MobileRead Forums - View Single Post - Koreader running on Kobos (all of them, hopefully!)

WS64 · 11-18-2014, 07:31 AM

@ElWorm, Koreader advantages:

better PDF handling (can't say much about that, I don't use PDF)
2-page landscape mode
night mode
nearly no restrictions for any settings. If something is missing chances are good that someone will cover it if it is wanted
OPDS
create your own touch zones (my MAIN reason to use Koreader. I wanted "touch anywhere to flip forward, swipe to flip backwards)
minibar with some options not available for normal EPUBs in native Kobo, like pages until next chapter
folder structure for the library
searchable (Calibre) metadata
speed (e.g. for searching or for (not!) processing books after disabling USB)
runs not only on Kobo but also on Kindle and Android (maybe you want to use different hardware from time to time)

The question should be, why stay with the native Kobo software?
Only thing I can think of: To be able to read DRMed books...

11-18-2014, 07:31 AM	#1906
WS64 ♫ Posts: 661 Karma: 506380 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Germany Device: Kobo Aura / PB Lux 2 / Bookeen Frontlight / Kobo Mini / Nook Color	@ElWorm, Koreader advantages: better PDF handling (can't say much about that, I don't use PDF) 2-page landscape mode night mode nearly no restrictions for any settings. If something is missing chances are good that someone will cover it if it is wanted OPDS create your own touch zones (my MAIN reason to use Koreader. I wanted "touch anywhere to flip forward, swipe to flip backwards) minibar with some options not available for normal EPUBs in native Kobo, like pages until next chapter folder structure for the library searchable (Calibre) metadata speed (e.g. for searching or for (not!) processing books after disabling USB) runs not only on Kobo but also on Kindle and Android (maybe you want to use different hardware from time to time) The question should be, why stay with the native Kobo software? Only thing I can think of: To be able to read DRMed books...