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Originally Posted by JSWolf
The Kobo software is not crap. It gives you more options on how you want your books to look. I think many people would love the same options in the Kindle if Amazon were so inclined to add them (but we know that will never happen).
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I owned an Aura HD. The tweaks were awesome, but the software is much buggier, slower, and overall less refined than the Kindle. Page turns on every Kobo device I've seen are also slower than my K4NT. The fact that I can't just take my books and load them onto the device without going through a series of CSS conversions was also a massive PITA. With my jailbroken K4NT that has some margin and font tweaks, I can just load a book onto it without doing any kind of tweaking and it'll look great.
Margins, line spacing, and fonts are basically a one-time setup for me, so I don't mind having to do some work when I first get a device to get it where I want, but having to do it with every single book is annoying.
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Originally Posted by JSWolf
You just prefer the presets the Kindle gives you instead of more tweaks and since you do, I would recommend the PW3 for an upgrade to your NT4.
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The PW3 has a light that can't be turned off, so it's a complete non-starter.
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Originally Posted by howyoudoin
Kobos require the least work of any e-reader to get your books looking the way you want. What is it that you are unable to get right on the Kobo that you can easily get right on the kindles or nooks?
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I have to do a series of tweaks in calibre to prevent the wasted space on Kobo readers.
Here's a post on the eBook Reader going through what I have to do.
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Originally Posted by howyoudoin
Yeah, the screen isn't the best. If you want the best flush screen, go for the Voyage. If flushness isn't that major a deal breaker, get the Glo HD for the better rendering of books.
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The flushness is a big deal to me because I can't stand the shadow caused by a raised bezel and the fact that it captures dust/grime. For some reason Kobo is still using infrared touch technology on the Glo series, which forces them to have a raised bezel. It's a not a complete dealbreaker, but it's not ideal, either.