen to audiobooks on my phone now, any experience using these on the Palma? The reading experience is fine for me - I’m already used to and fine with reading novels (and these dead forums) on my iPhone so it hasn’t required much of an adjustment for me at all. I haven’t used audible or emby, but Plexamp works fine for streaming music. Onyx’s power management defaults are super aggressive on killing background apps so you have to do some settings adjustments if you want to play background music while you read, and the battery life won’t be anywhere near as long. I still get easily a few days worth of play if I use it for music, but definitely not as long as if it’s a reading-only device. But you don’t have to do anything crazy to make the adjustments, just normal settings tapping-around level. Thankfully Onyx hasn’t locked the defaults and they’re fairly straightforward to change.
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LifeLynx posted:I want a Kobo Libra 2 but can't afford the $170 right now. I know e-readers have a long life, so is there a reputable place to get a refurbished one cheap? I thought about the Clara, but the screen is about the size of my Samsung S22 Ultra and that might be too small. I'm not entirely sure. I’ve got an extra one if you’d like, just PM me.
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I love my Clara 2e, not seeing a very clear upgrade in the new version and I don’t have much need for color, so guess I’ll wait this round out.
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FreelanceSocialist posted:Do you still have your Boox Palma? I saw one on FB Marketplace and the form factor (plus better OS/app capabilities vs my Kobo) looks enticing. I do! But my use has definitely waned… it’s very useful, though, for reading these dead forums while having coffee outside or when my eyes are tired of looking at LED screens during work breaks. The battery life is just good enough I can leave it for a day or two and still have enough juice left for an hour or two of browsing before needing to recharge it. But if I’m not outside or tired of screens then I’m 99% more likely to just use my phone cuz my brain’s too habituated to stop looking for it. It’s all the same mindless tasks but more convenient immediate screen response. And cell data support… also, I knew the Palma doesn’t have GPS before I bought it but in retrospect, I should’ve waited for something with that option so I could use it as a nav device. I’m sure mine would be getting a lot more exercise these days if it was a bit more comfortable leaving the house.
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