epub or kepub? - Page 4

Halle · 03-20-2023, 04:56 PM

All the best.
The zooming sounds useful.

rcentros · 03-20-2023, 11:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Sirtel

And they have no way to add weight to a font. Which is the main reason I've never bought a Pocketbook.

I use Constantia, which is the right weight for me. But if you like to really tweak, Kobo is the better choice. (With Kobos I have trouble not tweaking.)

I like they way pages look on the PocketBook better than any other reader. Maybe it has something to do with the version of ePub it uses (newer RMDSK?). I don't know what they do different, I just know I like it.

Sirtel · 03-21-2023, 12:10 AM

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Originally Posted by rcentros

I use Constantia, which is the right weight for me. But if you like to really tweak, Kobo is the better choice. (With Kobos I have trouble not tweaking.)

I have no constant need of tweaking, but I'm exceedingly fussy about how I want the text to look. On a Kobo I can make it look exactly the way I want. I haven't touched the settings on my Kobos for over a year, not since the first week after I got them. OTOH, I was never able to make the text look just right either on my latest Kindle (the Oasis 3) or on a Nook. I tried a hundred times, every which way, and I was still not satisfied. I'm afraid the result would be the same on a Pocketbook. So, for me, the fewer options, the more frustrated I get and the more I try to tweak - the polar opposite of you.

rcentros · 03-21-2023, 05:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Sirtel

I have no constant need of tweaking, but I'm exceedingly fussy about how I want the text to look. On a Kobo I can make it look exactly the way I want. I haven't touched the settings on my Kobos for over a year, not since the first week after I got them. OTOH, I was never able to make the text look just right either on my latest Kindle (the Oasis 3) or on a Nook. I tried a hundred times, every which way, and I was still not satisfied. I'm afraid the result would be the same on a Pocketbook. So, for me, the fewer options, the more frustrated I get and the more I try to tweak - the polar opposite of you.

Sounds like a good reason to like Kobos (a lot of good reasons).

ZodWallop · 03-21-2023, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by rcentros

I like they way pages look on the PocketBook better than any other reader. Maybe it has something to do with the version of ePub it uses (newer RMDSK?). I don't know what they do different, I just know I like it.

Pocketbook cropped up because they are using a newer version of RMSDK than other ereaders (Kobo and Nook).

The Pocketbook home screen reminds me of Kindle and Nook where most of it is given over to ads. I do appreciate that lack of ads on the Kobos.

But the truth is, any reader you buy from any larger, established company will be a good reader. I like how tweakable Kobos are. But then I also enjoy my Nooks where there is little to no fine tuning.

For all the slagging Nooks take, if Kobo were to go belly-up, I could happily move back to Nook as my primary reader. Given enough time I could probably even grow used to Kindle.

Sirtel · 03-21-2023, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by ZodWallop

For all the slagging Nooks take, if Kobo were to go belly-up, I could happily move back to Nook as my primary reader. Given enough time I could probably even grow used to Kindle.

I could never get used to a Nook (I tried). I don't think I'd want to go back to a Kindle, either. I'd probably get a Pocketbook and install KOReader on it. I don't use KOReader on my Kobos, as I have not needed it, Kobos are tweakable enough. But if there was no Kobo anymore, KOReader would be the next best thing for me.

JSWolf · 03-21-2023, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Sirtel

I could never get used to a Nook (I tried). I don't think I'd want to go back to a Kindle, either. I'd probably get a Pocketbook and install KOReader on it. I don't use KOReader on my Kobos, as I have not needed it, Kobos are tweakable enough. But if there was no Kobo anymore, KOReader would be the next best thing for me.

I don't like the rubber feel ti a nook and the eBook organization is poor. Plus, B&N have gone back to partitioning the storage. BAH!

cellaris · 03-21-2023, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by ZodWallop

The Pocketbook home screen reminds me of Kindle and Nook where most of it is given over to ads. I do appreciate that lack of ads on the Kobos.

PocketBook allows you to hide book recommendations on the home screen.

JSWolf · 03-21-2023, 05:35 PM

Does PocketBook allow you to use side loaded fonts? You can always use a font editor to add weight to the fonts.

ZodWallop · 03-21-2023, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

I don't like the rubber feel ti a nook...

Dude, it was 2011

Sirtel · 03-21-2023, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

You can always use a font editor to add weight to the fonts.

I've done it, but never quite liked the results. Plus, it's too much bother.

KOReader allows weight adjustment, so I would rather use it.

rcentros · 03-21-2023, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by cellaris

PocketBook allows you to hide book recommendations on the home screen.

I had forgotten you could do that. Thanks for the reminder.

rcentros · 03-21-2023, 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

Does PocketBook allow you to use side loaded fonts? You can always use a font editor to add weight to the fonts.

Yes, PocketBooks allow side-loaded fonts. I almost exclusively use Constantia.

JSWolf · 03-22-2023, 06:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Sirtel

I've done it, but never quite liked the results. Plus, it's too much bother.

KOReader allows weight adjustment, so I would rather use it.

Because Pocketbook uses the latest version of RMSDK, there's no reason to use KOReader. So I would up the weight using a font editor. I've not had any problem doing so.

John F · 03-22-2023, 07:14 AM

Even if the new RMSDK is better, doesn't it make a difference as to what Kobo implements? I'm guessing that Kobo would have to handle the image zoom stuff, and I'm not sure about about handling link (footnote) detection.

And RMDSK may be better, but I'm guessing that purchased books/syncing will still be kepub.

03-20-2023, 04:56 PM	#46
Halle Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2023 Device: Kindle	Features for everyone All the best. The zooming sounds useful.

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John F Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,003 Karma: 71261339 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Kobo Clara 2E	Even if the new RMSDK is better, doesn't it make a difference as to what Kobo implements? I'm guessing that Kobo would have to handle the image zoom stuff, and I'm not sure about about handling link (footnote) detection. And RMDSK may be better, but I'm guessing that purchased books/syncing will still be kepub.