Touch Stick with Nook?

[tdonline]

Originally Posted by rcentros

I just noticed this part of your original post. If finer adjustments in font size one of the more important features you need, you might want to look at the Kobos. In my opinion, the NST is better than the Kindles in regards to font size selection, but definitely not as good as my Kobo Glo. That was one of the main reasons I tried (am trying) a Kobo Glo.

Went on on an appointment today and stopped at BN on the way home to fiddle with the Glowlight again. And yep, the font sizes are still frigging annoying! Paying attention, I can see the GL's resolution is better than the NST's but the font/lines/margins situation is still dire.

My NST is still working fine and honestly, for every ebook I read--I listened to about 8 or 9 books nowadays. I do want to return to reading more on the ebook as I find some books/genre are better suited to reading than listening. I'm going to wait for the release of Kobo HD Glo and see the user reviews. I may also see if there is a great Black Friday deal this year.

[tdonline]

Originally Posted by rcentros

I In my opinion, the NST is better than the Kindles in regards to font size selection, but definitely not as good as my Kobo Glo. That was one of the main reasons I tried (am trying) a Kobo Glo.

I may stalk you a bit on the forum to see how your trial goes!

[rcentros]

Originally Posted by tdonline

I may stalk you a bit on the forum to see how your trial goes!

That's fine. But you have to understand, I'm flighty. I may experiment with the Kobo fairly heavily for a week to 10 days, then put it down and read a series of library books on the Kindle and not look at the Glo for a month. I also use my NST w/Glowlight more than than the Glo and I've currently got 2 or 3 books to finish on that. At some point, I'm going to have to make decisions about which eReaders to keep and which ones to sell. Right now the Glo is "on the bubble." The screen looks really good, but my eyes have trouble with it (as mentioned earlier) -- and I can't figure out why. And the other main issue with the Glo is the double and (sometimes) triple tapping -- which can get really irritating. Light tap ... nothing ... little harder tap ... usually it'll work .... or ... Harder tap (actually a "press" and hold), finally it works. I think most folks who use the Kobos swipe instead of tap, but I'm so used to tapping that I can't get used to swiping.

(Rambling, sorry.)

[AnemicOak]

Originally Posted by rcentros

And the other main issue with the Glo is the double and (sometimes) triple tapping -- which can get really irritating. Light tap ... nothing ... little harder tap ... usually it'll work .... or ... Harder tap (actually a "press" and hold), finally it works. I think most folks who use the Kobos swipe instead of tap, but I'm so used to tapping that I can't get used to swiping.

I have a similar problem with my Aura HD.

[iluvgadgets]

I didn't know kindles could access overdrive books, how is that done?

[rcentros]

Originally Posted by iluvgadgets

I didn't know kindles could access overdrive books, how is that done?

I don't directly access Overdrive books on the Kindles (though I probably could) -- I just check them out on my computer in Kindle format and (except for a few that have to be transferred via USB) they're in my Kindle Cloud where they can be downloaded to any Kindle Reader.

It should be made clear that I live in the U.S. I think the U.S. is the only country that allows you to check out Overdrive books in Kindle format.

[eschwartz]

Yep, US is still the only country that does Kindle checkouts. OTOH, it is (currently, Rakuten's purchase may change things) the easiest way to check out books.

Checkout on overdrive. Select Kindle format. A link to amazon.com opens up, offering to claim the book for your currently-logged-in Amazon account (or you can switch accounts).

Then sync your Kindle and download it the same as any purchased book. (Except you can't use the 3G on 3G Kindles.)

[tdonline]

So your Amazon and Overdrive accounts have be linked?

[eschwartz]

Nope. Your checked-out book gets redeemed, but with a link instead of a code.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by tdonline

Anemic, thanks for the PW alert. With Amazon's return policy--I may not need to go to a store to check it out...Stupid local Staples, you think they would bother to have a functional PW on display!

I'm very intrigued that Kindles can access Overdrive books directly. I had no idea--I'm so conditioned by Overdrive/Nook to download to my laptop and sideload to the reader.

Before you buy a Kindle, take a look at screen shots. The Kindle is very limited in the formatting of eBooks and If you feel that might not be for you, you won't have to send it back as you won't have bought it.

But, another thing to note, a PW at $99 is not that much less than a Kobo Glo HD at $129.99 and you get the same screen as the Voyage for a lot less money. The PW/PW2 is not nearly as good as the Glo HD will be. The PW/PW2 might have front light color shifts where the Glo HD will not. Also, you'll get 300ppi where you won't with the PW series.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by rcentros

And the other main issue with the Glo is the double and (sometimes) triple tapping -- which can get really irritating. Light tap ... nothing ... little harder tap ... usually it'll work .... or ... Harder tap (actually a "press" and hold), finally it works. I think most folks who use the Kobos swipe instead of tap, but I'm so used to tapping that I can't get used to swiping.

(Rambling, sorry.)

I much prefer swiping. The reason is two fold, less visible fingerprints and you can swipe on any side of the screen no matter where you hold. Tapping means you have to tap the specific tap zone. With most Readers you have tap forward on the right and tap back on the left. By tapping, you cannot hold your Reader on the left side. I can hold my H2O on the lft or the right and swipe from either side.

[shalym]

[duplicate post, sorry]

Shari

[shalym]

Originally Posted by shalym

Or you can get a Voyage and not have to worry about tap zones or swiping anymore.

Shari

(I do agree with rcentros about the Kobo touchscreen sensitivity, by the way...that and having to plug in to the computer to sideload with the Kobo are why I keep using my Kindle)

[tdonline]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Before you buy a Kindle, take a look at screen shots. The Kindle is very limited in the formatting of eBooks and If you feel that might not be for you, you won't have to send it back as you won't have bought it.

But, another thing to note, a PW at $99 is not that much less than a Kobo Glo HD at $129.99 and you get the same screen as the Voyage for a lot less money. The PW/PW2 is not nearly as good as the Glo HD will be. The PW/PW2 might have front light color shifts where the Glo HD will not. Also, you'll get 300ppi where you won't with the PW series.

Yep, you'll see in a post that followed the one you quoted that I will hold off any decision until the Kobo HD Glo comes out. I'm not an early adopter so I will wait for few user reviews and proceed. Yes, if Kindles' font selections are as limited as the Nook's, then that would be huge issue for me. As I mentioned, it's my number one pet peeve.

[mycurlylocks]

I still enjoy my Nook Glowlight. I enjoy the way the case feels and the fact that it's not black. It has its annoying quirks, but I don't think there is an e-ink reader that doesn't.

I've owned the Kobo... Touch (Frozen permanently), mini (works) and the Aura. Apparently my Aura was from the first production and the screen is kind of grayed over and the text appears bluish. I was not happy with it, so it's collecting dust. I have found Kobo lacks customer support, so I'm leery of buying anything else from them.

I've decided if it's not something I can return in person, I'm not buying it...

I don't need the higher resolution to read text, so I'm happy with my Glowlight. I think you just have to find what feels right to you.