[ZodWallop]

Originally Posted by 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:

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

Sounds like a Kobo would be right up your alley.

Epub - the bane of any Kindle owners life!

Kobo has no problem with ePubs.

Collections (folders) - I am frustated by the fact that I can't add subfolders in my collections.

You can control collections on your Kobo via Calibre, which is very handy. Kobodoesn't have subfolders though.

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.

You don't use the Libby app on a Kobo. Instead, you sign in to overdrive and browse directly. The same process you use to browse the store. Instead of choosing purchase, you choose Borrow With OverDrive.

Someone who uses OverDrive could go into greater detail. I've only done it as a proof of concept.

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.

All Kobos except the Nia have frontlights that can change from bluish white to amber. I wish they would go a little further into orange, but that amber frontlight is something I appreciate far more than I thought I would.