Get grandma reading again! - Page 3

Aleron Ives · 06-11-2023, 07:49 PM

It still works fine with NickelMenu. You'll probably want a sleep cover if you want to use it via direct configuration changes, since you won't be able to wake the e-reader with the power button after it goes to sleep until you revert the configuration option.

rcentros · 06-12-2023, 01:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Aleron Ives

It still works fine with NickelMenu. You'll probably want a sleep cover if you want to use it via direct configuration changes, since you won't be able to wake the e-reader with the power button after it goes to sleep until you revert the configuration option.

I'm not even sure what NickelMenu is? An add-on? (I'll look it up.)

Quoth · 06-12-2023, 03:47 AM

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Originally Posted by readthinksurvive

kindle dx?

I have the DXG, better screen. It's one of the worst ereaders of that era. Only 150 dpi, really slow. Listing mess up if battery goes flat due to loss of time/date which can only be set Over the Air. Most are 3G only. Only does old mobi and PDF (badly). No embedded fonts in ebooks.

Worst gadget I ever bought. It's also too grey with no front light for poor eyesight, the DX version is greyer.

JSWolf · 06-12-2023, 04:05 AM

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Originally Posted by rcentros

The Clara HD has a nice screen with good contrast. A larger screen may not be necessary. The Clara HD would be lighter and (in my opinion) easier to hold than the Libra 2.

I know you're on an anti-6" screen crusade, but could you tone down the hyperbole just a bit?

The Libra 2 has a nicer screen with better contrast. Plus, if Grandma would do better buttons, she's have them.

mattcd216 · 06-12-2023, 04:53 AM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

No buttons for Grandma. No nice contrast for Grandma. No larger screen for Grandma. No nice space to make it easier to hold. No love for Grandma. Libra 2 = love for Grandma. Clara HD = meh! for grandma.

This is getting weird now.

ZodWallop · 06-12-2023, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by mattcd216

This is getting weird now.

Yeah, maybe take some of the more... enthusiastic responses with a grain of salt.

Calenorn · 06-12-2023, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by mattcd216

This is getting weird now.

Stick around. You'll get used to it.

conan50 · 06-12-2023, 04:24 PM

I have the last gen Paperwhite and one thing that helps me is to refresh on every page turn. It will use more battery, but clearer text is worth it to me.

DNSB · 06-12-2023, 04:55 PM

For what this may be worth, my wife and I were visiting an old friend over the weekend. He loves to read but his eyesight has deteriorated to the point where large text books are not readable without a magnifier. We brought over a Sage, a Libra 2 and a Clara HD for him to try out. He was actually happiest with the Clara HD. Basically, it was the lightest and easiest for him to hold plus the price couldn't be beat. He could get more text on screen with the Sage and Libra 2 but was happy with the Clara HD's display. I'm adding a bunch of PD ebooks that we decided on and will drop the Clara HD off next weekend.

mattcd216 · 06-13-2023, 03:56 AM

@DNSB thank you.

What’s a PD ebook?

JSWolf · 06-13-2023, 05:59 AM

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Originally Posted by mattcd216

@DNSB thank you.

What’s a PD ebook?

A PD eBook is public domain.

ZodWallop · 06-13-2023, 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by mattcd216

@DNSB thank you.

What’s a PD ebook?

Public Domain. Old books. Think The Wizard of Oz, Moby Dick, Great Expectations, The Scarlet Letter or Pride and Prejudice. Check out StandardEbooks. They have all sorts of nicely formatted public domain books for free download.

Now that I have written 'StandardEbooks' a certain user will come along to helpfully explain to me that their formatting is in fact not good and he knows more than what my lying eyes tell me. It's part of the fun of the board.

Quoth · 06-13-2023, 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

A PD eBook is public domain.

Books where the copyright has expired, so you can freely copy. A "free" download from a book seller (common with retail ebooks) isn't PD, it's just a zero charge and is subject to copyright, a friend needs to download their own copy. Maybe one retail site also does some PD books. Also retail sold Classic/Old ebooks and paper books may be actually PD, so don't waste money buying them unless you can't find a PD copy on Gutenberg or similar. Unfortunately the Internet Archive offers copyright and PD ebooks (mostly not real ebooks, but PDF scans and epub/Kindle conversions from OCR without proofing) and they do not properly check that that they are not violating copyright with their offer of a free download.

CC (creative commons) is copyright where the holder says they are not charging. CC zero can be copied to anyone. But CC, even CC zero is not PD.

issybird · 06-13-2023, 10:28 AM

It would be better for posters to tone it down. It's one thing to respond, it's another to deliberately poke the beast and then preemptively attack. Also to be eschewed is to travel from attacking a post to characterizing a poster. Thanks.

JSWolf · 06-14-2023, 04:50 PM

Here is a screen grab from my Libra 2 using a fairly large font and how good it looks. This is using ChareInk6SP (with the smaller space) and the better hyphenation dictionary.

06-14-2023, 04:50 PM	#45
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,757 Karma: 145864619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Here is a screen grab from my Libra 2 using a fairly large font and how good it looks. This is using ChareInk6SP (with the smaller space) and the better hyphenation dictionary. Last edited by JSWolf; 06-14-2023 at 04:53 PM.

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06-11-2023, 07:49 PM	#31
Aleron Ives Wizard Posts: 1,689 Karma: 16307824 Join Date: Sep 2022 Device: Kobo Libra 2	It still works fine with NickelMenu. You'll probably want a sleep cover if you want to use it via direct configuration changes, since you won't be able to wake the e-reader with the power button after it goes to sleep until you revert the configuration option.

06-12-2023, 04:24 PM	#38
conan50 Fanatic Posts: 597 Karma: 14054112 Join Date: Jun 2014 Device: kindle	I have the last gen Paperwhite and one thing that helps me is to refresh on every page turn. It will use more battery, but clearer text is worth it to me.

06-12-2023, 04:55 PM	#39
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 46,220 Karma: 168983734 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	For what this may be worth, my wife and I were visiting an old friend over the weekend. He loves to read but his eyesight has deteriorated to the point where large text books are not readable without a magnifier. We brought over a Sage, a Libra 2 and a Clara HD for him to try out. He was actually happiest with the Clara HD. Basically, it was the lightest and easiest for him to hold plus the price couldn't be beat. He could get more text on screen with the Sage and Libra 2 but was happy with the Clara HD's display. I'm adding a bunch of PD ebooks that we decided on and will drop the Clara HD off next weekend.

06-13-2023, 03:56 AM	#40
mattcd216 Enthusiast Posts: 29 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2023 Device: kindle 4 D01100	@DNSB thank you. What’s a PD ebook?

06-13-2023, 10:28 AM	#44
issybird o saeclum infacetum Posts: 21,294 Karma: 234636059 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New England Device: Mini, H2O, Glo HD, Aura One, PW4, PW5	It would be better for posters to tone it down. It's one thing to respond, it's another to deliberately poke the beast and then preemptively attack. Also to be eschewed is to travel from attacking a post to characterizing a poster. Thanks.

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