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Originally Posted by Jaden
I actually like the spaces between paragraphs. For me it's more comfortable to read that way, so I always format my ebooks to have them.
Also I can not really understand the obsession with how many lines of text you have on the screen. It's not like the reader gets any heavier with the books having more pages. And turning the page is very fast and easy. (Not saying that people aren't entitled to their opinions or that other people's preferences are stupid or anything - I just don't really get it...).
Having used a Kobo Touch before, I get much more text on my screen than I used to before (75 pages in my comfortable font sizes on the touch vs. 48 on the Aura, different font size - else it would still be 61 to 48). But I really just checked that once.
And I must admit I really didn't care about the amount of pages turns needed to finish a book before and don't know - as long as we are talking about a few lines and pages. But reading some people (not everyone, of course) it sounds as if the amount of page turns had doubled.
Still voting for options, of course. And I think an "Advanced Options" section would be great. I don't think it needs to be some config file. A check box in the settings to show or not to show advanced options would be enough, I think.
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Coming from a Kobo Touch, or even a Glo, which probably have the same kind of formatting than the Aura, I understand why you would see the Aura as a better alternative. But coming from a PW, and with all the fuss that has been made around the Aura having the bigger screen, what a joke, because how exactly is a bigger screen doing me any good under those circumstances?
It is not only about page turns or format. It is about a brand needing to be be coherent with their unique selling proposition. I really like the flexibility that Kobo offers in terms of fonts configurations for instance, or line spacing. But they are losing this advantage if they start messing up with page format and trying to impose one format for all. This direction, should they intend to keep it that way, is in complete contradiction to the configurable formatting, which really is part of their success. I will quote their own words :
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Personalize your fonts
Customizing your reading experience is simple. TypeGenius allows you to select your preferred font from a choice of 10 styles and 24 sizes, including Kobo Nickel. Kobo Nickel is our exclusive font, designed to leave more ink on the page for a more comfortable read. You can also adjust the sharpness and weight of each font – a feature exclusive to TypeGenius – and set your margins to create your perfect page.
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I am not inventing it, it is on their website.
@Quexos : you are right, there is a with or without ads PW, and even if you buy the ads version one, you can pay afterwards to get rid of the ads and thus have an ads-free version anytime.