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Originally Posted by ZodWallop
rcentros has also recently purchased a 2015 Plus. I think he's had some issues, but I believe they're with large (and possibly poorly constructed) ePubs. He can give you better details there than I can.
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I like the 2015 Glowlight Plus. My "issues" with it are 1) For some reason it will jump back to the Home Screen (with a library syncing message) on the two self-published books I've read on it so far, 2) Calibre doesn't want to work with it on my main desktop computer and 3) I can't install my own fonts (which I knew going in). Otherwise I like the "feel" (build), and screen quite a bit.
I'm beginning to think the first issue may be hardware related (something to do with memory and corruption). I can go a day or two of steady reading without this issue and then, once it starts doing this, it becomes annoyingly repetitive, but I can "fix" it by rebooting — and then I'm good to go for another day or two. So, I don't think it's firmware. It may still be the "luck of the draw" on the first two books I've read. I'll know more as I go. This also may be why this particular Glowlight Plus (2015) was on sale at Shop Goodwill.
The second issue (not syncing with Calibre) turns out to be a problem on one Linux computer, so (I'm guessing) it's an issue with MTP and the way Linux Mint 19.1 (doesn't quite) handle it. Works fine on my laptop using Linux Mint 18.3., but I have an older version of Calibre on that computer. I still have to look further into this. (Honestly, dropping the book into the books folder works fine.)
As for the third "issue," not being able to install custom fonts, Georgia on the "thicker" setting is clear and dark. I would prefer Constantia or Deja Vu Serif E-ink but, as I said, I knew this going in.
As for the simplicity of the interface... personally I like the Nook's interface. It's a lot like the Tolino's firmware... sparse but "clean" when reading. (The Tolinos are my favorite readers.)
It kind of goes against consensus here, but I'm not a huge fan of Kobo's firmware. For a couple reasons (and they're personal, nothing against Kobo or those who like its flexibility or all the choices Kobo gives you). For me there's too many ways to tweak it — and, if it's tweakable I've got to tweak, and I can never quite "get it right." Also (in my opinion) there are too many upgrades and too many of them seem rushed out without any real testing. Too often there will be bugs that will either need reverting to an earlier release or require patching — or just living with it until the next upgrade. It's probably not fair to compare my Kobos with my other readers because the newest Kobo I currently own is a Touch 2.0. (I should add that, the fact you
can patch Kobos so easily is a huge plus — if you enjoy the process. I liked experimenting with Kobos and appreciate the fact you
can do all these things, I'm just at the point I don't want to bother with it any more.)
Kindle's firmware used to always be rock solid, but the latest few releases seem to have introduced some instability with "Send to Kindle" documents — at least on my Kindle Basic 7th Edition and Paperwhite 2 (not yet on my "new" Voyage, however?). Kindle's dictionary and features seem to be the "slickest" feature-wise, and the hardware and Amazon infrastructure is solid. If Amazon wasn't Amazon with a near monopoly of eBooks in the U.S. I would probably wouldn't look at other choices so much.
I've rambled again. I do that.