[Cootey]

I’m happy to see more new ereader users discovering Kobo, but I’m a bit puzzled by the high percentage of them being disappointed because the Kobo isn’t a Kindle. It’s like PC users getting frustrated with their PC, switching to Mac, then being dismayed that the Mac isn’t a PC. I’ve read too many farewell letters in these forums lately from disillusioned new Kobo owners. /rant

The Kindle community is large and there is a lot of third party support for interesting add-ons. The Kobo community also has lots of third party support. I’ve installed NickelMenu and can log into my Kobo remotely via ssh. Some install alternative readers. And others don’t bother with third party support and edit the EPUB files individually to tailor their reading experience, easily viewable on a Kobo. But the third-party needs for each ecosystem are often different. It’s apples compared to oranges because both ereaders are not the same.

Pocket is finicky about what it determines to be a webpage versus an article. Often I would get frustrated with Pocket because articles deemed to be webpages would not show up on the Kobo. They wouldn’t show up on the iOS app either. It’s not just Kobo’s fault. Perhaps the plug-in that you are using does something to compensate for this, but which is tailored for Kindle.

Dropbox support is rather easy on Kobo, but as you’ve discovered, only newer devices support it. I enabled dropbox support on my Clara HD using the link provided, but I found that it was temperamental compared to the native support on my Elipsa.

With so much third-party support needed for your e-reading experience, may I ask why you purchased a Kobo?