What is the best device for Side loaded content? - Page 3

HarryT · 05-12-2016, 06:48 AM

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Originally Posted by melovesflying

Only option to organise books though is by making collections.

If you use Calibre (which many of us here do, of course) you can also use Calibre Plugboards to arrange your books into series, which personally I find more efficient than using collections.

melovesflying · 05-12-2016, 06:54 AM

Oh yeah. I forgot to add that bit. However, books are automatically sorted according to the series in Kobo (it falls under Collections I think. I forgot) with the plugin mentioned. I can't check since both my Kobo devices are broken). Kobo has the advantage when it comes to organising books IMHO.

Tarana · 05-12-2016, 11:15 AM

Jim, I have a Nook Glo and it holds hundreds of books even without an SD card. It's much smaller than the HD+ (which I also have) and very, very light. The original Nook Glo has 2.0 Gigs of AVAILABLE space for your books. Obviously, if you have a lot of pdf files or highly illustrated books, that would fill up. I normally keep mostly non-illustrated novels on my Nook Glo. I have a couple of hundred books on now and it says I still have 87% of space free.

Hope this helps. I don't have the Nook Glo Plus. I understand that it is waterproof, which is a good feature if you need it.

shalym · 05-12-2016, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Tarana

Jim, I have a Nook Glo and it holds hundreds of books even without an SD card. It's much smaller than the HD+ (which I also have) and very, very light. The original Nook Glo has 2.0 Gigs of AVAILABLE space for your books. Obviously, if you have a lot of pdf files or highly illustrated books, that would fill up. I normally keep mostly non-illustrated novels on my Nook Glo. I have a couple of hundred books on now and it says I still have 87% of space free.

Hope this helps. I don't have the Nook Glo Plus. I understand that it is waterproof, which is a good feature if you need it.

I thought that the Nook software on the older devices was segregated so that there was only a very small amount of space available for sideloaded books?

Shari

HarryT · 05-12-2016, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by shalym

I thought that the Nook software on the older devices was segregated so that there was only a very small amount of space available for sideloaded books?

Shari

256MB, if memory serves me. The rest was only available for content bought from B&N.

Nate the great · 05-12-2016, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by JimPhelps

Hello everyone. New guy here (obviously). And I'm looking for some advice about getting an e-ink device.

I've used a Nook HD+ for a couple years and recently my phone for reading my ebooks but I'm just tired of the battery life being so bad compared to an e-ink. Don't get me wrong, I love my Nook HD+, its just that its so big, it doesn't lend itself well for when I travel, so getting something in the 6" screen size thats lighter is very appealing. So I'm trying to make that jump, but from what I've been reading, it doesn't look like its easy to decide which device will work best for me.

I have a lot of side loaded books (some almost 10MB in size, others about 0.1 MB). I was going to get the Nook Glowlight Plus, but I keep hearing that space available for side loaded content is either 500 MB or 214MB....if true, not enough for me. But I don't even know if that is true.

I like Kobo for sideloaded ebooks. I have no interest in buying ebooks from Kobo but the font options keep me coming back.

My recommendation would be the Aura H2O.

JSWolf · 05-12-2016, 02:03 PM

The problem with people saying Kobo's are buggy is that a lot of these people are not using the latest firmware which works pretty well. So when someone says Kobo is buggy, ask what firmware and if it's not 3.19.5761,ignore them. Also, sometimes it is user error. There is a thread on MR about the English dictionary being crap. But that's wrong. One of the words the person mentioned as not being available is in the dictionary. So even if the person saying this is on the latest firmware, check to see if it could be user error.

I agree 100% with Nate. I also would highly recommend the H2O. It's not buggy. The screen is better than that of the new Kindle Oasis and with only 5 or 6 LEDs, the light does not have light cones and is very even.

melovesflying · 05-12-2016, 06:45 PM

I had the latest firmware on my Kobo before it broke down. Comparing it with the Kindle's, the Kobo is a bit slower and highlighting text is not as smooth (I often had to retry highlighting before getting it right). Those are just some of my gripes with their software.

booklover6 · 05-13-2016, 08:30 AM

My Kobo s run 3.19.5613 with no trouble.

One thing I didn't see anyone mention. Yes, you can use collections on the Kindle, but you can't use Calibre to create or manage those collections. You have to do it manually on the device, as I recall.

John Hopper · 05-15-2016, 02:44 AM

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Originally Posted by shalym

Interestingly, I just checked the PW3, the Voyage and the Oasis to see what the size of the userstore partition was shown as, and while the PW3 and the Voyage both show 3.04 GB, the Oasis is only 2.76 GB. I wonder what takes up so much more space on the Oasis?

Shari

Shari - that fits with my experience. I aimed to download the same books to my Oasis as to my Voyage and found the space going faster, so have had to make some (small) compromises. I suppose things like the accelerometer may require additional supporting software. It's not a huge deal, though a little disappointing.

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GERGE · 05-15-2016, 03:06 AM

For Kobo, convert to kepub with Calibre. It becomes much faster. And use cbz for comics, it is lightning fast too.

ePub isn't the fastest format Kobo has, and its biggest upside to kepub is ligatures. Kepub doesn't show them.

