Gave up, and got a Nook Simple Touch

Wildgift · 09-20-2011, 04:46 PM

Although I really wanted to like the KT, and was a huge fan of the form factor and light weight, I just couldn't deal with it anymore. The ios sync issues were a pain, and the time it took to get to a footnote in the 1100 page book I'm reading, and to get back to main text, was glacial. That, combined with the lack of a search feature, did it for me. Getting lost in an 1100 page book with no search ability or "go to" feature is no joke.

The STR is MUCH more responsive; switching is nearly instantaneous. I do miss being able to add fonts. The BN pushing of suggested reads is obnoxious, but the bookstores themselves are about the same. I hope kobo can get it together with its software. I'm really pulling for them, but life is short to mess around with an ereader this much. "Infinite Jest" isn't going to read itself!

I'm selling my KT if anyone is interested.

The Terminator · 09-20-2011, 07:56 PM

You could have just gone to the end of the book using the drag bar where your footnote is and then just press the back button.

Wildgift · 09-20-2011, 08:05 PM

Terminator, that wouldn't help. Just touching the hyperlink to go to the endnote in a book this huge took like 15-20 seconds. The STR is much faster. Plus, this book has 388 (!) endnotes. It was just a nightmare. And, if the endnote link was in the top line of a page, the KT would not register it. It would just turn the page. Frustrating!

SCION · 09-20-2011, 08:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wildgift

Terminator, that wouldn't help. Just touching the hyperlink to go to the endnote in a book this huge took like 15-20 seconds. The STR is much faster. Plus, this book has 388 (!) endnotes. It was just a nightmare. And, if the endnote link was in the top line of a page, the KT would not register it. It would just turn the page. Frustrating!

At least you had some progress. I was unable to access any endnotes in my sideloaded books.

Wildgift · 09-20-2011, 09:21 PM

In fairness, this was a Kobo book. But -- 15 seconds watching the wheel go round is a lifetime when you're trying to get to and from a footnote!!

The Terminator · 09-20-2011, 09:25 PM

Maybe the firmware on the Nook Simple Touch makes it faster. The Kobo and the Nook both have 800MHZ processors.

SCION · 09-20-2011, 09:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wildgift

In fairness, this was a Kobo book...

I know; I recall you mentioning that somewhere else. I was simply hinting at the fact endnotes don't work at all for sideloaded books.

FJames · 09-22-2011, 10:48 AM

Relatively poor handling of footnotes/endnotes is currently a limitation of the KT. I've certainly noticed it on the few books I've read that had extensive footnotes. It's not a big deal to me, but it would be a good reason to try something else if you make a lot of use of footnotes.

Wildgift · 09-22-2011, 12:46 PM

Using the Nook now for several days, I can say that overall, it is much much snappier. The only downside is no ability to install fonts. Other than that, it's just a better device, albeit not as good-lookinglyu compact. I'm bummed, because I really wanted to like it. It's just not ready for prime time yet.

09-20-2011, 04:46 PM	#1
Wildgift Connoisseur Posts: 98 Karma: 829414 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: Nook	Gave up, and got a Nook Simple Touch Although I really wanted to like the KT, and was a huge fan of the form factor and light weight, I just couldn't deal with it anymore. The ios sync issues were a pain, and the time it took to get to a footnote in the 1100 page book I'm reading, and to get back to main text, was glacial. That, combined with the lack of a search feature, did it for me. Getting lost in an 1100 page book with no search ability or "go to" feature is no joke. The STR is MUCH more responsive; switching is nearly instantaneous. I do miss being able to add fonts. The BN pushing of suggested reads is obnoxious, but the bookstores themselves are about the same. I hope kobo can get it together with its software. I'm really pulling for them, but life is short to mess around with an ereader this much. "Infinite Jest" isn't going to read itself! I'm selling my KT if anyone is interested.

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09-20-2011, 07:56 PM	#2
The Terminator Retired Posts: 2,552 Karma: 37638420 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Vancouver Island Canada Device: Kobo Touch, Optimus One (2.3), Nexus 7 (4.2)	You could have just gone to the end of the book using the drag bar where your footnote is and then just press the back button.

09-20-2011, 08:05 PM	#3
Wildgift Connoisseur Posts: 98 Karma: 829414 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: Nook	Terminator, that wouldn't help. Just touching the hyperlink to go to the endnote in a book this huge took like 15-20 seconds. The STR is much faster. Plus, this book has 388 (!) endnotes. It was just a nightmare. And, if the endnote link was in the top line of a page, the KT would not register it. It would just turn the page. Frustrating!

09-20-2011, 09:21 PM	#5
Wildgift Connoisseur Posts: 98 Karma: 829414 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: Nook	In fairness, this was a Kobo book. But -- 15 seconds watching the wheel go round is a lifetime when you're trying to get to and from a footnote!!

09-20-2011, 09:25 PM	#6
The Terminator Retired Posts: 2,552 Karma: 37638420 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Vancouver Island Canada Device: Kobo Touch, Optimus One (2.3), Nexus 7 (4.2)	Maybe the firmware on the Nook Simple Touch makes it faster. The Kobo and the Nook both have 800MHZ processors.

09-22-2011, 10:48 AM	#8
FJames Addict Posts: 320 Karma: 320941 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Touch & Aura	Relatively poor handling of footnotes/endnotes is currently a limitation of the KT. I've certainly noticed it on the few books I've read that had extensive footnotes. It's not a big deal to me, but it would be a good reason to try something else if you make a lot of use of footnotes.

09-22-2011, 12:46 PM	#9
Wildgift Connoisseur Posts: 98 Karma: 829414 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: Nook	Using the Nook now for several days, I can say that overall, it is much much snappier. The only downside is no ability to install fonts. Other than that, it's just a better device, albeit not as good-lookinglyu compact. I'm bummed, because I really wanted to like it. It's just not ready for prime time yet.

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