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Multics · 05-29-2017, 06:52 PM

Thanks for the comments.

I'm in the USA. I have a tablet, but I find it unsuitable as the battery, even with wifi off, lasts only a few hours. I run the SONY PRS-T1 with wifi off. One of the things I like about the SONY is the border is about 2mm higher then the screen so you can lay it face down on any relatively flat surface without scratching the surface or triggering any screen touches. I consider this to be a big loose with any device with a flat front allowing all sorts of unintentional touches.

I tend to prefer real buttons as they are much less sensitive then the screen to accidental touching.

I did try a KOBO mini(?) a few years ago. At that time the KOBO support in Calibre didn't seem to allow loading 'collections'. While researching my PRS-T1 problems, I did stumble across a way to load the shelves the way I want, though it requires rewriting the Titles when uploading. I'd rather not do that as sometimes I want to look for a book by Title or see them displayed in Title order. I much prefer the SONY where I can customize the filename and still have author, title, and filename order for display.

I googled and looked at the JDread. The only thing never mentioned was how long the battery will last reading. I sometimes read 4 to 8 hours a day for several days. When I travel, I can read 500+ pages pretty easily, particularly on a long flight.

The biggest complaint I've seen on the Onyx Boox C67ML Carta 2 is the screen is very fragile. I went through 3 tablets in one month due to fragile screens. That is a concern.

The only reason for android is if it can be rooted then I can add software.

I am a software engineer. I'm very tempted to write SONY and see if I can get a copy of the SONY PRS-T1 source and development kit and go bug hunting, remove features I don't need/don't work, and others that are missing, like a recently read list. It is not uncommon for me to be reading several books at the same time between recreational reading and tech manuals/books.

05-29-2017, 06:52 PM	#11
Multics Enthusiast Posts: 28 Karma: 9640 Join Date: Feb 2012 Device: SONY PRS-T1	Thanks for the comments. I'm in the USA. I have a tablet, but I find it unsuitable as the battery, even with wifi off, lasts only a few hours. I run the SONY PRS-T1 with wifi off. One of the things I like about the SONY is the border is about 2mm higher then the screen so you can lay it face down on any relatively flat surface without scratching the surface or triggering any screen touches. I consider this to be a big loose with any device with a flat front allowing all sorts of unintentional touches. I tend to prefer real buttons as they are much less sensitive then the screen to accidental touching. I did try a KOBO mini(?) a few years ago. At that time the KOBO support in Calibre didn't seem to allow loading 'collections'. While researching my PRS-T1 problems, I did stumble across a way to load the shelves the way I want, though it requires rewriting the Titles when uploading. I'd rather not do that as sometimes I want to look for a book by Title or see them displayed in Title order. I much prefer the SONY where I can customize the filename and still have author, title, and filename order for display. I googled and looked at the JDread. The only thing never mentioned was how long the battery will last reading. I sometimes read 4 to 8 hours a day for several days. When I travel, I can read 500+ pages pretty easily, particularly on a long flight. The biggest complaint I've seen on the Onyx Boox C67ML Carta 2 is the screen is very fragile. I went through 3 tablets in one month due to fragile screens. That is a concern. The only reason for android is if it can be rooted then I can add software. I am a software engineer. I'm very tempted to write SONY and see if I can get a copy of the SONY PRS-T1 source and development kit and go bug hunting, remove features I don't need/don't work, and others that are missing, like a recently read list. It is not uncommon for me to be reading several books at the same time between recreational reading and tech manuals/books.