Aura Aura One disadvantages

[Lady Stardust]

I have two Kobos (HD and Aura One) and several Kindles (out of which I use Paperwhite and Oasis).
I don't patch my Kobo (don't know how) and I use Kepub plugin in Calibre and send kepubs to it (I am not using epubs on Kobo because first time I tried it, they looked more than awful).
So my Kobo Aura One - kepubs experience is that it is almost impossible to pull references in the book, be it a nonfiction book with a lot of references or lit fiction (translated or not) which again sometime has references (I am reading translated works of Emile Zola at the moment, and references are one or two per page on average).
Apart from that, my main objection to Kobo (coming from experience with Kindle) is the dictionary which is extremely bad compared with Kindle dictionaries (I am not reading dictionaries, I just want to be able to see definitions when I need them). Additionally, again as a Kindle user, highlighting parts of the text and exporting the highlights is really bad on Kobos.
Therefore, I use Kindle for nonfiction and for lit fiction with a lot of references, and Kobo Aura One for reading fiction without many references (for which it is my best device because of the fonts and size).
So, my reply would be
buying Aura One would not be a good idea if it will be the only e-reader for a user who reads nonfiction or other works with references and also for a person who plans to read a lot of books in a language which is not his/her mother tongue

[jackie_w]

Originally Posted by romanlryji

- it is impossible to add and even to buy a dictionary instead of the poor one that Kobo obliges me to use. And even if I (with some tribal dances around the device) manage to upload a better one into the device's file system, at the next sync it will be overwritten with that Kobo's;
- it is impossible to use two dictionaries for one language pair.

You seem to be unable to differentiate between 'It can't be done' and 'I don't know how to do it'. All my Kobos have at least 5 English-English dictionaries I can select from the menu.

Like many things in life, reward is often directly proportional to effort expended. A bit more time spent researching the Kobo forums and a bit less complaining in them might just reap some benefits. Who knows what treasures you might discover?

On the other hand, if you're looking for a single magic button labeled 'Make my Kobo perfect', well, unfortunately no amount of research will find that for you.

[mbovenka]

Originally Posted by Lady Stardust

buying Aura One would not be a good idea if it will be the only e-reader for a user who reads nonfiction or other works with references and also for a person who plans to read a lot of books in a language which is not his/her mother tongue

I agree on the dictionaries: Kindle wins here. I still miss my Chambers 10th a little.

I have no problems with references in kepubs on the Kobos I have owned or still own, though. Some people report a problem selecting them, but that seems mostly a RMDSK/Epub issue.

[Lady Stardust]

Originally Posted by mbovenka

I agree on the dictionaries: Kindle wins here. I still miss my Chambers 10th a little.

I have no problems with references in kepubs on the Kobos I have owned or still own, though. Some people report a problem selecting them, but that seems mostly a RMDSK/Epub issue.

How are you managing that? I don't seem to be able to pull the note/reference? I try to press on the number in the text in kepub but it's only dictionary that opens up because a word gets selected. Sometimes, when I really get frustrated and I want to read the note, I (extremely) increase the font size and margins and then I am able to press the number and pull the reference.
This is on both Aura One and HD using exclusively kepubs.

[Stevex]

Lady Stardust - for epubs I have this exact problem so can completely verify what you say. I dont use kepubs.

[icallaci]

With epubs, pulling up footnotes or endnotes is almost impossible on my H20 and KA1, but with kepubs I have no problems viewing them at all.

[gilster]

Originally Posted by jackie_w

You seem to be unable to differentiate between 'It can't be done' and 'I don't know how to do it'. All my Kobos have at least 5 English-English dictionaries I can select from the menu.

Out of curiosity, what are the 5 English-English dictionaries you are currently using? Have been looking into this issue myself. Thanks.

[jackie_w]

Originally Posted by gilster

Out of curiosity, what are the 5 English-English dictionaries you are currently using? Have been looking into this issue myself. Thanks.

All the Kobo-ified En-En dictionaries I have were posted in these forums at some point.

I think this first list are OK to be in the public domain (but I'm not 100% sure):
Wordnet, Websters 1913, Chambers 1908, GNU Collaborative International, English Wiktionary

Unfortunately the links to the better ones have probably been removed by moderators:
Oxford Concise, Oxford English (medium), Oxford English(full), Merriam-Webster Collegiate, Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Websters Unabridged

[anacreon]

Originally Posted by Lady Stardust

How are you managing that? I don't seem to be able to pull the note/reference? I try to press on the number in the text in kepub but it's only dictionary that opens up because a word gets selected. Sometimes, when I really get frustrated and I want to read the note, I (extremely) increase the font size and margins and then I am able to press the number and pull the reference.
This is on both Aura One and HD using exclusively kepubs.

I did have difficulties calling notes at the very beginning on the One. It has improved with firmware upgrades, still not as good as on my IR devices. I found that, at least for me, there was a trial and error learning process. I found I need to tap at a right angle to the reading plane, and a quick tap: too long and something else opens.

[Lady Stardust]

Originally Posted by anacreon

I did have difficulties calling notes at the very beginning on the One. It has improved with firmware upgrades, still not as good as on my IR devices. I found that, at least for me, there was a trial and error learning process. I found I need to tap at a right angle to the reading plane, and a quick tap: too long and something else opens.

Thank you for the tip. I am running Kobo Aura One on f/w 4.1.7729 and only kepubs but it seems I can't tap at the right angle unless I increase the fonts so much that the number of the footnote stands out. Anything else either pulls the dictionary or turns the page...It is very irritating as on Kindle the angle of my tap always seems right and I don't have mistakes like on Kobo.

[davidfor]

Originally Posted by romanlryji

- the result of tapping a reference depends on the phase of the Moon or atmospheric pressure or neighbour's dog mood, I don't know on what but it is unpredictable. Sometimes it turns the page. Sometimes it opens top and bottm bars. But sometimes I have a stroke of luck and it does what I expected. In most cases this "almost" natural result is accompanied by opening of top and bottom bars.

The result of tapping a link depends on what you actually tapped. Did you actually tap that tiny little number the book creator decided to use because that's how it's done in a paper book? Or did you tap somewhere off to the side? And when you missed the link, did you tape the area to turn the page, or the area to display the top and bottom bars?

This actually works well. The issue is that the tap zone for a superscript number referring to a footnote is small. It's the size of the number. And if it was bigger, you would be complaining that the device was inaccurate and triggered a link even though you hadn't actually tapped the link. What you need to do is convince the ebook creators to take advantage of the media and use decent links in their ebooks.

Would you please stop demonstrating how little you know about using your Kobo device under the guise of telling people about it's defects?

[Sweetpea]

Originally Posted by anacreon

I did have difficulties calling notes at the very beginning on the One. It has improved with firmware upgrades, still not as good as on my IR devices.

Yes, I really prefer an IR device. But it seems they're moving away from that, sadly...

Originally Posted by Lady Stardust

buying Aura One would not be a good idea if it will be the only e-reader for a user who reads nonfiction or other works with references and also for a person who plans to read a lot of books in a language which is not his/her mother tongue

I have to think about the last time I've read a book on my ereader that was in my mother tongue... I only read non-Dutch books... I don't even know what dictionaries there are on my Kobo...

[robko]

Originally Posted by Sweetpea

Yes, I really prefer an IR device. But it seems they're moving away from that, sadly...

I'll 2nd, 3rd and 4th that!!

[filmo]

I like Kobo IR touch screen because it just works without problems. Capacitance touch screens I use on phones or tablets often don't respond reliably to my dry finger. Sensitivity adjustment could cure this problem.

[greens]

how many books can you read with a single battery charge? thanks