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Originally Posted by TechniSol
My two cents are with the people asking for more choices. The problem is that people are upset because they feel like something they already had, and liked, has been removed.(er, titles have been added...) Kind of hard to fault folks for that, but that's the way the cookie crumbles.
They are not alone in wondering why a company would release a product whose main feature is a larger screen and then almost immediately take away from it with a firmware upgrade that reduces visible screen area. I suspect that if it does not involve the kepub engine and therefore relate directly to revenue Kobo could probably care less, but they should.
I'm willing to bet that if Kobo spent more time fixing bugs, and less time fixing stuff that isn't broken they're be doing a lot better. Frankly, they are missing a huge bet. Quit screwing around with things guaranteed to annoy at least some of your customer base, and start making one thing your focus. You are the people's choice in terms of flexibility and ability to side load, etc. start wising up and taking advantage of that. Position yourselves as the underdog and continue to reap revenue at the same time through Kobo kepub sales. Support the sideloaded crowd and you will sell more readers, as a result, through convenience you will sell more books. But, for goodness sake, clean up the danged software mess and rid yourselves of that albatross. I guarantee that solid firmware in addition to the already solid hardware would equal far greater sales.
For all those having a hard time with bugs and issues, why not start an online petition to get them*fixed and make a big deal of it? If you make a big enough effort you might actually accomplish something other than squabbling in a forum.
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See, now this is an example of someone with sense
It would be great if Kobo could focus on what's broken instead of breaking what's "perfect". While I didn't get the update for my Glo, I went to the post for firmware, downloaded it and installed it anyway. I actually like having the title of my book (and series with position number) at the top. It's useful for me to track my reading on GoodReads.
The margins irritate a few people; again, I like them. What I wouldn't mind seeing next would be the percent read, maybe in brackets, next to how many pages I've read so far in the book. That would, in my opinion, be the ultimate reading experience in a book.
If Kobo would release something similar to the Aura's home screen for Glo and Touch (Mini if you REALLY want it), that would be excellent!
I've tried out a few e-readers but settled on Kobo because a) I don't want to reconvert my library (4500+) with Calibre, and b) It was recommended by people I know. So regardless of all the interesting little fixes and updates, I won't jump off the Kobo wagon because as long as I can read my books at any point of the day or night without the software crashing or the light dying, I'm a happy chappy!
