Thread: Lbook Firmware Question?
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Old 07-02-2010, 03:28 AM   #2
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Originally Posted by Blossom View Post
I see all the talk about Cool Reader and EPUBS being better with the Lbook firmware. I was wondering would there be any benefit to upgrade to the Lbook firmware for those who use MOBI/PRC files? I'm currently using Astak's December firmware with no real issue and a very long battery life.

I like the idea of being able to delete books directly but I need to know if MOBI support for the Lbook is as good or better then what I'm using.

It's also important I can use my own fonts while reading a MOBI/PRC book and that the firmware remembers the last page I was on when I reenter a book.

Battery drain issues kinds of worries me too seeing right now I can go up to a month without needing a charge on my Pocket Pro.

So if anyone can tell me how Lbook handles MOBI files compared to Astak's I would be extremely grateful.
I always convert MOBI/PRC to FB2 and then also to EPUB, so although I am currently using the latest Lbook firmware, I can not directly answer your question. From what I understand of your post, you seem quite satisfied with you current Astak firmware, so it probably is best to stick with it. The Lbook firmware has most of it's new format features in FB2, EPUB, PDF, and DjVu. Lbook starts with the same Hanlin firmware that Astak does, so where no special improvements have been made it is likely to be quite similar to the Astak firmware. MOBI/PRC is probably in that catagory. The "File tools" menu in the BookShelf is a very nice Lbook feature, but that will probably eventually come to the Astak firmware via a factory firmware update to Astak.
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