Want to Buy Ebook Reader

[ProfCrash]

I believe the Kobo is the only mainstream e-reader with an SD cardslot.

[HarryT]

Originally Posted by johnysamajhdar

Sir i already have around 2k epubs with me right now. I need a sd card. That's why looking for it.

Your library is small compared to that of many MR members. The question is not how many books you own, but how many books you need to carry around with you at once. Most people do not find it necessary to carry around their entire library. Personally, I store my e-book library in Calibre on my PC, and only load what I actually need on my reader.

[soulfuldog]

Originally Posted by johnysamajhdar

I generally read all genres for pdf i want to buy 10" specially so that i can view their A4 size properly and can read easily. As far as 6" is concerned my z1 is big enough equivalent to any 6" ereader. So that's what the issue is. I saw kobo Aura HD 8.9" what are your views about that ? Please help.

The Kobo Aura HD has a 6.8" screen, not an 8.9", it is a little bit bigger than the standard 6" readers, but that is all. It's still far from ideal for PDF's. If you are still interested in the Kobo Aura HD, check out the Kobo forum for some feedback on it.

[johnysamajhdar]

Originally Posted by HarryT

Your library is small compared to that of many MR members. The question is not how many books you own, but how many books you need to carry around with you at once. Most people do not find it necessary to carry around their entire library. Personally, I store my e-book library in Calibre on my PC, and only load what I actually need on my reader.

Harry i am not here to show off my library or boast about anything buddy just curious to find the best ebook reader that i can buy for the money i want to spend and it should be worth it that's all i mean to say. I know i am new to this forum and my collection can be just petty in front of other members. I would be constantly needing the guidance and help from the fellow members like you who are much experienced in this area and seek your expert advice. I too keep my library in calibre and don't carry all the books with me in my mobile. Just want to buy value for money stuff that's it. Anyways thanks again buddy i would like to be a part of this forum so that i can get as much knowledge as i can and also in return can give to the forum whatever little i have.

[johnysamajhdar]

Originally Posted by soulfuldog

The Kobo Aura HD has a 6.8" screen, not an 8.9", it is a little bit bigger than the standard 6" readers, but that is all. It's still far from ideal for PDF's. If you are still interested in the Kobo Aura HD, check out the Kobo forum for some feedback on it.

My Bad Soulfuldog its 6.8" not 8.9". 8.9" is the tab i think. i mixed up and did the mistake. Where can i find the Kobo Aura HD forum ?

[soulfuldog]

You can find feedback on the Kobo Aura HD (just be aware there is also a Kobo Aura, which is a 6" ereader, similar to the Kindle Paperwhite) in the Kobo subsection of the forum:

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=223

[johnysamajhdar]

Originally Posted by soulfuldog

You can find feedback on the Kobo Aura HD (just be aware there is also a Kobo Aura, which is a 6" ereader, similar to the Kindle Paperwhite) in the Kobo subsection of the forum:

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=223

Thanks dude

[kgn]

Originally Posted by johnysamajhdar

Sir i already have around 2k epubs with me right now. I need a sd card. That's why looking for it.

Well, if you have that many books then there is something else you HAVE to consider. The software. On my old Pocketbook 302 I have about 4,000 books, and it was a pain to find anything (it was pretty slow 400 MHz CPU etc). On the Kindle 1/2 it would have been next to impossible.

One problem is that the CPUs in these things are so underpowered, it is hard to do a real search, or really to do anything much other than read a book. The early Kindles I have used, you basically could only store a few hundred books on it as you could never find the next book to read. Way too slow - you would give up before a search finished. The newer models are a lot faster and I am guessing the PW2 would be a lot better in that regard. I have used the Kobo Aura HD with 1,200 books on it, and it is sluggish. It is still usable, but I would suggest that it would not handle 4,000. I doubt the PW2 would be any faster.

So your problem is not the SD card - it is finding your next book.

The problem with the Kindles and Kobos is that they use a database to give you access to your books. Pretty cover images and all that. So it has to scan your device every time you add some books (and that in itself can be painfully slow). You need to setup 'collections'. Ie groups of books - group by author name, genre, etc. I generally setup collections by AuthorSort - and Calibre does a good job of that for you. If you have 400 authors, then you have 400 collections - spread over 20 pages in your device. It is a real pain going through those 20 pages, I can tell you.

The problem is that you can only have one level of collections, ie you cannot nest them. You cannot use genres or tags as then you would have so many collections as to be useless (unless you went through all 4,000 of your books and fixed up the tags). I have found that collections are almost to the point of being useless if you have a LOT of books.

The other problem is getting them on in the first place. Every time you do an update in Calibre - fixing AuthorSort names, spellings, etc, means you have to disconnect the ereader and get it to rescan. You will need a book handy to read while you stuff around with that for hours and hours. Painful.

And Kindles are like iPhones - you cannot simply copy a book onto it via USB. A real pain right there. I never bothered to check with the Kobo, but I think it is the same.
EDIT : it seems I am wrong on this point. You CAN copy books to a special folder on each ereader. Thanks - will check that out myself when I next have to use one.

Which is where something like the Pocketbooks come into their own. They are organised by folder. You can simply plug them into your PC and copy a book across - and it is on your ereader. I organise my new Pocketbook Lux 2 via folders ie Authorsort[1]/authorsort/series/series # - title.ext

ie so I have folders of all the letters A-Z. Inside each folder I have the Authors that start with that letter. In each author folder I have a folder for each series, and in each series folder I have the books numbered in order. So I nest my folders 3 deep. Calibre does all this for me of course. But I can simply drop a book anywhere on my Pocketbook and it will appear in the correct position on my menus. And it is fast - it does do a quick rescan as it also uses a small Database to allow for searching. But I basically ignore that and just use the folder system.

