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Calenorn · 08-07-2018, 09:04 AM

Spent a few hours with my brand new Clara HD, and it seems to solve all my problems. I’m trying to wrangle a rather large collection of epubs onto a device with a nice, warm evening-reading lighted screen. Started with the NOOK Glowlight 3 when it was released. Very nice hardware and screen light, but side-loading the books was extremely inconvenient. Rather than complain, I’ll just tell why the Clara is better.

After side-loading and ejecting, the Kobo software displays a friendly “importing content” message with a progress bar and percent completion number. The NOOK doesn’t, forcing you to guess when it’s safe to use the device after side-loading. Act too soon and you end up with corrupted files. (I had to smile at the thought of ‘importing content’ as I loaded my American ebooks onto a Japanese device purchased from a Canadian company.)

The Clara had no problem making thumbnail images of the book covers. It did not lose the collections I had manually created when I added new content. And it made the creation of those collections via the device much easier. (I know, I know. Calibre.) The Kobo software offers a nice “go to page x of xx” option when adding books to a collection. On the NOOK its scroll, scroll, scroll, all the way home. And when you’re socking away over a thousand books, well, that becomes a giant PITA in short order.

I applauded NOOK’s decision to remove the memory partition on the Glowlight 3, but its software really cripples it as a device for holding an extensive side-loaded library. The Clara is going to hold all my books without the headaches and with plenty of memory to spare.

I’m also surprised with how much I like the smaller footprint of the Clara. The skinny bezel allows a six-inch screen in a slightly smaller shape, but it’s noticeable. (Of course, the NOOK has page turn buttons; some folks will want them.) The Clara is not a Mini, but it is the Mini’s big sister.

Speaking of the Mini, a five-inch Clarissa would be the bee’s knees. Just sayin’. Oh, and I would use the Sudoku game, if they put it back into the beta features. Future update, anyone?

08-07-2018, 09:04 AM	#1
Calenorn Brash Fumbler Posts: 1,203 Karma: 9224939 Join Date: May 2013 Device: NST, Kobo Mini	Clara-fication Spent a few hours with my brand new Clara HD, and it seems to solve all my problems. I’m trying to wrangle a rather large collection of epubs onto a device with a nice, warm evening-reading lighted screen. Started with the NOOK Glowlight 3 when it was released. Very nice hardware and screen light, but side-loading the books was extremely inconvenient. Rather than complain, I’ll just tell why the Clara is better. After side-loading and ejecting, the Kobo software displays a friendly “importing content” message with a progress bar and percent completion number. The NOOK doesn’t, forcing you to guess when it’s safe to use the device after side-loading. Act too soon and you end up with corrupted files. (I had to smile at the thought of ‘importing content’ as I loaded my American ebooks onto a Japanese device purchased from a Canadian company.) The Clara had no problem making thumbnail images of the book covers. It did not lose the collections I had manually created when I added new content. And it made the creation of those collections via the device much easier. (I know, I know. Calibre.) The Kobo software offers a nice “go to page x of xx” option when adding books to a collection. On the NOOK its scroll, scroll, scroll, all the way home. And when you’re socking away over a thousand books, well, that becomes a giant PITA in short order. I applauded NOOK’s decision to remove the memory partition on the Glowlight 3, but its software really cripples it as a device for holding an extensive side-loaded library. The Clara is going to hold all my books without the headaches and with plenty of memory to spare. I’m also surprised with how much I like the smaller footprint of the Clara. The skinny bezel allows a six-inch screen in a slightly smaller shape, but it’s noticeable. (Of course, the NOOK has page turn buttons; some folks will want them.) The Clara is not a Mini, but it is the Mini’s big sister. Speaking of the Mini, a five-inch Clarissa would be the bee’s knees. Just sayin’. Oh, and I would use the Sudoku game, if they put it back into the beta features. Future update, anyone?