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DuskyRose · 10-09-2013, 02:34 PM

Recently I got a Kobo Aura, and put a 16G card in it. I now have about 10,000 on it divided between the main memory and the SD card. It does have wifi, but after registering it I turned the wifi off. When rebooting, you have to check to make sure it's still off.

I really like it. I'm a Sony fan, but between the fact the new ones aren't being sold in the US and that there's nothing new in them I'm interested in anyway, I decided to try to Kobo.

It seems to handle the high number of files well, although I did load it up the first week I had it and at around 20,000 found the response time was just too long to bother with. I'm not sure I'd put too much more than the 10,000 on it, but may play with that more in the future.

I use the Calibre plug-in (Kobo Touch Extended If I remember correctly) to load "Collections" from Calibre to the Kobo. But the Library search on the device works just fine. When I know the title or the series name, it's easier so far to pull the books up that way. (I put the series name in the title, so it's always there. I don't make them a separate column in Calibre.)

The light is nice, and I like it better than the (1st Gen) Paperwhite and the Nook Glow. The touch type of screen does seem to 'miss' some page turns and I have to touch multiple times sometimes. I suspect it happens because I touch the same part of the screen over and over and probably leave too many fingerprints on it after reading for a few hours. Turning it off and using a microfibre cloth seems to fix the problem.

So far, I'm enjoying it very much.

Otherwise, I find it easier to take my total collection on a tablet. I have an Ipad mini and a Nexus 7 that have the space and the ability to store the files in folders. Then I just touch on the book I want and it asks what app to open it up in. I like them a lot, but find I can't read for long periods on a tablet. Eink is more comfortable for me.

10-09-2013, 02:34 PM	#8
DuskyRose Guru Posts: 754 Karma: 9209502 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Virginia Device: Boox Note Air3, Palma, K-Scribe, Eclipsa 2e, & Libra 2, Ipads	Recently I got a Kobo Aura, and put a 16G card in it. I now have about 10,000 on it divided between the main memory and the SD card. It does have wifi, but after registering it I turned the wifi off. When rebooting, you have to check to make sure it's still off. I really like it. I'm a Sony fan, but between the fact the new ones aren't being sold in the US and that there's nothing new in them I'm interested in anyway, I decided to try to Kobo. It seems to handle the high number of files well, although I did load it up the first week I had it and at around 20,000 found the response time was just too long to bother with. I'm not sure I'd put too much more than the 10,000 on it, but may play with that more in the future. I use the Calibre plug-in (Kobo Touch Extended If I remember correctly) to load "Collections" from Calibre to the Kobo. But the Library search on the device works just fine. When I know the title or the series name, it's easier so far to pull the books up that way. (I put the series name in the title, so it's always there. I don't make them a separate column in Calibre.) The light is nice, and I like it better than the (1st Gen) Paperwhite and the Nook Glow. The touch type of screen does seem to 'miss' some page turns and I have to touch multiple times sometimes. I suspect it happens because I touch the same part of the screen over and over and probably leave too many fingerprints on it after reading for a few hours. Turning it off and using a microfibre cloth seems to fix the problem. So far, I'm enjoying it very much. Otherwise, I find it easier to take my total collection on a tablet. I have an Ipad mini and a Nexus 7 that have the space and the ability to store the files in folders. Then I just touch on the book I want and it asks what app to open it up in. I like them a lot, but find I can't read for long periods on a tablet. Eink is more comfortable for me.