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Old 10-21-2018, 08:26 PM   #8
jackie_w
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Originally Posted by BookCat View Post
I've now realised that I'm not married to the Kindle models.
In that case you might consider one of the Kobo models (6", 6.8", 7.8", 8"). If you're familiar with using epubs on Sony devices then Kobos shouldn't be too alien. I made the Sony -> Kobo switch about 5 years ago.

If you want you can manage Collections manually on the device without enabling wi-fi. However, if you're a calibre user you can save a lot of effort by managing your Collections in calibre and letting the Kobo auto-update each time you connect to calibre via USB.

As standard there is a per-book setting for font-family/font-size/alignment/line-height/margins(L&R). There is a per-font setting for font weight.

Custom fonts can be sideloaded by simple drag-drop to the fonts directory. Changing font weight is only available for the built-in fonts, but there is also a Kobo patch (i.e. hack) which can remove that restriction for those who wish to.

Other benefits for Kobo/calibre users are that more of your calibre metadata can be auto-transferred to the device, e.g. Series, Comments/synopsis, cover thumbnails/screensavers. With a little more effort (not hacking) you can also set up calibre to transfer things like pagecount or other metadata from your calibre custom columns.
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