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Ore · 11-05-2020, 10:35 AM

Hi everyone

I am a first time ereader buyer and after some long research I am torn between the Kobo Clara HD and the Pocketbook touch lux 4 or lux 5.

The pocketbooks have a better native handling of PDF which is important to me as I want to read a lot of long but simple PDFs (But I could convert them with calibre if needed). Notes export is native there. Better default privacy.

The Kobo seems faster and has a bigger community and hacks available as I want to synchronize with my nextcloud and my wallabag instance. The privacy privacy issues also have remedies.

One aspect I could not find information on is the capability to "skim read" a book.

For instance I would like to be able to read the first and last paragraph of each chapter before commiting to reading it. Kobo seems to have a skip features and there are page turn video that look good enough.

Has anyone done the same with a pocketbook ? Is the KoReader better on this aspect ?

Thanks for your help !

11-05-2020, 10:35 AM	#1
Ore Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 130 Join Date: Nov 2020 Device: none	Best ereader for quick skiming Hi everyone I am a first time ereader buyer and after some long research I am torn between the Kobo Clara HD and the Pocketbook touch lux 4 or lux 5. The pocketbooks have a better native handling of PDF which is important to me as I want to read a lot of long but simple PDFs (But I could convert them with calibre if needed). Notes export is native there. Better default privacy. The Kobo seems faster and has a bigger community and hacks available as I want to synchronize with my nextcloud and my wallabag instance. The privacy privacy issues also have remedies. One aspect I could not find information on is the capability to "skim read" a book. For instance I would like to be able to read the first and last paragraph of each chapter before commiting to reading it. Kobo seems to have a skip features and there are page turn video that look good enough. Has anyone done the same with a pocketbook ? Is the KoReader better on this aspect ? Thanks for your help !