Alexa coming to Kindle e-readers? - Page 3

Barty · 08-29-2017, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by vrf

Yeah, I'm not saying I wouldn't appreciate more fonts and hyphenation, but the speedy, bug-free reading on Kindle wins me every time. I know Kobo's firmware has been gradually fixing the issues, but I just want fast page turns and absolute reliability.

And Caecilia Condensed is actually my favorite font on Kindle. I don't really want anything more.

Kindle used to allow an alternate font. I'm jailbroken and I have multiple sideloaded fonts that I alternate among. It's not any buggier. Whatever kobo's problems are, it's not because they let you have more font sizes and fonts.

vrf · 08-29-2017, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Barty

Kindle used to allow an alternate font. I'm jailbroken and I have multiple sideloaded fonts that I alternate among. It's not any buggier. Whatever kobo's problems are, it's not because they let you have more font sizes and fonts.

Oh, I agree that more fonts and such is not the reason that Kobo's software is such a bloated bugfest. Amazon could add a lot and still have a fast, efficient OS--and Kobo's software team could dial back the features and still have the issues they have. My point is just that it is more important for me to have a stable and efficient OS, which is why I've not yet been tempted by Kobo's larger screen sizes and better font choices.

JSWolf · 08-31-2017, 05:19 AM

I use my H2O for reading. It works very well for that. But yes, there are bugs. Even Kindles have bugs in the firmware. I've even read of issues updating the firmware.No Reader is perfect. It's whether you can live with the problems. But at least with Kobo, you can go back to a previous firmware until some bug that bothers you is fixed.

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08-31-2017, 05:19 AM	#33
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,796 Karma: 146391129 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	I use my H2O for reading. It works very well for that. But yes, there are bugs. Even Kindles have bugs in the firmware. I've even read of issues updating the firmware.No Reader is perfect. It's whether you can live with the problems. But at least with Kobo, you can go back to a previous firmware until some bug that bothers you is fixed.

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