HarryT · 05-15-2016, 03:54 AM

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Originally Posted by John Hopper

Shari - that fits with my experience. I aimed to download the same books to my Oasis as to my Voyage and found the space going faster, so have had to make some (small) compromises. I suppose things like the accelerometer may require additional supporting software. It's not a huge deal, though a little disappointing.

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The TTS voices are what use the additional storage. You can delete them if you don't need them (folder "voice") but it would be a good idea to make a backup copy first.

shalym · 05-15-2016, 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

The TTS voices are what use the additional storage. You can delete them if you don't need them (folder "voice") but it would be a good idea to make a backup copy first.

Actually, Harry, the 2.76 was not the free space available, it was the total capacity of the user store. The Voyage and the PW3 both 3.04 GB showing as the total capacity of the user store. So...while you will gain space by deleting the Voice folder, you will not get the same amount available on the Voyage and PW.

Shari

John Hopper · 05-15-2016, 11:10 AM

Thanks, Harry, I'll probably do that as I'm confident I won't need them (but will save a copy elsewhere as you suggest).

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John Hopper · 05-15-2016, 11:11 AM

Thanks, Shari, I'll try it and see what it gives me

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05-12-2016, 06:54 AM	#32
melovesflying Groupie Posts: 186 Karma: 13138 Join Date: Jun 2014 Device: Kindle Paperwhite 3, Kobo Aura, Kobo Glo HD	Oh yeah. I forgot to add that bit. However, books are automatically sorted according to the series in Kobo (it falls under Collections I think. I forgot) with the plugin mentioned. I can't check since both my Kobo devices are broken). Kobo has the advantage when it comes to organising books IMHO.

05-12-2016, 11:15 AM	#33
Tarana Wizard Posts: 4,038 Karma: 38840460 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Minneapolis Device: PWSE, Voyage, K3, HDX, KBasic 7 & 8, Nook Glo3, Echos, Nanos	Jim, I have a Nook Glo and it holds hundreds of books even without an SD card. It's much smaller than the HD+ (which I also have) and very, very light. The original Nook Glo has 2.0 Gigs of AVAILABLE space for your books. Obviously, if you have a lot of pdf files or highly illustrated books, that would fill up. I normally keep mostly non-illustrated novels on my Nook Glo. I have a couple of hundred books on now and it says I still have 87% of space free. Hope this helps. I don't have the Nook Glo Plus. I understand that it is waterproof, which is a good feature if you need it.

05-12-2016, 02:03 PM	#37
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,792 Karma: 146391129 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	The problem with people saying Kobo's are buggy is that a lot of these people are not using the latest firmware which works pretty well. So when someone says Kobo is buggy, ask what firmware and if it's not 3.19.5761,ignore them. Also, sometimes it is user error. There is a thread on MR about the English dictionary being crap. But that's wrong. One of the words the person mentioned as not being available is in the dictionary. So even if the person saying this is on the latest firmware, check to see if it could be user error. I agree 100% with Nate. I also would highly recommend the H2O. It's not buggy. The screen is better than that of the new Kindle Oasis and with only 5 or 6 LEDs, the light does not have light cones and is very even.

05-12-2016, 06:45 PM	#38
melovesflying Groupie Posts: 186 Karma: 13138 Join Date: Jun 2014 Device: Kindle Paperwhite 3, Kobo Aura, Kobo Glo HD	I had the latest firmware on my Kobo before it broke down. Comparing it with the Kindle's, the Kobo is a bit slower and highlighting text is not as smooth (I often had to retry highlighting before getting it right). Those are just some of my gripes with their software.

05-13-2016, 08:30 AM	#39
booklover6 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,545 Karma: 14008730 Join Date: May 2008 Location: PA (USA) Device: Kobo Clara, 2E, Libre 1, PW4, PW5, 2022 Kindle, Kobo Libre Colour	My Kobo s run 3.19.5613 with no trouble. One thing I didn't see anyone mention. Yes, you can use collections on the Kindle, but you can't use Calibre to create or manage those collections. You have to do it manually on the device, as I recall.

05-15-2016, 03:06 AM	#41
GERGE Guru Posts: 733 Karma: 5797160 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Istanbul Device: Kobo Libra	For Kobo, convert to kepub with Calibre. It becomes much faster. And use cbz for comics, it is lightning fast too. ePub isn't the fastest format Kobo has, and its biggest upside to kepub is ligatures. Kepub doesn't show them.

05-15-2016, 11:10 AM	#44
John Hopper Addict Posts: 361 Karma: 1179724 Join Date: Nov 2015 Device: Kindle Voyage	Thanks, Harry, I'll probably do that as I'm confident I won't need them (but will save a copy elsewhere as you suggest). Sent from my Nexus 6 using Tapatalk

05-15-2016, 11:11 AM	#45
John Hopper Addict Posts: 361 Karma: 1179724 Join Date: Nov 2015 Device: Kindle Voyage	Thanks, Shari, I'll try it and see what it gives me Sent from my Nexus 6 using Tapatalk