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Originally Posted by tourneur
Thanks Poppaea for the great write-up. Especially as I'm also a Kobo user and the Inkpad 3 looks like it checks all the boxes I want. A large screen, symmetrical device with buttons in the bottom. Only thing I'm not familiar with is the Pocketbook software but your impressions sound very good.
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Yes, the software needs some getting used to, but after the initial setup there isn't much need to maneuver around. The justvdo things differently at Pocketbook, but it is not hard tobfigure out.
The sleep cover works well (you have to set the device to never shut off, otherwise it goes into hibernation and the sleep cover won't wake it up, only shut it down). There is a physical home button which is very nice to have in the beginning.
Oh, it does have collections like the Kobo and if you have tgged your books in Calibre it wiil translate the tags as "genre" and file your books accordingly. The library management is even more exhaustive as the Kobos. I hated the onboard fonts, they were too light for my taste but easy to change.
I think it is a very neat device and I guess you'll like it.
ETA The contrast is very low, even when I crank up the lights full throttle. This is why I installed new, darker fonts.