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TrudyJ65 · 11-15-2011, 03:25 PM

Hi all... longtime (e)reader, first-time poster here.

I'm trying to decide whether or not to ask for a Vox for Christmas to replace my beloved, now-dead Sony PRS505. I don't have a tablet and don't want the full-on iPad or other tablet, mostly because of cost but also because it's not a real need. I actually enjoy the e-ink readers just fine, but some of the added bells and whistles on the Kobo Vox look attractive.

The main thing I'm wondering about is the one feature I'd like in a tablet if I got one is something that might not be do-able on the Vox. I'd like to be able to use it for writing -- not a complete word processor functionality, but something where if I were at a coffee shop or waiting in a doctor's office I could whip it out and type 500 or 1000 words and email it to myself for later use on my home computer.

So, two questions:

1. Is there an app I can get for the Vox that will allow me to write on it?

2. I've heard that you can't hook up an external keyboard because there's no Bluetooth? Is that correct? There's no type of keyboard I could hook up to it any other way, is there? Not sure how much writing I could get done with the little onscreen keyboard (I'm a very fast touch typist, so tiny keyboards throw me off).

BTW I'm the sort of person who uses a lot of technology without understanding it very well, so some of what I read here on the forums is well out of my depth, but I do have more techie friends who can help me puzzle out the mysteries if I do get a Vox.

11-15-2011, 03:25 PM	#1
TrudyJ65 Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: St. John's NL Device: Sony Reader	Writing/Typing on the Vox Hi all... longtime (e)reader, first-time poster here. I'm trying to decide whether or not to ask for a Vox for Christmas to replace my beloved, now-dead Sony PRS505. I don't have a tablet and don't want the full-on iPad or other tablet, mostly because of cost but also because it's not a real need. I actually enjoy the e-ink readers just fine, but some of the added bells and whistles on the Kobo Vox look attractive. The main thing I'm wondering about is the one feature I'd like in a tablet if I got one is something that might not be do-able on the Vox. I'd like to be able to use it for writing -- not a complete word processor functionality, but something where if I were at a coffee shop or waiting in a doctor's office I could whip it out and type 500 or 1000 words and email it to myself for later use on my home computer. So, two questions: 1. Is there an app I can get for the Vox that will allow me to write on it? 2. I've heard that you can't hook up an external keyboard because there's no Bluetooth? Is that correct? There's no type of keyboard I could hook up to it any other way, is there? Not sure how much writing I could get done with the little onscreen keyboard (I'm a very fast touch typist, so tiny keyboards throw me off). BTW I'm the sort of person who uses a lot of technology without understanding it very well, so some of what I read here on the forums is well out of my depth, but I do have more techie friends who can help me puzzle out the mysteries if I do get a Vox.