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Originally Posted by Uncle Robin
After trying KOreader, I found three advantages that was significant enough for me:
(1) Speed. KOreader seems to be much faster, especially with large books. I've read several box sets this year, with page counts from 1000 to 4500, and on my Libra, KOreader consistently delivers a faster, smoother experience as a reader.
(2) Reading stats that work. The Nickel reading stats seem to bear so little resemblance to my actual reading time, that they may as well have been calculated by the proverbial monkeys while on a break from typing out Hamlet. KOreader's stats on the other hand are very accurate, and reliable. It also offers a wider range of reading stats than does Nickel. As I'm reading a lot more this year, I find this helpful.
(3) No need of patching. I don't tinker a lot with typesetting et cetera (just force ragged right), but I do like the fact that I don't need to patch whenever there is a Kobo firmware update. My side loaded fonts are still adjustable in KOreader as is, and the degree of font customisation available seems to exceed that of the advanced font control in Nickel.
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Thank you. Funny, I didn't find KOReader to be noticeably faster. In fact, it couldn't even open the Wheel of Time omnibus (17 000 pages) at all. Nickel has no problems with it.