Considering HD3, moving from Kindle... should I?

[rcentros]

Originally Posted by twowheels

One thing that I really liked about PB over the others is that you can adjust the lighting and color temp w/o having to open a menu, just swipe along an edge. Seems so obvious, no idea why nobody else does that. I also like that PB has a next-page zone on the left size of the screen too since I frequently shift between right and left-handed hold.

I don't know about the comfort light (I don't have a Kobo that has this feature) but my Aura 2 and Aura HD (6.8") both brighten and dim the screen by sliding up and down along the left side of the screen.

EDIT: My Tolinos will open the light menu by dragging down from the top. (Not quite the same thing, though.)

[twowheels]

Originally Posted by rcentros

I don't know about the comfort light (I don't have a Kobo that has this feature) but my Aura 2 and Aura HD (6.8") both brighten and dim the screen by sliding up and down along the left side of the screen

Really? This alone might push me away from Kindle for my next device.

[ymmv]

Originally Posted by rcentros

I just own a Russian (non-WiFi) version of the Basic Lux (PB615) so can't answer all your questions.

What's the quality of the Russian-English and Russian-Russian dictionaries like?

[slkissinger]

FYI, light swipe, touch hd, while reading a book, Swipe up / down one side Adjusts white light, the other side the orange/comfort/whatever you want to call it. On the kobo libra , swipe only works on one side for white light adjust, if I want to adjust the comfort light, need to go into menu...a whole two, yes omg TWO taps before I can adjust that. (Grin). Ok ok, not that big of a deal.

I don’t think there is a customization for that, but honestly I haven’t looked.

[rcentros]

Originally Posted by ymmv

What's the quality of the Russian-English and Russian-Russian dictionaries like?

I don't know as I don't speak Russian. I just picked a word at random for a test – "casual" – and got these results when I used the built-in English to Russian dictionary.

Noun
1) жертва несчастного случая
2) временный рабочий
3) случайный посетитель
4) случайный клиент
5) случайный покупатель
Adjective
1) случайный
2) непостоянный
3) нечаянный
4) небрежный
5) нерегулярный

I don't know if this helps much, or not. Sorry for my ignorance.

[Peztis]

Originally Posted by hobnail

There's also a problem where it doesn't correctly display the series; I have many books that are part of series and only a small handful show up in the series page on the Pocketbook.

There was an update recently, when I look at all the books I have I can clearly see which series and what number on my PB.

Originally Posted by hobnail

I have a Kobo Forma and love how it feels/fits in my hand. I also like its page turn buttons; I tend to use both the buttons and tapping the screen. With the Pocketbook there are four buttons, but they're at the bottom of the screen and I don't use it enough to have memorized which is which and they aren't clearly marked just embossed.

I learnt quickly which button is which, although I mostly use the screen to turn pages. You have to press on the correct place of the screen or you end up turning the wrong side or going to the menu.

Originally Posted by hobnail

On the downside for the Kobo, its page turn buttons don't have a firm clean click.

On the PB you can softly hear that the button is being pressed. It is much softer than on my old Sony. The clicking can be annoying for the one going to sleep beside you so it is good to have the press screen option (which can also be turned off, by the way).

As I almost always press with my left hand, the buttons are better placed on my old Sony (bottom left corner). On the PB I tend to use the screen more.

[Peztis]

Regarding the light, yes when in manual mode you can easily adjust by swiping the sides (right for light, left for warmth). If in automatic mode you will be asked if you want to change from automatic to manual mode. The light of the screen can also easily turn on/off by pressing the menu-button (the one to the right) until it turns on/off.