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Old 12-13-2018, 11:18 AM   #1
amyk0202
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Device: Kobo Aura, Fire 7
Kobo Clara HD or Pocketbook Touch Lux 4?

My Kobo Aura (N514) died 2 days ago. It froze at the end of my book and will not reset with a paperclip or holding down the light button and sliding the power button. So I'm looking for a new reader. I was hoping someone has experience with the Kobo Clara HD and the Pocketbook Touch Lux 4.

My Aura was modified to use the Kobo start menu with Coolreader. They were both very old versions because once I got it working, I turned off wifi and never updated the software. I have a 32 gb micro SD card with my library on it. It is organized in folders, by genre then by authors. I never used Nickel. I tried loading my books on the Aura when I first got it and it froze up forever and never worked with Nickel so I modified it. All my books are non-drm epub files. I was very happy with the setup.

Before the Aura, I had 2 Pocketbook 360's, a Pocketbook 360+, and another Pocketbook version that I dropped and broke after 2 weeks of getting it, so I don't remember what it was--besides not durable. I remember Pocketbooks as being easy to customize and so I wanted to know if that was still the case.

I would like to be able to keep my library organized as it is. I want to be able to page forward by touching either side of the screen, reduce margins to basically nothing, set my light level and leave it, and make the font larger. I also tend to drop things frequently, so it needs to be able to take that as well. My last Pocketbook came with a "fashion" cover and I couldn't find any other, and it wasn't at all protective enough.

I do not ever go online, use the cloud to access my books, or read pdf documents. Which reader would be the best for me? I'm leaning towards the Pocketbook because I don't have to take it apart to use my SD card.
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