KOBO Rocks!!!

[chilady1]

Originally Posted by GeoffR

Calibre can send the series info for sideloaded books if you want. You just need to select the "Set series information" box in the KoboTouch plugin, set metadata management to automatic, and plug the device back in to connect with Calibre a second time after the book has been sent to the device.

So Geoff - this means I can use the KoboTouch plug-in to set the shelves on the AURA automatically? If not, please explain.

Today, I am using the Kindle Collections plug-in to manage and organize my series. Can the above plug-in do the same if I was to purchase the AURA (please say yes because I am loving this device - LOL!)

[kontrabas]

Originally Posted by Mostly Math

Heh, I seem to have figured it out.

1) a kepub (nickel font) showing both bold and italic
2) a pdf not zoomed in
3) 11% brightness (what I read with at night)
4) 50% brightness
5) 100% brightness

If there is anything else you want to see let me know.

S

Thanks Mostly Math Had a bit of trouble of finding this thread, but your information was more than plentiful. Still, I do have two questions to ask (see below), if you don't mind.

Looks like a grear E-reader. Good job Kobo! One thing I noticed, however, is the glare showing up in the pictures. Mostly Math, did you use flash for the photographs? Can you tell us if there is any glare issue with the Aura, any more so than with other devices? Also I noticed that blackness of the font is uneven in some of the pictures, but that's the due the focusing, I suppose. Is the black evenly black on the page and that deep as it shows mostly at the bottom of your pictures. If that is so, I would love the device, although I already have two and actually need a workhorse for pdfs. But the black looks to good to be true, just as it was with some Sony-Readers.
Greetings from Austria

kontrabas

[GeoffR]

Originally Posted by 93terp

awesome, thanks MM! Does the percent complete only show on the cover page, or does it continue page to page, like on the KPW?

One of the things I miss the most from the Kindle Keyboard was the progress bar that would show up at the bottom of the page, and had tick marks to indicate chapters, so that you had a visual representation of how far to the next chapter...

This picture shows the reading progress popup for Kobo epub (kepub) books on my Glo, I guess the Aura will be the same or better. Sideloaded epubs don't have the popup, but show the percentage below it.

[Mostly Math]

Originally Posted by kontrabas

Thanks Mostly Math Had a bit of trouble of finding this thread, but your information was more than plentiful. Still, I do have two questions to ask (see below), if you don't mind.

Looks like a grear E-reader. Good job Kobo! One thing I noticed, however, is the glare showing up in the pictures. Mostly Math, did you use flash for the photographs? Can you tell us if there is any glare issue with the Aura, any more so than with other devices? Also I noticed that blackness of the font is uneven in some of the pictures, but that's the due the focusing, I suppose. Is the black evenly black on the page and that deep as it shows mostly at the bottom of your pictures. If that is so, I would love the device, although I already have two and actually need a workhorse for pdfs. But the black looks to good to be true, just as it was with some Sony-Readers.
Greetings from Austria

kontrabas

The glare is from my crappy phone and overhead chandelier. I didn't have the flash. And my phone is actually pretty great as a phone just not as a camera.

The text is not uneven at all, and there is no glare when reading, even with the light on.

In terms of PDFs, I have one that is a calculus textbook that I can read no problem without zooming, pictures and equations are great.

I hope this helps.

S

[drew2720]

Thank you so much for the great pictures Mostly Math! Can't wait to receive my Aura. Don't feel too bad 93terp..ordered my Aura Tuesday and still don't have shipping info either....hopefully have info on Monday...

[GeoffR]

Originally Posted by chilady1

So Geoff - this means I can use the KoboTouch plug-in to set the shelves on the AURA automatically? If not, please explain.

Today, I am using the Kindle Collections plug-in to manage and organize my series. Can the above plug-in do the same if I was to purchase the AURA (please say yes because I am loving this device - LOL!)

Calibre can create and manage shelves on Kobo readers, but I don't use this feature myself. I find it much faster just use the predictive search function: start typing the series name and tap it when it appears in the list of predictions. This gives a browsable list of all books in the series, similar to a shelf listing. But you can have Calibre automatically create a shelf for each series if you prefer.

[chilady1]

Originally Posted by GeoffR

Calibre can create and manage shelves on Kobo readers, but I don't use this feature myself. I find it much faster just use the predictive search function: start typing the series name and tap it when it appears in the list of predictions. This gives a browsable list of all books in the series, similar to a shelf listing. But you can have Calibre automatically create a shelf for each series if you prefer.

Thank you so much for this VERY helpful information! I think it is time to push the button!

[filmo]

Problem with your pictures reflecting overhead lights is lighting should be indirect or at 45 degree angle so direct light can not reflect from screen into camera lens. Despite this reason your able to get usable picture is none glossy eink screen greatly reduces reflection. Your pictures are far from great but usable, informative and appreciated.

[jackie_w]

Originally Posted by GeoffR

But you can have Calibre automatically create a shelf for each series if you prefer...

or Tags, or Authors or even all of them if you want. I think you can use any Calibre column(s) you like, including your custom columns.

[Mostly Math]

Originally Posted by filmo

Problem with your pictures reflecting overhead lights is lighting should be indirect or at 45 degree angle so direct light can not reflect from screen into camera lens. Despite this reason your able to get usable picture is none glossy eink screen greatly reduces reflection. Your pictures are far from great but usable, informative and appreciated.

I agree, the problem isn't so much the crappy camera phone but the actual photographer They need to make a camera that makes up for lousy photography skills then I would be able to take decent pictures!

S

[93terp]

Originally Posted by Mostly Math

% only on cover page.

S

Cool, thanks.

[93terp]

Originally Posted by jackie_w

Re: the % read. On the Glo (fw 2.5) you can see % read in the left corner of the bottom status bar if you tap the centre of the screen whilst in a sideloaded epub. Does this not also work on the Aura?

Oooohhhhh, good to know!!

[jiminrussell]

Originally Posted by GeoffR

This picture shows the reading progress popup for Kobo epub (kepub) books on my Glo, I guess the Aura will be the same or better. Sideloaded epubs don't have the popup, but show the percentage below it.

The reading progress popup looks a little bit different on the Aura HD

[93terp]

Originally Posted by GeoffR

This picture shows the reading progress popup for Kobo epub (kepub) books on my Glo, I guess the Aura will be the same or better. Sideloaded epubs don't have the popup, but show the percentage below it.

Thanks for that info, GeoffR. That's a really sharp display! I'm assuming that the only way to have kepubs is to buy them from Kobo? Or is there a way in Calibre to trick the reader into thinking a side loaded ePub is a kepub?

[Breid]

Originally Posted by jiminrussell

The reading progress popup looks a little bit different on the Aura HD

That looks really good