Thread: Ereader that lets you read book synopsis/info (like a back cover)?
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Old 07-28-2019, 06:15 PM   #95
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Originally Posted by Timboli View Post
Well, I wouldn't say no blurbs, just not as simple to get to and sometimes missing. At the very least, authors should provide the blurb at the start of the ebook ... and some do.

If that blurb was always on Page 3 for instance, it would be simple and quick, for an ereader device to display it with a single click or provide an INFO button etc.

But I admit I have never understood why the cover of the currently being read ebook, wasn't the screensaver. And even worse now when they use the screensaver for adverts, which just defies sense, when E-Ink readers are competing with tablets, and no doubt losing ground. Why make them less appealing?
You've just mentioned some really good reasons to go with a Kobo. You get the cover as the sleep screen (it is not a screensaver as there's nothing to save), no adverts, and you can have the eBook's description. This a Kindle still won't do.
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