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Old 12-19-2020, 06:30 PM   #1
dread_pirate_rob
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Device: Kobo Forma
Screensaver

I've had my Forma for a few weeks and have been enjoying it. I came over from a Kindle Oasis. I like having the two navigation buttons of the Oasis, but the additional size of the Forma makes reading much more of a pleasure. Using the developer options to invert the screen for reading in bed with the spouse works great. I only need about 3% on the light to read. I use calibre to manage my books and have side loaded all content after I converted the books to kepub format (except for my Calvin & Hobbes).

I also enjoy using my own images for the screensaver option. At first I wasn't sure what images to use due to the somewhat odd dimensions of the screen. I've settled on the following images which display well and make me smile:

(1) book covers of classic books from my misspent youth. Doing a Google image search and using Tineye has allowed me to come up with nice quality images. Weathered, dog-eared paperback covers look great in e-ink.

(2) movie posters - the dimensions seem perfect for the screen. I am a fan of 80s movies and images of these posters are easily found.

(3) 1930s era WPA posters for the National Parks. I am a huge National Parks nerd and spend most of my summer in the parks (where I do the majority of my ebook reading). The posters look great on the screen. Tip of the brown round to Ranger Doug for bringing these posters back.

(4) I am also trying out a few album covers from back in the day. The dimensions are square, but still look pretty good on the screen.

What are other people using for a screensaver image?
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