Best eReader for Sideloaded books?

[robko]

Originally Posted by Rika24

the Kobo Aura H2O was actually my #1 choice until i did some checking. from what i've read, sideloaded books can't be adjusted (text size, font, spacing, etc...),

Originally Posted by booklover6

With a simple patch added, yes - text size, font, spacing - can be adjusted.

For the majority of sideloaded books no patching is required to be able to change size/font/spacing. As others have said, you can run into some with CSS settings that prevent changing these, but in most cases these adjustments work fine. This can be overcome by using Calibre to remove the offending settings.

[hermit]

Ive had Sony & Nook, but recently changed to Kobo H2O, Its the best I buy books from Kobo plus other e books Companies also down load books from my Library Its the best reader to date.

[ZodWallop]

Originally Posted by Rika24

the Kobo Aura H2O was actually my #1 choice until i did some checking. from what i've read, sideloaded books can't be adjusted (text size, font, spacing, etc...), high prices (some of which are more expensive than the physical book), and no hands on test options since there are no retailers here in the US.

the only ereaders here to choose from with in store tests are nook or kindle (both of which don't meet what i want). i'm still mad about what Sony did as they were perfect, so i guess i'm just looking for something as good as the Sony reader or better.

as for amount of reading, i read about 2 hours a day on average.

If it's any help, I'm in a similar boat to you. I live in Texas. My Nook ST died and I wasn't happy with the current Nook (the Nook Glowlight, with the microscopic amount of room to sideload) or Kindle, and no one around here has any Kobos on display since Borders closed. So I took a gamble and ordered an Aura off of eBay.

Kobo is a computer nerd's dream as far as being able to hack this and that to change things. But you don't *need* to do any of that for a fine reading experience.

As others have said, you can adjust fonts and margins in any book. I do and all of mine are sideloaded.

As for book purchases, I've stopped purchasing from B&N and have never bought a book from Kobo. I buy from Amazon and convert and I have not had any experiences with conversion hosing layout or TOC. I do purchase lots of indie and small press books and have seen a few where those things were bad out of the box, but I couldn't blame conversion for those problems. Of course, that's just my experience, so take it with a grain of salt.

And yes, long pressing on a book in your library will bring up a details screen with summary.

If you like the idea of Kobo but are nervous about spending money on it sight unseen, you could buy the older Kobo Aura. It fits all your requirements but screen size and has the same resolution as your old Sony. You can buy one for $50 off of eBay here. I've bought one and so have a couple of other folks here. Very nice device, though the screen isn't as nice as the H20.

If you do wind up getting a Kobo, head over to the Kobo section. You can change just about anything if there's something you don't like about it.

[hermit]

Originally Posted by meeera

Kobo Aura H2O fits your requirements very well. Though with any reader, your battery life will depend on real-life usage.

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New Batteries are available in the UK

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by hermit

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New Batteries are available in the UK

Link please.

[issybird]

This is nearly a two-year old thread; I suspect the OP has moved on.