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Originally Posted by Man Eating Duck
- Option to not have the time displayed while reading. This is an absolute must
- 6" screen (fits in my pockets), the Kobo Aura at ~1cm larger than my 650 is probably OK
- Possibility of maintaining collections/shelves from calibre: The Sony handles this very well, but it need not be as advanced. Even a reader which can display folders would be OK, as calibre can manage that on send to device. I use this mainly to separate my TBR list from the rest, so tagging which can be managed from calibre would also work.
- Integrated dictionaries. A good English one is most important, but at least Spanish in addition would be nice.
- Contrast and resolution at least on par with the prs-650 is probably a given by now.
Not important: - PDF support, zoom
- Storage, ~1 GB is more than adequate
- Online features. Highlight export might be nice, but "social features" are actually a minus in my opinion.
- Wi-Fi/3G. USB and calibre sync is enough for me.
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I loved my first reader, Sony PRS-T1, but had the grey (B) surface. I changed it to the T2 which luckily had the white (A) surface, and IMO significant improvements. I then had eyes problems, which means the quality became all important, especially since I read hours everyday (3 to 5) occasionally in poor lighting (notably in public transport).
So I bought a Kobo Glo which was much better from this point of view: high definition, good lighting, possibility to play with existing fonts / margins / spaces between lines, and to sideload other, even more readable fonts. Once I got used to the system, and discovered the plugins in Calibre to adjust the home screen to my taste, I loved it, even though the translation dictionaries are much poorer than Sony's. But then, I prefer single language dictionaries, which exist only for English in Sony. It is pleasant that the Kobos know to call the right dictionary for the book I'm reading: I read in 5 languages in parallel, and it was annoying to have to change the dictionary every time I opened a book.
The quality of the bilingual dictionaries (and the possibility of navigating within), PDFs management and global navigation (in books and within books are the only things which I now find poorer (much) in Kobo compared to Sony. I solved the note calling problems with converting annotated books to kepubs, which make it even better than with Sony (I like the pop-up for short notes).
I now read on the Aura HD which I bought as soon as it came out, and which is way above the Glo: the lighting is much better, the definition too, but it is harder to hold one handed (I have small hands, and it is slippery).
The brand new Aura 6" with medium definition might be your answer: from what I gather, it is less heavy, less slippery, and smaller all around. Anyway, I now find the low Sony definition unbearable.
The time appears rapidly at the top when you tap the page number to get menus, but is not otherwise visible.
With help from Calibre, plugins and this forum, I now manage shelves fine on the Kobos.
I know there are ways to sideload dictionaries, but haven't ventured.