Touch Might be getting a Kobo!

MissKittiness · 07-30-2012, 06:22 AM

Hi guys! I'm pretty sure I'm going to get a KT in the next few weeks. I'm super excited! So far I've only used the iPad app for Kobo, so I was just wondering, are there any major differences (other than the obvious e-ink/LCD thing) between the iPad app and the KT itself?

I'm just avoiding any surprises.

allan175 · 07-30-2012, 06:46 AM

I have used the Android app before I got my Kobo and they did the same thing, the main difference was the screen for me, it's so much easier to read the eInk screen, especially when it's a bit bright (the Android screen was almost unreadable in sunlight).

MissKittiness · 07-30-2012, 07:49 PM

Thank you, Allan.

I've been to JB Hi-Fi and had a play with the Kobo Touch, and I love it! I asked the shop assistant one particular question, though, and she didn't know the answer - so I have that one specific question for you guys now! When swapping between the iPad app and the KT itself, will the KT sync my place in side-loaded books on the iPad, or will I have to stick to one device for one book if it wasn't purchased from Kobo themselves?

Suzanna · 07-30-2012, 09:02 PM

No, the Kobo won't sync sideloaded books. Only books purchased from Kobo and read in the default kepub format.

MissKittiness · 07-30-2012, 09:55 PM

Thank you.

Jaden · 07-30-2012, 10:24 PM

You still don't have to stick to one device - just try to remember part of a sentence (one that's rather unusual, of course) and use the search. Might not be the easiest way to do but can still be done. Or else just switch at the start of a new chapter. Something like that.

TonyToews · 07-31-2012, 03:38 AM

Or read different books on different devices.

nila · 08-01-2012, 02:27 PM

I usually use the search method myself.
Works without any real problems.

Orn8one · 08-01-2012, 05:29 PM

I only read Kobo books. No idea how to read other ones! I like things simple! The iPad sometimes syncs and sometimes doesn't. Same for the KT. No reason that I can find why both are inconsistent but it is since the last two firmware upgrades. Maybe it will come right in the next one. I try to remember my page to save frustration. Enjoy your Kobo.

MissKittiness · 08-05-2012, 02:48 AM

Thanks for giving me the heads-ups, everybody! I'm soon to be a proud Kobo Touch owner!

Jaden · 08-05-2012, 10:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MissKittiness

Thanks for giving me the heads-ups, everybody! I'm soon to be a proud Kobo Touch owner!

Have fun with your new Kobo.

The Terminator · 08-08-2012, 01:21 PM

There are a lot of differences in my opinion, at least between the Android app and the KT. The biggest for me is justification, I can't stand having the text justified left, and the app won't let you change that (The KT does though, the text looks like a real book). And various other features that are Kobo Touch specific.

MissKittiness · 08-08-2012, 05:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Terminator

There are a lot of differences in my opinion, at least between the Android app and the KT. The biggest for me is justification, I can't stand having the text justified left, and the app won't let you change that (The KT does though, the text looks like a real book). And various other features that are Kobo Touch specific.

I can change the justification in the iOS app, but thanks for the heads-up if I ever get an Android phone.

07-30-2012, 06:22 AM	#1
MissKittiness Achievement Unlocked! Posts: 60 Karma: 972056 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Aussie-land. Device: none	Might be getting a Kobo! Hi guys! I'm pretty sure I'm going to get a KT in the next few weeks. I'm super excited! So far I've only used the iPad app for Kobo, so I was just wondering, are there any major differences (other than the obvious e-ink/LCD thing) between the iPad app and the KT itself? I'm just avoiding any surprises.

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07-30-2012, 06:46 AM	#2
allan175 Member Posts: 16 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2012 Device: Kobo Touch	I have used the Android app before I got my Kobo and they did the same thing, the main difference was the screen for me, it's so much easier to read the eInk screen, especially when it's a bit bright (the Android screen was almost unreadable in sunlight).

07-30-2012, 07:49 PM	#3
MissKittiness Achievement Unlocked! Posts: 60 Karma: 972056 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Aussie-land. Device: none	Thank you, Allan. I've been to JB Hi-Fi and had a play with the Kobo Touch, and I love it! I asked the shop assistant one particular question, though, and she didn't know the answer - so I have that one specific question for you guys now! When swapping between the iPad app and the KT itself, will the KT sync my place in side-loaded books on the iPad, or will I have to stick to one device for one book if it wasn't purchased from Kobo themselves?

07-30-2012, 09:02 PM	#4
Suzanna Living in the past Posts: 432 Karma: 6011289 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Toronto Device: Kobo Aura HD, Kobo Arc	No, the Kobo won't sync sideloaded books. Only books purchased from Kobo and read in the default kepub format.

07-30-2012, 09:55 PM	#5
MissKittiness Achievement Unlocked! Posts: 60 Karma: 972056 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Aussie-land. Device: none	Thank you.

07-30-2012, 10:24 PM	#6
Jaden Evangelist Posts: 409 Karma: 1244354 Join Date: Jan 2012 Device: Kobo Touch	You still don't have to stick to one device - just try to remember part of a sentence (one that's rather unusual, of course) and use the search. Might not be the easiest way to do but can still be done. Or else just switch at the start of a new chapter. Something like that.

07-31-2012, 03:38 AM	#7
TonyToews Evangelist Posts: 490 Karma: 351398 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Kobo Vox and Glo	Or read different books on different devices.

08-01-2012, 02:27 PM	#8
nila Member Posts: 21 Karma: 4952 Join Date: Jun 2012 Device: none	I usually use the search method myself. Works without any real problems.

08-01-2012, 05:29 PM	#9
Orn8one Groupie Posts: 176 Karma: 8362 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Northamptonshire UK Device: Kobo Touch, Sony 650 and Cool-er	I only read Kobo books. No idea how to read other ones! I like things simple! The iPad sometimes syncs and sometimes doesn't. Same for the KT. No reason that I can find why both are inconsistent but it is since the last two firmware upgrades. Maybe it will come right in the next one. I try to remember my page to save frustration. Enjoy your Kobo.

08-05-2012, 02:48 AM	#10
MissKittiness Achievement Unlocked! Posts: 60 Karma: 972056 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Aussie-land. Device: none	Thanks for giving me the heads-ups, everybody! I'm soon to be a proud Kobo Touch owner!

08-08-2012, 01:21 PM	#12
The Terminator Retired Posts: 2,552 Karma: 37638420 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Vancouver Island Canada Device: Kobo Touch, Optimus One (2.3), Nexus 7 (4.2)	There are a lot of differences in my opinion, at least between the Android app and the KT. The biggest for me is justification, I can't stand having the text justified left, and the app won't let you change that (The KT does though, the text looks like a real book). And various other features that are Kobo Touch specific.

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