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Originally Posted by JSWolf
Does your mother have a computer? If she does, you can do what I used to do for my mother. I would use TeamViewer to connect to her laptop and upload books and put them in her Calibre library. All she had to do was plugin the Sony Reader, press the connect button and I would then manage the books on her Sony for her. When I was done and I'd eject the Sony, she'd unplug the USB cable and she was good to go.
The real question is how large a screen do you think she needs? If she has a computer, and 7" is good, go with a Libra 2. If she needs a larger screen, then maybe a a Kindle Sage would do. If she doesn't have a computer and a 7" screen would do, then a Kindle PW5 or Oasis would do. But she would need Internet access for you to manage her books on her device regardless of Kobo or Kindle.
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Unfortunately she doesn’t. She just made a conscious decision about 10 years ago that she didn’t need to do all that. Her sisters use computers and email and I even setup a gmail account for her but I think she figured that the technology was just beyond her.
This is why, if I’m going to be able to make this work, I have to have a stupid simple plan so she doesn’t have to do much. I’m hoping that she could just choose from a handful of books, then click and read.
I don’t honestly think that she needs a huge screen. She’d quickly get used to the digital action of “turning the page” and I think not having something that cumbersome and heavy would be more appealing. Sounds like the Kindle might be a reasonable option, then. If we do go that route, I’m thinking of springing for the “no ads” version. That would just be extra confusion.
Thanks so much for sharing. What a cool setup you created for getting books to your mom. Amazing! I wish I had a way to emulate that for my MIL.