[Tenchy]

Originally Posted by Cinisajoy

Yes, ask in the What should I buy forum.
This is the introduction forum.
Welcome to Mobileread.

Thanks

Originally Posted by Pajamaman

Kobo sounds right for you. The H2O probably as it's water-proof. The Kobo's need a bit of pactching to display epubs right but once its done it's okay. Fonts are very good on it. Dictionary is apparently not as good as a Kindle (or a Sony).

You could probably also get a new T2 or T3 on ebay. I wouldn't bother with a T1 unless it's dirt cheap. IMO the sonys are better than the Kobos, though they have no front-light.

Thanks for the reply. I couldn't find a t2 or t3 with a brief look but I saw they are touch screen. If they are not sealed from water and sand I need to put the reader in a ziplock bag. Somebody tried it for me on a kindle paperwhite and she said it went haywire detecting many touches from the bag.

What is the H2O like to use in terms of user experience?
I will use calibre to put the books on. Don't need wifi etc.
I do want it to remember what page I was on if I power it down, so I can pick up where I was before.
I would like to be able to turn off any light if not required as most of the time it will be used in bright sunlight.

Originally Posted by MickeyC

Hi Tenchy and welcome to MobileRead.

Thanks.

Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

Welcome to Mobileread.

Your thread has been moved OUT of the Introduce Yourself Forum, where members introduce themselves and moved to this forum, since you are asking a question about calibre.

Why not go back to the Introduce Yourself Forum and properly introduce yourself? Tell us a bit about yourself.


Don
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Originally Posted by ZodWallop

Sounds like you should look at the Kobo Aura H20. It has a slightly larger than average screen at 6.8". It has a flap that covers the ports to keep out water and dust. It has an SD card slot in case those technical documents are particularly large.

I'm not sure how well Kobo handles PDFs. I don't really know that any e-ink device is especially good with PDFs though.

Originally Posted by church mouse

The H2O pretty much fills the bill but Kobos are poor handling pdfs.

Thanks for the replies both. The other file format handling is secondary requirement really, be good to have the option at least.
The H20 does seem the best fit. Do you know if it covers my couple of points above? The sales pages never tell you what it's like to actually use.

Originally Posted by Hemmi

I had a Kobo Touch for a while. It could not handle PDFs.

I would seriously look on Ebay for Sony T2 or T3. Both are excellent.

How do you mean with the pdfs? Couldn't show them properly or just didn't work at all?