Sage End of an era. - Page 3

John F · 12-02-2025, 06:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

I liked the way Sony did it. If you didn't use it for 48 hours, it shut off.

If 48 hours was the only choice, I would prefer something else. Let the user enter the number of hours and minutes.

issybird · 12-02-2025, 07:53 PM

I also liked the 48 hours. It meant that as long as you read on your device every day it wouldn't turn off, which seems a reasonable rule of thumb to me. I haven't seen a turn-off rule since which makes as much sense. They're either premature or nonexistent. Now that I'm trying to husband my Aura One battery life I've gone with premature, but it can be annoying.

cellaris · 12-03-2025, 07:52 AM

PocketBook, Onyx Boox, and Bigme have the option to automatically turn off after 48 hours.

In any case, I believe that times of less than a day are more focused on daily reading, which varies greatly from one user to another. Perhaps it is considered unnecessary to have an e-reader turned on while you sleep because you are certainly not going to read during that time. I have the auto-off setting set to 4 hours (and sometimes I have had it set to less time).

salamanderjuice · 12-03-2025, 08:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by issybird

I also liked the 48 hours. It meant that as long as you read on your device every day it wouldn't turn off, which seems a reasonable rule of thumb to me. I haven't seen a turn-off rule since which makes as much sense. They're either premature or nonexistent. Now that I'm trying to husband my Aura One battery life I've gone with premature, but it can be annoying.

On Boox devices you can configure it. By default it's kind of annoying at 15 minutes but you can change it to one or two days.

Sirtel · 12-03-2025, 08:25 AM

I've never turned my Kobos off at all. I don't read on my Libra 2 every day, but I do read on it at least a couple of times per week, sometimes more often. I've yet to see a significant loss of battery during the time it's asleep.

If I knew I wouldn't read on my device for a couple of weeks or more, I'd turn it off. So far this has not happened. Any less time, I just let it sleep.

cellaris · 12-03-2025, 09:27 AM

The circumstances of users and e-readers vary greatly. I don't think there is a general rule that applies to everyone equally. That's why I think the ideal solution is to have many options available and choose the one that best suits those particular circumstances.

In my particular case, I have numerous e-readers of different brands that I use interchangeably, and I don't know which one I will be using in the coming days, weeks (or even months). That's why I prefer to use a daily auto-off option.

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12-02-2025, 07:53 PM	#32
issybird o saeclum infacetum Posts: 21,568 Karma: 236124635 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New England Device: Mini, H2O, Glo HD, Aura One	I also liked the 48 hours. It meant that as long as you read on your device every day it wouldn't turn off, which seems a reasonable rule of thumb to me. I haven't seen a turn-off rule since which makes as much sense. They're either premature or nonexistent. Now that I'm trying to husband my Aura One battery life I've gone with premature, but it can be annoying.

12-03-2025, 07:52 AM	#33
cellaris Evangelist Posts: 458 Karma: 5898631 Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Spain Device: Kindle, Kobo, PocketBook, Tolino, Onyx Boox, Bigme.	PocketBook, Onyx Boox, and Bigme have the option to automatically turn off after 48 hours. In any case, I believe that times of less than a day are more focused on daily reading, which varies greatly from one user to another. Perhaps it is considered unnecessary to have an e-reader turned on while you sleep because you are certainly not going to read during that time. I have the auto-off setting set to 4 hours (and sometimes I have had it set to less time).

12-03-2025, 08:25 AM	#35
Sirtel Grand Sorcerer Posts: 14,124 Karma: 243831037 Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Estonia Device: Kobo Sage & Libra 2	I've never turned my Kobos off at all. I don't read on my Libra 2 every day, but I do read on it at least a couple of times per week, sometimes more often. I've yet to see a significant loss of battery during the time it's asleep. If I knew I wouldn't read on my device for a couple of weeks or more, I'd turn it off. So far this has not happened. Any less time, I just let it sleep.

12-03-2025, 09:27 AM	#36
cellaris Evangelist Posts: 458 Karma: 5898631 Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Spain Device: Kindle, Kobo, PocketBook, Tolino, Onyx Boox, Bigme.	The circumstances of users and e-readers vary greatly. I don't think there is a general rule that applies to everyone equally. That's why I think the ideal solution is to have many options available and choose the one that best suits those particular circumstances. In my particular case, I have numerous e-readers of different brands that I use interchangeably, and I don't know which one I will be using in the coming days, weeks (or even months). That's why I prefer to use a daily auto-off option.

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