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Hi, folks. I've read a couple of hundred of your posts on these, but still torn. I have some ideas and questions.

1. Me: My vision isn't very good. Large text will be nice. I'll probably read in a variety of lighting situations. I'm in the USA.

2. Cost: These are close enough in price that I'm basically setting it aside. Especially because Oasis is on sale right now.

3. Content & sources: Mostly novels, history, and philosophy. Some essays and articles. Court decisions would be nice. Those would mostly be PDFs. I realize that won't be great on any e-reader.
- I think a good bit will be from the library.
- It sounds like getting a book from a library isn't that much harder for a Kindle: Just go to the library site from another computer, check it out, and send it?
- Is there a difference in returning library books?
- I haven't bothered with Pocket before, but I can see use it with the e-reader. Usually, I just bookmark stuff, send myself links, leave tabs open, and never get around to 75% of that stuff.

5. Format: I probably won't understand these disagreements until I start using the device. If you buy from Amazon, you aren't really locked in - correct?

6. Quick display adjustments: Is the following correct?
- These Kobos let you to change brightness and color balance by swiping at either side of the screen; you have to go into the menu to change font size.
- Oasis lets you change font size by pinching, but you have to use the menu to adjust the lighting.

7. Readability & lighting:
- This seems important.
- In the comparisons on Youtube, it looks like the Forma edges out the other two in clarity. But that might just be due to size. Please weigh in if you can.
- I see more complaints about lighting imperfections on the Kobos, but most users seem to like/love their devices just fine.
- Avoiding PWM doesn't sound completely crazy, but I'm not too worried about it.

8. Comfort & controls:
- I'll use a case, so not worried about texture or weight.
- It sounds like the power button on the Forma might make me want to murder someone at first. Do you get used to it?

9. Customization, tweaks, and hacks:
- I like the idea because I'm picky.
- But I wonder if I'll end up working for the device, instead of the device working for me.

10. Extra features:
- Wikipedia will be more important than the dictionary.
- I imagine that being able to search lots of books for a word would be nice.
- It sounds like Kobo and Amazon each have advantages about being able to import/export/sync highlights and notes. Or is that really more Amazon's bag?

11. Fixing problems:
- It sounds like Amazon will deal with hardware issues better than Kobo.
- Asking consumers is clearly a better troubleshooting method than contacting either company.
- I don't want to have to fix problems.
- I don't see much related to durability or devices failing in the long run; it sounds like issues either show up early or don't show up at all. Is that right?

Thanks.