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Originally Posted by SCION
The same can be said about the Kobo. You can't change the margins or line spacing. That's a red flag for me.
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Really? *sob*
That would probably be a problem for me as well, although it would depend on whether the "defaults" suited me to start with.
But I just don't see this as a primarily epub/pdf thing. I have a 700+ library. I'd say about half of those are epubs and half are pdfs. I don't want a reader that can only read and access half of my library without that reader having some MAJOR "lifestyle advantage" like my PocketBook 360 which is small and fits in my back pocket. And even then, it still tries its best with PDFs, bless its heart. Not like this N2 which claims to be the cutting edge of modernity.
I think, to me, the biggest issue is that when the NC had such lackluster PDF support (no bookmarking, for starters), people complained. There were letters to customer service, and the B&N forums were full of people like me saying "Hey, will the next update provide better PDF support?"
The fact that B&N has basically ignored all that is -- to me -- the biggest possible red flag. I can totally get companies not doing things because they don't know how or because they don't realize customers want those things. But not doing something they KNOW customers want because they didn't want to? That worries me.
And, at the end of the day, even if I buy NO new reader this year, I still can't buy B&N's reader. I'm not going to pay over $100 for a "top of the line" reader that can't read half my library. My existing readers can already do that, AND they can fit in my back pocket and take custom fonts. Some of them even have web browsers and 3G support.
So, ultimately, not trying to whine, but I am disappointed.
And I feel like B&N lost a sale -- last week I was really having to talk myself out of buying one of these. Now, I don't much see the point.
NOTE TO FANBOIS: THIS IS MY SUBJECTIVE OPINION ONLY.
