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V10 · 11-15-2011, 09:35 AM

I'm looking at buying a new eReader (previously owned a Kobo Wireless), and I'm hoping to get some questions answered about the Vox.

I intend to use it almost exclusively as an eReader, all the rest of the bells and whistles are strictly secondary concerns.

I've been importing my library in through Calibre (editing a couple of my eBooks which were saved as nothing more than plain text files or with grievous OCR errors) with mixed results on my Kobo Wireless, which is where some of my questions stem from.

1. Does the Vox (and newer generations of eReaders in general) properly render embedded custom fonts?

2. I don't suppose there's an option for suppressing those annoying little ADE auto-generated page numbers on the right hand margin?

3. Is a wireless internet connection required to update the Vox (firmware, contents, etc.)? I simply refuse to participate in cloud software if I can help it. I want my files in my hands; that's why I refuse to touch the Kindle, no matter how much they swear they'll never delete customer's content again. But now I'm ranting...

4. My Kobo Wireless handles .CBR archives great, full screen, no annoying title bar taking up real estate. Can I expect the same of the Vox by default, or has that been left to user-installed apps?

11-15-2011, 09:35 AM	#1
V10 Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2011 Device: none	Questions about the Vox as an eReader I'm looking at buying a new eReader (previously owned a Kobo Wireless), and I'm hoping to get some questions answered about the Vox. I intend to use it almost exclusively as an eReader, all the rest of the bells and whistles are strictly secondary concerns. I've been importing my library in through Calibre (editing a couple of my eBooks which were saved as nothing more than plain text files or with grievous OCR errors) with mixed results on my Kobo Wireless, which is where some of my questions stem from. 1. Does the Vox (and newer generations of eReaders in general) properly render embedded custom fonts? 2. I don't suppose there's an option for suppressing those annoying little ADE auto-generated page numbers on the right hand margin? 3. Is a wireless internet connection required to update the Vox (firmware, contents, etc.)? I simply refuse to participate in cloud software if I can help it. I want my files in my hands; that's why I refuse to touch the Kindle, no matter how much they swear they'll never delete customer's content again. But now I'm ranting... 4. My Kobo Wireless handles .CBR archives great, full screen, no annoying title bar taking up real estate. Can I expect the same of the Vox by default, or has that been left to user-installed apps?