The Pocketbook also has another brilliant feature for those of us with large collections. It has Favourites!! As I am putting on books via Calibre, I note the books I might want to read next. When I unplug the ereader, I simply go through the books on the ereader and mark those books as Favorites. So when I finish my current book, I can quickly look in Favourites to see what is next. If I don't do that, I simply forget....after all, it could take me a couple of weeks to finish reading the book I am on.

I have used quite a few Kindles - my family uses them, as do friends. These are the same people who use iPhones. But I am an Android user, and likewise with my ereader. The Pocketbooks are the android systems in the ereader world, I guess. I would NEVER buy an iPhone, and for the same reasons I would never buy a Kindle. I do like the Kobo Aura HD and almost bought one. I still might. It has a slightly larger screen (6.9") although you can barely tell. It is slightly better than the PW2, but not by much.

Personally, I would like an 8" reader. The 10" ones are just too big to hold all day long. The 6" ones are good, but the latest models are (in my opinion) being made too small. They are cutting down on the bits surrounding the screen, and making them thinner. Which sounds good, but they are becoming too hard to hold. You HAVE to get a case for whatever you get, and that makes it a lot better, but they are still a bit small. Unfortunately, there are not too many 7" or 8" ereaders out there.

[meeera]

Originally Posted by kgn

And Kindles are like iPhones - you cannot simply copy a book onto it via USB. A real pain right there. I never bothered to check with the Kobo, but I think it is the same.

Sure you can. Drag and drop an epub to the root of the Kobo drive. It's similar with a Kindle, except I believe you need to put it in the Documents folder. With iPhones you need to use either iTunes or Calibre/Marvin to sideload, but it's still pretty easy.

[booklover6]

Originally Posted by kgn

I have used the Kobo Aura HD with 1,200 books on it, and it is sluggish. It is still usable,

Mine isn't. I have more than that on it. I find it faster than my Kobo Glo, although I think they have the same processor. I have the same books on both devices, but one has 2gb internal and the other has 4gb internal. I have no evidence to base my suspicion that the size of the internal memory DOES make a difference.

Originally Posted by kgn

So your problem is not the SD card - it is finding your next book.

This can be a problem on any device. It is extremely easy to manage this problem on a Kobo, using Calibre and custom columns. Simply select the tags you want to make collections or shelves in Calibre, and when you connect the device, they are made on the device. Easy to mark books such as "next in series" or "science fiction" or whatever you like. Easy to then find on the Kobo. In addition, the search function works very well, if, for example, you want to see what you have by an author on the device.

Originally Posted by kgn

If you have 400 authors, then you have 400 collections - spread over 20 pages in your device. It is a real pain going through those 20 pages, I can tell you.

That's why I don't do it that way. I have next in series and genre type collections. If I want to see lists of books by author, I do a search. Very fast on my Kobo.

[HarryT]

Originally Posted by kgn

You need to setup 'collections'. Ie groups of books - group by author name, genre, etc. I generally setup collections by AuthorSort - and Calibre does a good job of that for you. If you have 400 authors, then you have 400 collections - spread over 20 pages in your device. It is a real pain going through those 20 pages, I can tell you.

You certainly don't "have" to set up collections. You may choose to, but the device is perfectly usable without them. I have some 900 books on my PW2 and don't have collections.

And Kindles are like iPhones - you cannot simply copy a book onto it via USB.

This is utter nonsense. You can certainly copy files directly to a Kindle via USB. You simply copy the book to the "documents" folder on the mounted drive.

I have used quite a few Kindles - my family uses them, as do friends.

And yet you don't know that you can copy books to a Kindle via USB? Perhaps you don't know as much about the Kindle as you claim?

[Rizla]

Originally Posted by kgn

The problem is that you can only have one level of collections, ie you cannot nest them. You cannot use genres or tags as then you would have so many collections as to be useless (unless you went through all 4,000 of your books and fixed up the tags). I have found that collections are almost to the point of being useless if you have a LOT of books.

Seriously? The Kobo and Kindle don't do sub-folders in collections? Oh, the horror.

[HarryT]

Originally Posted by Rizla

Seriously? The Kobo and Kindle don't do sub-folders in collections? Oh, the horror.

Collections aren't folders; they're tags.

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by johnysamajhdar

1. I don't have issues with money but i want the best in the series.
2. Most probably 10" reader with SD Card, Number of formats it can read.
3. Readable dislpaly with iink technology and are there any full HD Display e-readers available ?
4. Other custom built in features.
5. Will also be focusing on the OS, usability, battery duration and capability of zoom levels.

If Money really isn't an issue, how about the new Sony DPT-S1. It's a 13.3" E-Ink screen. Plenty big enough to read A4 PDFs. Only 1200x1600 pixels, so around 150ppi, but those are 16-greylevel pixels, so it's not too bad.
It does have a microSD card slot, and it also has 2.8GB available memory for user content.

The bad news is that it seems to read PDF and perhaps no much more. However, if you want an E-Ink reader that can handle A4 PDFs, this is currently the one to go for.

The other bad news is the price - around 100,000¥, or 60,000INR. (Around £600)

[alicepattinson]

I use iPad mini w/ retina as my reader. Its really good if you're not particular with the price. Hehehe. But Amazon Kindle Paperwhite is also good