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wakkaday · 11-10-2014, 10:47 AM

first of all
hi everyone i hope you can help.

i have purchased a kobo reader for £80 from whsmith ( i was told its good value) compared to the pw2 (its lighter, smaller and quality is good and has sd)

is this a wise purchase, should i exchange it for another model?
i do casual reading but i do like the pocket intergration as thats the main app i use on my android phone to read articles...

1)
i also have the kobo app installed on my android device, but the books on my device do not show on the kobo app. (they have not been purchased by the kobo store) - is this only possible for official kobo purchases?

(is this the same on the kindle, all are all files shown and bookmarked regardless of the device you read it on)

2) can i use google drive to download books (its stuck on loading screen. i know dropbox works as i put a few pdfs which i managed to download directly)

3)what is a good case to buy?

4) the sd card *64gb sandisk* sometimes isnt recognised it says put in fat32 format which it is. do i need to partition this drive so its 32gb fat32? can i copy contents from the sd card onto the device directly.

5) any other tips /advice i should know?

11-10-2014, 10:47 AM	#1
wakkaday Groupie Posts: 164 Karma: 13126 Join Date: Nov 2014 Device: Kindle Oasis	kobo aura (2013) lots of questions - first time e-reader / first device first of all hi everyone i hope you can help. i have purchased a kobo reader for £80 from whsmith ( i was told its good value) compared to the pw2 (its lighter, smaller and quality is good and has sd) is this a wise purchase, should i exchange it for another model? i do casual reading but i do like the pocket intergration as thats the main app i use on my android phone to read articles... 1) i also have the kobo app installed on my android device, but the books on my device do not show on the kobo app. (they have not been purchased by the kobo store) - is this only possible for official kobo purchases? (is this the same on the kindle, all are all files shown and bookmarked regardless of the device you read it on) 2) can i use google drive to download books (its stuck on loading screen. i know dropbox works as i put a few pdfs which i managed to download directly) 3)what is a good case to buy? 4) the sd card 64gb sandisk sometimes isnt recognised it says put in fat32 format which it is. do i need to partition this drive so its 32gb fat32? can i copy contents from the sd card onto the device directly. 5) any other tips /advice i should know?