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slkissinger · 03-30-2020, 10:29 AM

I have an addiction. I haven't sought therapy. So... I have Kindles, Kobos, and yes, a Pocketbook Touch HD3. I sideload everything; although since I started w/Kindle, when I buy books, I buy via Amazon and then sideload to the other devices. I don't do audio books (yet, maybe one day I will). All that said... on my nightstand is a Touch HD3, and the Kobo Libra, which I interchange depending upon what I'm reading at the time.

I like both for the same reasons: I like having actual buttons for page turning. Nothing against swiping, I'll do that as well, but the buttons are just something I like. The sizes are fine for me--either the 6 or the 7" are fine for me.

One thing I like about the Pocketbook Touch HD 3 is that for me at least; with no scientific or even casual measurement, it 'feels like' the battery lasts longer on the Pocketbook. Is it because I have some Kobo additions like the miniclock, which add just that little bit extra battery drain? Maybe; I don't know. It's not that the Libra is awful; just that the Pocketbook seems to need less recharging.

I don't play with margins or fonts that much either, sorry; so can't answer if there are a lot of choices (or not) for that on the Pocketbook.

I'm in the U.S., and the pocketbook was more of a "I just want to try it" type of thing; so I didn't mind that last year, when there wasn't the fun stuff going on like right now, even then it was about a 3 week wait for delivery, from ordering. Your location, HolyAura, says Singapore; so for you it might be easier to get a Pocketbook than someone in the U.S. (and to return it if needed).

I'm getting older, so "older eyes", and I'd say that for that reason alone, I read the 7" Libra more than the 6" Touch HD3. But honestly; either one is great, for me.

03-30-2020, 10:29 AM	#9
slkissinger Connoisseur Posts: 80 Karma: 2177726 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: Multiple Kindles, Pocketbook Touch HD3, Kobo Clara HD, Xiaomi InkPalm	I have an addiction. I haven't sought therapy. So... I have Kindles, Kobos, and yes, a Pocketbook Touch HD3. I sideload everything; although since I started w/Kindle, when I buy books, I buy via Amazon and then sideload to the other devices. I don't do audio books (yet, maybe one day I will). All that said... on my nightstand is a Touch HD3, and the Kobo Libra, which I interchange depending upon what I'm reading at the time. I like both for the same reasons: I like having actual buttons for page turning. Nothing against swiping, I'll do that as well, but the buttons are just something I like. The sizes are fine for me--either the 6 or the 7" are fine for me. One thing I like about the Pocketbook Touch HD 3 is that for me at least; with no scientific or even casual measurement, it 'feels like' the battery lasts longer on the Pocketbook. Is it because I have some Kobo additions like the miniclock, which add just that little bit extra battery drain? Maybe; I don't know. It's not that the Libra is awful; just that the Pocketbook seems to need less recharging. I don't play with margins or fonts that much either, sorry; so can't answer if there are a lot of choices (or not) for that on the Pocketbook. I'm in the U.S., and the pocketbook was more of a "I just want to try it" type of thing; so I didn't mind that last year, when there wasn't the fun stuff going on like right now, even then it was about a 3 week wait for delivery, from ordering. Your location, HolyAura, says Singapore; so for you it might be easier to get a Pocketbook than someone in the U.S. (and to return it if needed). I'm getting older, so "older eyes", and I'd say that for that reason alone, I read the 7" Libra more than the 6" Touch HD3. But honestly; either one is great, for me.