Thread: Some news about upcoming Onyx devices
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Old 12-15-2017, 09:14 AM   #229
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Originally Posted by Philippe D. View Post
On the reMarkable, ... not directly the same as on the filesystem
On the Sony, ... you have to use the proprietary application to transfer files, and no alternative is provided. [they must pay in blood]
On the more classical e-reader that I have access (from Kobo), ebook transfer can be done through the dedicated application, or by downloading them directly from the Kobo store when you buy there, but Calibre also works with it pretty fine [So why the applications? Are you talking of a direct USB connection?], so I never had to look any further. I understand that this is share by most "standard" e-readers -
The monstrosities they propose today: creepy, ghastly, scary, despair, cringe, a silence full of horror.
I hope I will never come in contact to any such abomination in my life - not if they came with a million in your favourite currency.

EDIT: ok, as an afterthought I concede - maybe as a lent device to read Lovecraft.


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So, my question was asked to understand where the Boox devices stand on this. The answer is very reassuring to me, but I wouldn't want to buy one and then discover that I couldn't use it the way I need it to work. If I decide to buy one, it's with professional use in mind, and at work I only use Linux machines (Windows is at home only, and mostly dedicated to games). I could live with transfering ebooks only through my Windows machine when it's just books I read for pleasure [not even, please]; I don't want to have to go through the same kind of hassle for everyday work.
I fancy to be pretty much an extremist - be reassured.

EDIT: and with this 500th post, I see I become a "fanatic". See?
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