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BookCat · 11-10-2018, 12:59 AM

Instead of waterproofing or audible, I would have liked to see text-to-speech with fairly realistic voices (like one I have on my computer, a UK voice called Audrey, which I had to buy and install into Balabolka.) Maybe even the option of adding Librivox for immersive reading (not underwater!)

My Sony prs 505 has an amazing library management system I would love to see on a kindle. It's been a long time since I've used it, but I seem to remember that this was done using the Sony Ebook Software on the computer. The reader was linked to the computer via usb, collections could be created (I have things like Historical, Humour, Romance, Juvenile, Sci Fi/Fantasy etc) then the books 'slipped' into the collections using the software. There was absolutely no need to use wifi.

I can't put collections on the kindle, apparently this is something that happens in the cloud.

I returned a Kobo Clara yesterday (friday). I bought this because of the light temperature adjustment, but the light bleed was terrible: it had strips of light down both sides and bright patches in each of the bottom corners.

I was thinking of buying a PW4, but the early reviews have put me off. I'm going to wait until readers make a bigger improvement. Waterproofing? Flush bezels? Not really much of an upgrade.

Now if someone remade the Sony prs 505 with frontlight and temperature control which gave even light, I'd snap it up.

11-10-2018, 12:59 AM	#21
BookCat C L J Posts: 2,911 Karma: 21115458 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Birmingham UK Device: Sony e-reader 505, Kindle PW2, Kindle PW3, Kobo Libra2	Instead of waterproofing or audible, I would have liked to see text-to-speech with fairly realistic voices (like one I have on my computer, a UK voice called Audrey, which I had to buy and install into Balabolka.) Maybe even the option of adding Librivox for immersive reading (not underwater!) My Sony prs 505 has an amazing library management system I would love to see on a kindle. It's been a long time since I've used it, but I seem to remember that this was done using the Sony Ebook Software on the computer. The reader was linked to the computer via usb, collections could be created (I have things like Historical, Humour, Romance, Juvenile, Sci Fi/Fantasy etc) then the books 'slipped' into the collections using the software. There was absolutely no need to use wifi. I can't put collections on the kindle, apparently this is something that happens in the cloud. I returned a Kobo Clara yesterday (friday). I bought this because of the light temperature adjustment, but the light bleed was terrible: it had strips of light down both sides and bright patches in each of the bottom corners. I was thinking of buying a PW4, but the early reviews have put me off. I'm going to wait until readers make a bigger improvement. Waterproofing? Flush bezels? Not really much of an upgrade. Now if someone remade the Sony prs 505 with frontlight and temperature control which gave even light, I'd snap it up.