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maddz · 03-12-2014, 04:10 AM

The problem with using the Nexus for PDFs is that I have to have a wireless connection to read more than a couple of pages (my ebooks and PDFs live in the cloud for sync reasons when I'm travelling). For some reason, PDFs read in a browser window and don't download to FBReader or CoolReader which means if I don't have a connection then they don't render properly). Hence, I wanted a dedicated ereader with decent on-board storage and the capability to use SD cards.

Well, just got the last silver Kobo Touch off eBay from Argos Outlet. It should arrive by the weekend and I'll see how it works. Apparently it supports PDF. If it works fine, then I may upgrade to the Kobo Glo (but at double the price and 10% of the battery life I wasn't wildly enthusiastic).

03-12-2014, 04:10 AM	#8
maddz Wizard Posts: 1,405 Karma: 30039536 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: UK Device: Kobo Forma, Icarus, iPad Mini 2, Kobo Touch, Google Nexus 7	The problem with using the Nexus for PDFs is that I have to have a wireless connection to read more than a couple of pages (my ebooks and PDFs live in the cloud for sync reasons when I'm travelling). For some reason, PDFs read in a browser window and don't download to FBReader or CoolReader which means if I don't have a connection then they don't render properly). Hence, I wanted a dedicated ereader with decent on-board storage and the capability to use SD cards. Well, just got the last silver Kobo Touch off eBay from Argos Outlet. It should arrive by the weekend and I'll see how it works. Apparently it supports PDF. If it works fine, then I may upgrade to the Kobo Glo (but at double the price and 10% of the battery life I wasn't wildly enthusiastic). Last edited by maddz; 03-12-2014 at 04:18 AM.