Thread: Something for my dad to read on
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Old 07-09-2014, 11:11 AM   #8
Doranwen
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Originally Posted by eschwartz View Post
Most ereaders do not offer browsing by filename.

But one workaround for Kindle, is to use Collections Manager (hack) to "Create collections from directories". A hidden feature in the firmware allows for nested collections, which most ereaders do not do. (In fact, neither does the Kindle, if you use firmware>5.4.0. )

Still, you can create non-nested collections on the Kobo and others as well. For Sony/Kobo, calibre will create them natively based on user-configured metadata.
Hrm. I got my e-reader specifically for that feature (Onyx Boox Firefly, I think the name was) and have used it extensively. My calibre doesn't have anything in it but the user manual--I use it rarely and remove books after I do. Too much work to get the userdata the way I want it when I already have them all sorted on the hard drive in the physical location that suits them. So that's not a deal breaker for the others at the moment because my dad isn't me and he'll get used to whatever he is presented with, but if one does have that capability, it'd be a bit better.


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The Kindle DX is old because few people wanted the larger size, so they never updated it.

Other than the size, it is no different from any other Kindle, except that it never received many of the updates. The other Kindles can read PDF too -- but the DX is touted for it since it has a larger screen, which makes them easier to read.

Kindle models are all the same, but newer ones are upgraded. The only differences are between Kindle Keyboard (has a physical keyboard), Kindle Basic (5-way controller is cheaper), and the touch models.
Gotcha. If we're going larger screen (and he does want that, apparently, confirmed this morning), then other Kindles are out, and DX being not updated means not likely to go for that. So maybe steer clear of Kindle.


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Originally Posted by eschwartz View Post
6.8" isn't really "bigger" than 6". I'm not sure it is worth the extra cost, if that is the feature we are going for.
No, he wants the 9" size of the larger ones.
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