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Old 11-24-2015, 12:45 AM   #1
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A few days ago, I was tempted to buy a kindle book. But I have a PRST1 and I assume I would not be able to use calibre to convert the book to epub. So, I am thinking about getting a new ereader this year.

1. Handles well in heat.
2. Long battery life.
3. Backlight - This is not necessary, but it would make it easier to read at night.
4. Page numbers - I like to know where I am in the book.
5. Time - Often, I don't have a time source readily available. Having somewhere on the screen of the ereader means I can keep track of things.
6. Must have some sort of shelf/collections. -
I'd really love to have sub shelves, but I don't think that's possible. If I'm not sure what I want to read, I need some way to sort through my books.
7. SD Card - I have a lot of fanfiction ebooks and and want to be able to carry all of them. So, I've got some sd micro cards. The one currently in my ereader has about 3/4000 books and it is a small portion of my calibre library. I'm not opposed to other methods of carrying my library, but it's pretty big.

I was thinking about the Kobo Aura H2O, but I'm not sure how its shelves work.

Any other suggestions?

Also, do ereaders generally have the same sort of books to buy?
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Old 11-24-2015, 01:49 AM   #2
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That Kobo is a good choice if you want an SD card slot and you want to use Calibre to manage your collections (shelves), which I strongly recommend. Collections aren't hierarchical like computer folders, but they do have the flexibility of tags, so books can be in multiple collections.

The H2O has Adobe page numbers, so they don't correspond exactly to page turns on the device - how closely they correspond will depend on the font size you choose.

No e-ink reader has a backlight; they are all frontlights. The one on the H2O is nice and even.

You can still buy Kindle books (or books from most other places (not Apple)): go to Apprentice Alf's blog for DRM removal tools, and use Calibre to convert.
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No eink reader is going to do well at high temperatures. It affects the little eink "balls". The user's guide for the Paperwhite says:
Operating temperature — 32°F to 95°F (0°C to 35°C).
Storage temperature — 14°F to 113°F (-10°C to 45°C).

That is the same operating temps that they have specified since the K1.
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What is the OP considering heat?
Susan,
I don't know where you live but 95 to 113 is considered hot in most places.
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Old 11-24-2015, 09:50 PM   #5
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Collections aren't hierarchical like computer folders, but they do have the flexibility of tags, so books can be in multiple collections.
I need them to have that flexibility. Unfortunately, my tags in calibre are hierarchical.

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The H2O has Adobe page numbers, so they don't correspond exactly to page turns on the device - how closely they correspond will depend on the font size you choose.
That's fine. As long as I get an idea where I am in the story.

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No e-ink reader has a backlight; they are all frontlights. The one on the H2O is nice and even.
Thanks, I wasn't sure what to call it. Can the frontlight be turned off when not in use to save battery?

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You can still buy Kindle books (or books from most other places (not Apple)): go to Apprentice Alf's blog for DRM removal tools, and use Calibre to convert.
I wasn't sure about doing something like that. Do a lot of people remove the DRM on books they buy?
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What is the OP considering heat?
Susan,
I don't know where you live but 95 to 113 is considered hot in most places.
I live in Arizona. In the summer, it can get up to 115 or even higher. If I am out waiting for a bus, I want to be able to read.
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With the Kindles you can't turn off the frontlight but you can turn it down so low you barely see it and that reduces the battery drain. However it doesn't matter a lot. It gets almost as much battery life with the light on as with it reduced.

The Kobo does let you turn off the light but, like the Kindle, it only makes a little difference in battery life. It's barely noticeable.

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Old 11-25-2015, 01:31 AM   #8
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I live in Arizona. In the summer, it can get up to 115 or even higher. If I am out waiting for a bus, I want to be able to read.
Take a paper book. That's outside the range of safe operating temperatures for pretty much all electronic devices.
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