05-22-2019, 06:24 PM | #1 |
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Replacing Kobo Aura HD get another Kobo or a kindle?
Oops. Dropped my Kobo aura HD on the floor. Screen isn't working right, so now I'm in the market for a new ereader. I use it almost daily. I use calibre to organize and load my books. My library uses overdrive, so compatibility with that would be a must. I've been happily using this for almost 6 years, so I don't know what the competition is out there.
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05-22-2019, 06:26 PM | #2 |
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Sounds like getting another Kobo would be your best bet. Bonus, new Kobos have better Overdrive integration.
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Getting another Kobo seems to be your best bet, due to Kobo interacting so well with Calibre and the Overdrive integration. |
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05-22-2019, 09:08 PM | #4 |
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I could with some effort probably convert and sideload books using calibre onto the kindle. I thought perhaps in the last 5 years kindle might have added overdrive functionality. The only appeal is that a friend who reads very little has one, that she was offering to me at a discount
So, I'm torn between the Kobo forma and the Aura H20. Is the larger screen worth the extra $100? The Clara is too small, and I liked the screen size on the Aura HD, it was fine. I've heard the Aura H20 is an older model and I'm wondering how much of a concern that is? Last edited by Gadget_girl; 05-22-2019 at 09:14 PM. Reason: Added details |
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But I CAN say that comparing the Nook and Kobo software, I like Kobos a lot more. I appreciate Kobo's ability to reassign touch zones, create collections using tags in Calibre and display series info in the library. Nook can't do that. And from what I've seen and read on these forums, Kindle seems like it's missing features that even the Nook has, like the ability to read a book's synopsis without having to open it. Quote:
Can Kindles access Overdrive in Canada? Is it possible you could borrow the Kindle to see what you think of it? Quote:
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05-22-2019, 11:15 PM | #6 |
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Overdrive on Kindle suck... you need to have an account & go to Amazon web site to DL ebooks.
I Highly suggest Kobo Clara HD. BTW I current have both the Kobo Clara & Kindle PW4... I use the Overdrive library on Both! |
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Nope.
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05-23-2019, 10:28 AM | #11 |
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OverDrive integration does work in Canada, which means you can borrow the book from the device itself and not have to go to the library site on a browser and then download via Amazon.
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05-23-2019, 11:59 AM | #12 |
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To my knowledge, the Kobo/Overdrive integration has had no effect on library book prices in Canada.
Which is a good thing, as the prices are already sky-high to begin with. I'm not a huge fan of government intervention, but I think government intervention may be necessary in this case. |
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But from what I've seen, on a Kobo, Overdrive is integrated into the reader, so you can get a borrowed book directly on the device without need of visiting a website. It is as easy as getting a book from the Kobo store. A Kobo/Overdrive user can correct me if I am wrong. |
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It's actually almost worse in terms of privacy, since the parent company of Kobo also owns Overdrive, so any person that uses Overdrive anywhere has the potential to have their information handed over to Rakuten (Kobo's parent company). Note that I'm not saying that this is happening, but it has the potential to happen, and is just as likely to be happening as the possibility that Amazon is mining the information about library users in the US who read Overdrive books on their Kindles. Shari |
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I don't need to go to Kobo's website in a browser to complete the borrowing process. The book is automagically synced to my ereader whether I borrow through the library website, browsing on my ereader or using the Overdrive application on whatever device I'm using it on. |
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