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flips01 · 12-05-2012, 06:34 PM

Hi!
I'm considering getting a Bookeen Odyssey Frontlight HD (vs. a Kobo Glo or Kindle PW). I already have a Kindle DX, but a frontlit/backlit eInk device would be very nice.

Three questions about the Frontlight HD:

1. How does it handle large scanned PDF documents (scanned book pages, A4/Letter size pages), does it handle zooming and skipping to the next part gracefully? (My Kindle DX is very slow and also a little clumsy compared to GoodReader on the iPad. I don't expect a 6" eInk reader to be as good as a larger tablet, but does it work somehow? Or is it quite unusable for this?)

2. How about cloud/OTA syncing (or just fetching somehow) notes, highlights, bookmarks and latest read page? Have you found a way for any of this, or is it generally not possible?

3. If you would prefer Bookeen over the competition, what would be your main reason?

(Edit: Found this: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=117869
It seems custom font and language support is main reasons ...)

12-05-2012, 06:34 PM	#1
flips01 Connoisseur Posts: 96 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2012 Device: Kobo Aura HD, Kindle DX	PDF/image handling + Sync + Why Bookeen do you prefer Bookeen Hi! I'm considering getting a Bookeen Odyssey Frontlight HD (vs. a Kobo Glo or Kindle PW). I already have a Kindle DX, but a frontlit/backlit eInk device would be very nice. Three questions about the Frontlight HD: 1. How does it handle large scanned PDF documents (scanned book pages, A4/Letter size pages), does it handle zooming and skipping to the next part gracefully? (My Kindle DX is very slow and also a little clumsy compared to GoodReader on the iPad. I don't expect a 6" eInk reader to be as good as a larger tablet, but does it work somehow? Or is it quite unusable for this?) 2. How about cloud/OTA syncing (or just fetching somehow) notes, highlights, bookmarks and latest read page? Have you found a way for any of this, or is it generally not possible? 3. If you would prefer Bookeen over the competition, what would be your main reason? (Edit: Found this: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=117869 It seems custom font and language support is main reasons ...) Last edited by flips01; 12-05-2012 at 06:47 PM.