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the other problem is that Amazon tries to keep the Kindle simple, but they keep it too simple. Amazon treats customers like children. Kobo treats customers like adults. I agree that you should buy a device that does what you want instead of one that doesn't do what you want. I know Amazon has the email to Kindle feature, but most people will end up with a Mobi format eBook and they could lose formatting/features of the eBook and end up with a worse reading experience. When you live outside of the US, Kindles are poor for library use as you cannot get a compatible eBook. Another problem is people see very bad reviews of Kobo vs Kindle from GoodEReader on YouTube and don't know that the Kobo is that much better because GoodEReader dumbs down the Kobo for the Kobo to match the Kindle and they don't explain the differences. properly. So to the average person, Kobo seems to be no better then the Kindle. |
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05-22-2020, 08:15 AM | #18 | |
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I cannot say if KOReader is pretty or not, but I can say that the PDF experience is much better. |
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05-22-2020, 08:22 AM | #19 | ||
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05-22-2020, 09:01 AM | #20 | ||
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It's just been my experience. I've never had a Kindle with a dead pixel or uneven lighting. I have had Kobos with those problems.
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Most of these things are software. I've always found it fascinating that these devices have regular software updates that can potentially change the usability and features radically. I mean you buy a TV and yes it's got software in there these days of course, but you're not expecting that it will have entirely new features in a year's time because of firmware updates. Equally, companies are selling devices based on a collection of features. To me most of these things - are minor. They add up to an experience that is better or worse. Individually they are either papercuts or small pleasures. So I don't know how you put a value on that. But Kobo and Amazon et al do exactly that when they decide what the budget for development and maintenance of the firmware is. More than that they have to decide which features/bugs to focus on. The line from "better control over margins" for e.g. to X new Kindles or Y new ebooks sold, is unclear. Even with the massive amount of data they have, that's got to be an interesting judgement call. |
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05-22-2020, 09:28 AM | #21 | |
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All that said, I don't hate Kobos, but I don't think they're head and shoulders above their competitors. I think for pure quality, nothing outshines the Kindle Voyage. |
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05-22-2020, 10:01 AM | #22 | |
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I have used both the Kindle and Koreader to read pdfs, so I can comment on the pdf reading experience. I found them roughly equal. I read pdf in landscape view, and the Kindle automatically removes the margins. I read challenging books, and so I appreciate using the Oxford English dictionary, which is installed by default. Which is the default dictionary installed on Koreader? None. You have to find and install one. Can you search through your library? It appears not. Can you create collections in Koreader? It appears not. You can browse by folder structure, which is great, but it means if you want the same book in two collections, you have to have two copies of it. If you are happy to switch fully to Koreader, then Kobos offer adequate pdf experience, perhaps slighly superior to the Kindle. However, I am not happy to switch fully to Koreader. If you do not want to switch fully to Koreader and abandon the native software (Nickel), you have to dual-boot between them. Having to switch between operating systems to browse your library is laughably clunky and inconvenient. For those who prefer the smoother UI and superior library management of the native operating systems, dual booting between Koreader and Nickel is not a serious suggestion. There is simply no need to install an unofficial, limited operating system, vastly complicating your browsing experience just to provide an adequate pdf reading experience, when Kindles can do it right out of the box. Bottom line: If you read lots of pdf and you prefer to stick with the native operating system/user interface, like I do, then Kindle is the better option. Last edited by Braid; 05-22-2020 at 10:25 AM. |
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05-22-2020, 10:33 AM | #23 |
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While the superior native pdf support is the main reason my Kindle is my main reader, I also like reading reflowable books in landscape view, which Kindles offer. I believe the Forma and Libra offer this, but my Aura One does not.
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05-22-2020, 11:06 AM | #24 | |
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In your thread about it, I posted A LOT (because I am verbose), but I would say in the end, it's pretty easy to do. And of course, there's the option to leave Kobo set to UK all the time and buy US books from Amazon. |
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05-22-2020, 11:16 AM | #26 | |
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05-22-2020, 11:25 AM | #27 |
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Yeah. I would happily switch to kepubs then, because reading epubs on a Kobo is far from perfect (no image zooming, searching is much slower, etc.)
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05-22-2020, 11:54 AM | #29 | |
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And I have used Kobo and Kindle native PDF not to mention KOReader on both platforms and Plato on the Kobo. An adequate PDF reading experience is not the word I would use for any of them compared to an iPad Pro or my laptop. Painful is perhaps a better description the last time I had to use my Forma to look at a A2 sized diagram. |
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I have not tried to read A2 sized diagram pdfs on either device, but I can imagine it would be painful, like you say, and not worth the effort. I have read some multi-column books on my Kindle and I have to zoom in and drag the viewer around, and it clunky and slow and unresponsive. But, most of the pdfs I read are single-column academic books and articles, and for that, my Kindle requires no zooming or dragging of the viewer, and is therefore adequate, while my Kobo is not. |
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