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Originally Posted by mobama
Not to mention that converting files is a major tweaking, which is something you said you were not likely to want to do. Do you have Calibre right now to try out how easy it would be for you? I have it on my computer and I have not touched it for the last twelve months because I find it overwhelming, confusing, and unnecessary.
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Actually, I tried the program and converted an epub into mobi when I started considering the PW4 to ponder how complex the thing was and I found it to be extremely simple -just load the file in Calibre, choose the output format and name and wait til it gets the job done.
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Originally Posted by mobama
Edit: And if you read pdf files, then you will soon find a 6" screen too small. And with any more complicated pdf files, dictionaries and the like will not work. The way I do research is to keep my ereader and smartphone side by side, checking dictionaries and taking notes in the smartphone.
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So there's no way to resize PDF within the device to fit the screen? I'm talking about text only, not comics and such.
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Originally Posted by Raphi'Elohim
Why, as an expert reader, am I suppose to care about what most other people highlighted in a book ? I highlight what I want highlighted plain and simple.
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Probably it's because I ain't an expert reader, but I thought it could be useful when vaguely recollecting a quote and its context but not its exact form and place (in a book read ere owning an e-reader thus not having any highlight of mine) or even when resuming the reading of a novel after a lengthy interruption in order to refresh the memory on the characters. Not that it's something essential, but it seems a nice thing to have.
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Originally Posted by slkissinger
Just my opinion... I only have experience with the Kindle paperwhite 4, and touch hd 3. So I cannot comment if the other two on your list would fit your needs better. Between the two, keeping in mind your list of needs/wishes, I think the Touch HD 3 fits your requirements better than a Kindle Paperwhite
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Great, for currently those two are the main contenders. I've read the Touch HD 3 has issues handling PDF while the PW4 would be superior in this regard; also, exploring the Pocketbook section of this very forum I was concerned when I saw people complaining about the screen freezing. Could you please go into your experience with the device with some detail? Besides the format nuisance, what do you find lacking in PW4?