[Drou]

Hello, I have a 4th generation Kindle and am thinking of upgrading. My current ereader looks brand new and I've had no performance issues until recently. Lately I've sideloaded a lot of converted ebooks and it seems to have really slowed down. It was never lightning fast to start with but now every single action (besides reading, which is unaffected) takes tens of seconds to complete. As you can imagine, when you have to scroll through pages, select a book then add it to a collection, supposedly for ease of use, it's taking at best a couple of minutes per book. I'm not sure if this is due to the age of my Kindle, the old technology or if this a problem all ereaders face. If a newer ereader might resolve this problem then I'm seriously considering upgrading.

I don't mind at all which brand it is - I do have quite a few kindle books but I don't mind keeping my old kindle or reading these on the android app if I go for eg a Kobo. But these are the shortcomings I've found with my Kindle and would love an ereader which resolves these problems:

Epub - the bane of any Kindle owners life! I have so many of these but I am happy to convert with calibre if a Kindle is the best option for me still.

Collections (folders) - I am frustated by the fact that I can't add subfolders in my collections. For example, I have a 'crime and mystery fiction' collection and have a lot of series that I'd love to group by author or series name rather than scrolling through hundreds of books. I don't want to add the same book to more than one collection, I just want to make sorting my books easier. I'd also love to be able to add to collections really quickly and easily and possibly manage them on my laptop if I connect the ereader to it.

Library - I know Kobo lets you connect to Libby and I am a member of 2 libraries that use this app. I'm not it's biggest fan (but that's another discussion!) but if it's a much more enjoyable experience to use the app and read library books on a Kobo than it is on an android phone then it might be something to consider.

Finally,there doesn't seem to be much in it but obviously a crisp, glare free display. My 4th gen is not paperwhite and the display is quite grey which makes it unpleasant to read in bed with just a bedside lamp as a ightsource. In all honesty, I prefer the android kindle app, where I use the sepia background. If it wasn't for the fact that reading for an extended period of time on my phone really affects my eyes I'd even consider getting a small tablet instead.

Thanks in advance for any help! (Also, not sure if it matters but am in the UK.)