Thread: Interested in Forma and Oasis 3. Concerned about ergonomics and lighting.
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Old 09-20-2021, 09:11 PM   #12
davidfor
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Originally Posted by eskillroy View Post
Do I need to go into a library and register with them to be able to use overdrive? As in go in person?
It will depend on the library. For mine, I was able to register on-line and start borrowing books immediately. But, I needed to go in finalise it. I think they allowed three months to do that. That was several years ago. I suspect that has changed recently.

As to the ergonomics, I found the Forma to be excellent. Holding it one-handed while waiting for a train was completely natural. My thumb was able to reach the button to turn the page with no problems. The device was well balanced in my hands. My wife now has it (it was bought for her but I used it for a couple of weeks before handing it over). She has much smaller hands than me, and some arthritis, but also has no problems with it.

I'm now splitting my reading between a 6" Clara HD and the 7" Libra H2O as I don't really like the size of the Libra H2O. The device is probably as good as the Forma, but, I just don't like it as much. I think it is that the extra screen space does not makes up for the extra bulk. I found the same with the 6.8" Aura H2O, and went to a Glo HD. I was surprised how much I liked the 7.8" Aura ONE and later the Forma.

I haven't tried the Oasis outside of OfficeWorks. Unfortunately, they have them in a mount that doesn't let you pick it up. If you can get into one (I think they were exempt from the shutdown order in NSW), they might unlock it for you to try. They look good, but, I never like the UI on Kindles. I don't know how much of that is because of the interface or because I am so used to the Kobo UI that I'm just using it wrong.
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