06-03-2013, 05:33 PM | #1 |
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Aura received - first impressions
I received my Aura (Espresso) about an hour ago = ordered 5/24, shipped 5/30.
After a slightly rocky start getting it to finish updating and recognizing the books I synced from Calibre, I spent a little time familiarizing myself with it, adjusting fonts, etc. I have to say, the screen and evenness of lighting blows away the Paperwhite I'll be sending back tomorrow. My only complaint is the wasted real estate at the top and bottom of the screen. That really ought to be addressed. What is the best way to get Kobo's attention over this issue? |
06-03-2013, 07:36 PM | #2 |
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Something tells me that Kobo is already aware of the issue, since their staff seems to read these forums. How they address the issue likely depends upon why they implemented it this way, and how much flexibility their reasoning gives them to modify it. If we're lucky, they'll give a reading option for a full screen mode. It isn't out of the question. They seem to have implemented ideas brought up on these forums before.
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06-03-2013, 11:55 PM | #4 |
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Kobo people definitely read these forums and know of the problems. But, they are the ones who decide which to do.
As to the two problems mentioned, if you are talking about kepubs, then I doubt if Kobo will change anything. They seem to have decided a long time ago that that is what the books should look like. For epubs, the same goes for the bottom area. But, we might get the top back. The title was added with FW 2.5.2, and it might go away. |
06-04-2013, 12:30 AM | #5 |
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I just purchased a Kobo Aura too. I really like and don't mind the page set up. I was checking out the different functions and decided to 'Archive All' books and ended up losing my side loaded e-books. I had to do a factory re-set b/c I could not locate those books. Luckily, I only had a few books. The only pain was doing the set up again.
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06-04-2013, 01:55 AM | #6 |
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As for the wasted space at bottom, I'd be happy if they still left room for the menu bar as it appears they are if they just didn't leave a whole blank line above that area too!
OTOH, it appears the code that puts up and takes down the menus restores what was there anyhow, so I don't see why they couldn't get closer to the top and bottom with the book text... |
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They've had readers out for years now, to not have a straight reading mode seems short sighted. Dedicate some resources to this, instead of a "limited edition" reader (or at least have some retailers in the U.S. so I can buy the Aura). IMO. |
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06-04-2013, 08:40 AM | #9 |
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06-04-2013, 08:57 AM | #10 |
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If you're talking about product availability, they do. It's simply with products from countries other than Canada. (I think that a lot of Canadians are so focussed on the US that we have the same failing as a lot of Americans: we don't see much outside of the US. Besides ourselves, of course.)
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06-04-2013, 05:31 PM | #12 |
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06-04-2013, 05:34 PM | #13 |
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Got mine today. It is a nice device overall and processor (my main gripe concerning ereaders) is noticeably quicker than the ones on my 2 Kobo Touch units. Light is even. Is there some way of controlling this light? Would it not be too bright in total darkness?
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