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Old 03-31-2014, 08:40 AM   #1
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What do you like / miss on your e-Reader?

My cybook Odyssey Frontlight Hd

like:
- small and light enough that it can be held with one hand, turning pages with the well placed physical button or touch screen;
- possibility to invert colors and dim light right down to be able to read in bed without disturbing sleeping beauty lying next to me;
- possibility to have current ( or any ) book cover as general wallpaper;
- possibility to delete books directly from the device.
- the ever lasting battery
- the ever easy drag and drop from the web and computer. No need for hook ups with the majors.

Miss:
- would have been nice to have a clock somewhere in a corner;
- some kind of indication of percentage of pages read (a battery meter type?), rather than "23 of 654".

Having said that - this is a pretty good device that I always have with me, especially when I leave the house!

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Old 03-31-2014, 08:52 AM   #2
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The touchscreen
The easy to use keyboard
The lighting
That you can look through your library by covers
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Old 03-31-2014, 09:05 AM   #3
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I really like my kindle PW2 and don't think there is much that can be improved in comparisin to the exisiting readers. Just wish that some day it will integrate with pocket, not that they are planing to anyway!
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Old 03-31-2014, 10:55 AM   #4
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  • Percent read indicator in lower right corner of book
  • Screensavers hack (on ad-free Kindles) with book cover mode
  • Text to speech (option, even though I usually don't use it)
  • Amazing integration with OverDrive. Possible to use Kindle (including library books) totally over WiFi, computer hookup only necessary for, um, "extra stuff".

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  • Collections could use serious polish, especially ability to easily manage through calibre. Touch-compatible Kindle Collections plugin+Collections Manager is too much trouble once I had already got it set up.
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Old 03-31-2014, 11:39 AM   #5
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I miss the Alt/next page feature that my K1 had, to go forward a chunk of pages. Also the menu item for full/left justification. Sometimes I get a book with left justification, and I'd like to be able to override that (I like full justification). Actually, I also liked the way the Content Manager worked, where you could download multiple books at one time, or delete multiple books at one time.
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Old 03-31-2014, 11:54 AM   #6
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The Kindle Touch/PW1/PW2 can download multiple books at once -- just tap each book (in the Cloud tab) and they will queue up and start downloading. I guess it's more difficult for non-touchscreen devices as you need to maneuver around with the keyboard/controller.

By swiping up/down I can move through the ToC entries, which means I can easily skip to the next chapter -- I believe that is what you mean by "go forward a chunk of pages"?

I use calibre to delete multiple books at a time, but that isn't ideal, I suppose.
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Old 03-31-2014, 12:18 PM   #7
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Paperwhite 2 vs Kindle Keyboard:

I didn't think I would like the touch screen, but now that I've used it, I couldn't see going back. I find I won't miss the physical keyboard a bit. I like the light, of course. I like the option of showing books by cover. Highlighting is very convenient on the Paperwhite.

I do miss the audio, I used to use TTS, especially while driving. Some of the apps that worked with my Kindle Keyboard don't work with the Paperwhite. I used to play Settlers of Catan on the KK, but it won't work on the Paperwhite. I wish the "page back" area was in the right side of the screen rather than on the left. I hold the Kindle with my left hand, so I could turn the page with just a click of my thumb.
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Old 03-31-2014, 12:20 PM   #8
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My Nook Glowlight (last gen) compared to my Sony T-1 and, before that, my KK3:

Likes
  • The light. Not long ago, I had no need for one but my eyes aren't what they used to be and recent back problems can make it challenging to find a position that's both comfortable and within range of good lighting.
  • The page turn buttons - I liked having buttons on my Sony but they were in an odd place so I didn't use them as much as I would have liked to.
  • The matte bezel - stays cleaner than the Sony did

Miss
  • Easier management of collections via calibre. I had this on both my previous readers and I do really miss it.
  • Easily removing a book from the device.
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Old 03-31-2014, 12:31 PM   #9
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Paperwhite 2 vs Kindle Keyboard:

I didn't think I would like the touch screen, but now that I've used it, I couldn't see going back. I find I won't miss the physical keyboard a bit. I like the light, of course. I like the option of showing books by cover. Highlighting is very convenient on the Paperwhite.

I do miss the audio, I used to use TTS, especially while driving. Some of the apps that worked with my Kindle Keyboard don't work with the Paperwhite. I used to play Settlers of Catan on the KK, but it won't work on the Paperwhite. I wish the "page back" area was in the right side of the screen rather than on the left. I hold the Kindle with my left hand, so I could turn the page with just a click of my thumb.
According to your profile, you have a Kindle Touch. How does that compare? It has TTS. But I don't know what Active Content is compatible with what.
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Old 03-31-2014, 12:47 PM   #10
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Miss -- folders; collections are a joke
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Old 03-31-2014, 01:18 PM   #11
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Likes:
- Portability
- Sharp clear text with good font/margin control
- Frontlight is nice and even
- Touch or swipe page turns
- Battery life
- Pocket integration! (hands down the feature I never knew I wanted/needed when I bought an ereader but wouldn't want to do without now).


Miss:
- I do miss the spatial sense of a real book
- The list-view of library could easily show many more books per page
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Old 03-31-2014, 05:51 PM   #12
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Like:
- Small/lightweight
- Has buttons, not just touch-screen
- Multiple dictionaries, including both US and UK English dictionaries.
- Ability to download directly from public library (I usually prefer to use my PC to browse and download, and then transfer to the reader, but occasionally I do use the direct function if I am away from home)

If I were to buy a new reader I might get a lighted one, but that is not a huge need for me.
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Old 03-31-2014, 06:19 PM   #13
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30 day battery life (with all auxiliaries off)
USER REPLACEABLE BATTERY
Removable storage (SD)
Enough BUTTONS to read with touch disabled

Nice, but not a show stopper:
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Solar charging (on Flip up protective cover)
Charge cable port on the TOP, not bottom where it interferes with a stand
Screen light (even)
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Love:
Screen size
Screen resolution
Android tablet flexibility (running CyanogenMod firmware)
Expandable memory
Simple drag'n'drop file transfers

Like:
Moonreader+ and Mantano Premium readers
Price (bought it on end-of-line sale)
Simple, functional aesthetic

Miss (or wish it had?):
GPS
Matte screen

Don't Like:
Merely adequate battery life
Fixed battery
Long charge time
Occasionally touch interface slows to a crawl. Sometimes a standby/resume clears the problem, sometimes needs a reboot. May be down to the firmware though.

Loathe:
Proprietory connector

I don't know what if anything I'd replace it with at this point in time.

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Old 04-01-2014, 11:03 AM   #15
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* cover art when in sleep mode,
* ability to download books over wi-fi.
* Also, it's shiny.

Miss:
* I haven't figured out how to set and go to favorites in the web browser, so I have to manually search for the sites each time. Not terribly important; I just felt like I had to put down *something* I didn't like.
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