[HarryEngineer]

Quote, many thanks for such detailed reply!!

Originally Posted by Quoth

2. The Kindle Scribe (approx 10.2″ 300 dpi) is a walled garden. You can make FXL KFX, ...You are meant to send PDFs to Amazon, download direct to Scribe, then send Annotated version to email (goes via Amazon) to your PC.
...You "Send to Kindle" (Amazon converts to KFX).

Therefore Amazon is forcibly being nosey and wants to know everything you are reading/writing, likely parsing it through chatgpt and other AI to see if theres any new content it can steal for its own benefit.

Its a spying operation.

Originally Posted by Quoth

3. Kobo Elipsa, Elipsa2 (10.3″ 227 dpi). It lets you copy PDFs on/off and "write" on them. An epub is better annotated using BT keyboard or touchscreen keyboard and then that can be exported direct of via Calibre (two methods).

1) What is Calibre? some sort of software for handwritten notes? im assuming its a tool for organizing the notes you make? if not, does something like that exist?
2) Do any of these convert human handwriting to text?
3) One of the features often praised in the remarkable 2 seems to be highlighting auto-levelling, is this commonplace on other devices or unique to remarkable 2

Originally Posted by Quoth

Both use the NTrig/MS surface type Pen (cheap 3rd party ones without the BT OneNote work). MS did use Wacom, but Ntrig isso much better that MS bought them. It does need an AAAA cell, but these last nearly 10x longer than charge in an Apple Pencil. About 1 to 8 months (5+ year shelf life) depending on use and can be got for 60c. I only proof, annotate and write on the Sage now. These 3 Kobo models do true conversion of handwriting to shapes, check-boxes, formula and computer text with docx export. Complete management with Calibre. All have 32 G memory and the Sage hase page turn buttons.

1)By MS, do you mean Microsoft?

2)Are all ereader pens operate via bluetooth? Any form of internet update is likely to send all your creative content back to the manufacturer & the third parties that pay them for targeted advertising.

3) do any of the 3 kobo models feature hardwired keyboard and audio jack/notes.

Originally Posted by Quoth

5. Quaderno was originally the same HW as the Sony DPT. The reMarkable is a like a bad copy of the Sony DPT series. The Quaderno seems to have better FW. However it's aimed at Corporate Digital Paper market like the Sony was. Very expensive.

Putting costs aside, what do you think of the new sony devices licensed to mooink

Originally Posted by Quoth

1. Bigger than 10.3″ has lower resolution, expensive and heavy.
2. Only good for PDFs. Really if YOU are generating content, better to annotate with real text on an epub 8″, not 10″+ PDF. Because then you can copy back into a text editor. I've been proof/annotating for 10 years on eink, first on Kindle files and then on epub on Kobo. PDF is madness. I'd only mark up formatting/layout mistakes.

1) How about epub on a 10"

Originally Posted by Quoth

Proofing writing is docx to epub2, copy back annotations (which have highlight, chapter & location) and use in Notepad++ or KATE in a window beside wordprocessor file.
3. Those are separate. But you can interconnect handwritten advanced notes (converted on the ereader unlike reMarkable/Scribe) to epub highlights & short notes and pop between the two via gesture.


4. Kobo has best support for that, with or without calibre and without a service (reMarkable, Scribe and others need an Internet service).

so I can export my notes via wired connection to windows / linux / mac?

Originally Posted by Quoth

6. Kobo uses USB Mass Storage, so is simple for Mac, Windows or Linux (any application or file manager). T
Lenovo X201 tablet/PC (terrible).

Anything Lenovo is pure trash in comparison to competitors. i gave up completely on that brand.

Originally Posted by Quoth

The Kobo conversion to text is similar to iPad Nebo (using same software!) which also works on some Android tablets with Digitisers. It's the best I've ever used, but ONLY in the Advanced Notebooks. Writing on a PDF just adds a layer of handwriting.

And no ereaders to convert automatically the handwriting to text? I thought I read some do that.

1. Scribe & Kobo & Onyx have backlights. Larger than 10.3″ seem either to have no light or poor evenness.
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In your experience, Are there any benefits to not having a backlight at all?

Originally Posted by Quoth

2. You only need epub & PDF. Calibre sorts all else. Scribe needs Amazon's Send to Kindle. The reMarkable "converts" epub to PDF, it's a PDF & sketch tablet. Amazon publishing for reflowable ebooks recommends epub upload (docx is second best). I convert html, text, rtf, doc, azw, docx, odt, mobi, prc, etc to epub (sometimes via odt & docx). PDF is an endpoint I use as received, or I create only for POD.

Thanks, I wont be using any amazon device due to the forced spying.

Originally Posted by Quoth

3. Make audio notes on your phone.

I will leave it on the table, but id rather keep all work on the ereader if possible.

Originally Posted by Quoth

4. Some ereaders do have or had a 3.5mm jack, or BT or both. It's pointless compared to your phone (which will do as good battery life on audio playback with screen, WiFi and BT off). I do have a 7.8″ android eink with 3.5mm jack & BT as well as ancient Kindle K3 and DXG; pointless. I even added files and USB audio stick to Kindle PW3 to test. The Kobo models will only easily play BT Kobo Audiobooks, ditto, the Scribe (Only Audible titles easily).

I looked at the 13.x″ models over the years. Too expensive, heavy and limited. I won't buy one unless it's current 10.3″ price, more than 230 dpi and similar enough to a Kobo to use.

I've used Sony (3 models), Kindle (6 models), iRiver, Nook, reMarkable, Kindle, Kobo (7 models), 4.7″ eink, Boyue Mars 7.8″ android eink and various other things. Four other people in the family now also have the Sage 8″, which is a perfect size for epubs and notes. The Kindle 9.7″ 150 dpi DXG, reMarkable and Elipsa (same 10.3″ 227 dpi screen) are too heavy.

If costs and weight wasnt an issue, which 10.3" and 13.3" would you use?

The latest 13.3" mooink pro 2 weighs 268g

the kobo sage 8" weighing 208g