11-14-2017, 08:57 AM | #61 |
Groupie
Posts: 160
Karma: 1822810
Join Date: Oct 2017
Device: 6th Gen Kindle Paperwhite
|
When I was deciding, it still looked like the Nook had some life. The factor that made my decision between a Nook and a Kindle was not having to attach the Kindle to a computer and use Adobe Digital Editions to get a library book onto since my library used Overdrive. I almost went the other way since the State Library of Kansas uses Cloud Library. From what I've read since then, I am very glad to not have to deal with ADE.
|
11-14-2017, 09:04 AM | #62 | |
eBook Enthusiast
Posts: 85,544
Karma: 93383043
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: UK
Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6
|
Quote:
|
|
Advert | |
|
11-14-2017, 09:13 AM | #63 | |
languorous autodidact ✦
Posts: 4,235
Karma: 44637926
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: smiling with the rising sun
Device: onyx boox poke 2 colour, kindle voyage
|
Quote:
|
|
11-14-2017, 10:34 AM | #64 | |
Wizard
Posts: 3,032
Karma: 52740263
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: New England
Device: PW 1, 2, 3, Voyage, Oasis 2 & 3, Fires, Aura HD, iPad
|
Quote:
I'm also another one that doesn't like ADE--I used it once or twice many years ago, and decided that it's just not worth it. If I buy a DRM'd book, it's either from Amazon or Kobo, because I don't have to mess with Adobe. I used to buy from Barnes and Noble, but stopped when they made it harder to remove DRM. Shari |
|
11-14-2017, 10:37 AM | #65 | |
eBook Enthusiast
Posts: 85,544
Karma: 93383043
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: UK
Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6
|
Quote:
|
|
Advert | |
|
11-14-2017, 10:56 AM | #66 | |
Wizard
Posts: 3,032
Karma: 52740263
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: New England
Device: PW 1, 2, 3, Voyage, Oasis 2 & 3, Fires, Aura HD, iPad
|
Quote:
Shari |
|
11-14-2017, 11:19 AM | #67 |
Gentleman and scholar
Posts: 10,971
Karma: 108309641
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Space City, Texas
Device: Clara HD; Nook ST w/Glowlight, (2015) Glowlight Plus, Paperwhite 3
|
Barnes and Noble is still pretty easy to remove the DRM from. Using the Nook app from the Windows store and the plug-in, I had no issues. I still buy my books from Amazon, but would be more likely to fall back on B&N than Kobo.
|
11-14-2017, 12:39 PM | #68 | |
Grand Sorcerer
Posts: 5,275
Karma: 98804578
Join Date: Apr 2011
Device: pb360
|
Quote:
"Library implementing a reverse engineered protocol to communicate with the Sony Reader PRS-500." |
|
11-14-2017, 01:59 PM | #69 | |
Wizard
Posts: 1,496
Karma: 11250344
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: NE Oregon
Device: Kobo Sage, Forma, Kindle Oasis 2, Sony PRS-T2
|
Quote:
A second consideration was the fact that Nook had a touchscreen. An old repetitive stress injury means that pushing buttons over and over gets painful. So, again, Kindle simply wasn't an option at that time as they only had models with buttons. I didn't care for the Nook practice of having my purchased content separate from my sideloaded content, and moved to a Sony 950 a year later. From there to Kobo, as Kobo had the 6.8" screen option, front light and touchscreen. In fact, it's only just this fall that Kindle has had a possibly viable option in the KOA2. (I say possibly, since some have found it difficult to hold.) I do own a Kindle Voyage, but use it primarily for proofreading. Now that there are more font size choices with the latest firmware update, I could use it for pleasure reading, but probably won't do so very often since I love the 7.8" screen on my Kobo Aura ONE. That device is just the perfect size. And has library access built in, so to speak. Sent from my Pixel C using Tapatalk |
|
11-14-2017, 02:30 PM | #70 | |
Wizard
Posts: 1,496
Karma: 11250344
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: NE Oregon
Device: Kobo Sage, Forma, Kindle Oasis 2, Sony PRS-T2
|
Quote:
Or, emailing to Kindle ... Open browser, go to webmail, log in, hit compose, hit attach, browse computer for the file, wait for file to upload, when ready, attach, click send, log out of webmail, close browser. THEN, wait, you aren't done yet, because you still have to connect Kindle to WiFi and sync and disconnect. Only to get a book that doesn't have the cover show up because it's considered a personal document as opposed to a book.... The connect to computer is simpler and faster for me, especially if I want to transfer a large number of books at once. More so if books are large files. The advantage of the Kindle cloud is the fact that you can sync notes and highlights. And that *is* the reason I keep a Kindle around for proofreading and put up with the whole emailing to Kindle bit. I like backup when I've made a zillion notes/corrections! But for pleasure reading, I never make notes and highlights, so it's just so much easier to plug in, dump however many books on my Kobo, then get to reading. Sent from my Pixel C using Tapatalk |
|
11-14-2017, 02:53 PM | #71 | |
Wizard
Posts: 3,032
Karma: 52740263
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: New England
Device: PW 1, 2, 3, Voyage, Oasis 2 & 3, Fires, Aura HD, iPad
|
Quote:
Also, when sending to the Kindle cloud, I don't go through any of the steps you mention in your post. I import into Calibre, then use Calibre to send them to the cloud. My readers are also always connected to the internet anyway, because I need the location sync to work. Shari Last edited by shalym; 11-14-2017 at 03:33 PM. |
|
11-14-2017, 03:48 PM | #72 | |
Grand Sorcerer
Posts: 5,275
Karma: 98804578
Join Date: Apr 2011
Device: pb360
|
Quote:
mutt -a foo.azw -- bar@kindle.com < /dev/null Sent from my workstation using my fingers |
|
11-14-2017, 05:19 PM | #73 |
Wizard
Posts: 2,607
Karma: 42697471
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Ohio
Device: iPhone 7+, iPad mini, 2021 iPad Pro 12.9",Paperwhite 6.8"
|
I find micro usb plugs and ports to be difficult to see and use, especially if it’s dark in the room. Avoiding that is one reason I like the ability to email books to my Kindle. The lack of that option was the one thing I didn’t like about my Kobo. The port always seemed a little hinky and I worried I was going to break it.
It would be great if all devices had ports that were like the iOS devices with the lightening connectors. Not having to worry about the plug being the wrong way is a great feature. |
11-14-2017, 06:20 PM | #74 |
Gentleman and scholar
Posts: 10,971
Karma: 108309641
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Space City, Texas
Device: Clara HD; Nook ST w/Glowlight, (2015) Glowlight Plus, Paperwhite 3
|
That will be USB C. Of course, who knows when that will become standard on e-readers.
|
11-14-2017, 06:38 PM | #75 |
Wizard
Posts: 2,607
Karma: 42697471
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Ohio
Device: iPhone 7+, iPad mini, 2021 iPad Pro 12.9",Paperwhite 6.8"
|
|
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Touch Initial Charge? | Mercador | Kobo Reader | 6 | 07-20-2011 10:32 AM |
asking for initial info | mor | PocketBook Developer's Corner | 1 | 07-01-2011 01:03 PM |
Initial impressions of Nook | norrisg | Introduce Yourself | 6 | 10-03-2010 01:25 PM |
DX - Initial Observations | poohbear_nc | Amazon Kindle | 39 | 06-13-2009 08:53 PM |
Got It! Initial Impressions! Some Help? | firekat | iRex | 3 | 07-28-2006 11:07 AM |