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Old 07-14-2021, 08:25 AM   #1
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Never mind. I just saw the Remarkable ad.
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Old 07-14-2021, 12:15 PM   #2
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Never mind. I just saw the Remarkable ad.
It makes a terrible Reader as it only does PDF and ePub it does by converting to PDF. So I highly suggest you still look at what else is available before buying a Remarkable (meh!).
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Old 07-19-2021, 03:15 PM   #4
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with the most recent updates, reMarable's handling of epubs have improved (at least visually from what i see on mine). but i'm not sure if what i'm looking at is a converted pdf or in native epub format.
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Remarkable does not handle most library ePub as it does not do DRM with ePub.

IMHO, Remarkable is not all that remarkable.
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Old 07-21-2021, 08:12 PM   #7
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Remarkable does not handle most library ePub as it does not do DRM with ePub.

IMHO, Remarkable is not all that remarkable.
true...the reMarkable device does not handle anything with DRM.

but the primary purpose of the device is to take notes. and it is better than almost anything else for this task. the fact that pdf is the reMarkable's choice of format is that you can annotate. that it's able to view epub is just gravy.

no one is arguing that its implementation of epub handling is great. but it's improved to be good enough. and like i said, it's just gravy.

the OP didn't even give a reason for wanting the reMarkable, which i assume he/she wants because whatever previous content was removed and all that's left is "Never mind. I just saw the Remarkable ad." anyone watching a reMarkable ad would notice that there is no mention of ePub handling at all. so he/she may not even want to read ePubs.

the only reason i posted about the improved handling of ePubs is to inform that it's gotten better at it and it is no longer a pain if anyone needed to load up an occasional ePub.

no one is looking to the reMarkable for it's ebook reading capabilities.
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Old 07-22-2021, 05:50 AM   #8
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Remarkable does not handle most library ePub as it does not do DRM with ePub.

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So they don't handle purchased DRM'd ebooks also.
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Does The Remarkable still convert ePub to PDF or does it now read ePub natively?
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Old 07-23-2021, 03:21 PM   #10
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Does The Remarkable still convert ePub to PDF or does it now read ePub natively?
not sure. but it does look way better now than it did on first release.

when handling epubs, you can change the font size, and all formatting retains. so it appears to handle it natively, as you cannot change the font size of the text in a pdf and still retain formatting.

but then again, perhaps the way it works on the reMarkable is that it takes the ePub, does the formatting change (font size, justification, page margins, and line spacing) you want, creates a pdf internally and presents to the viewer the internal pdf version.

i'm just not sure how it actually handles ePubs.
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Old 07-30-2021, 07:39 AM   #11
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Never heard of the reader before, now that I have I shall probably do my best to forget it again.
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Never heard of the reader before, now that I have I shall probably do my best to forget it again.
Calling it a reader is doing it a disservice. It is NOT intended as a primary reader, it is a note taking and sketching device that can read some epubs.

For most people here, who care mainly about the reading functions, it is not a great device. For others who need the note taking/sketching abilities, it sounds like an excellent device.

I haven't used one but I did pre-order one. I cancelled when the first couple batches came out and the (lack of) reading functions became apparent.
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Calling it a reader is doing it a disservice. It is NOT intended as a primary reader, it is a note taking and sketching device that can read some epubs.

For most people here, who care mainly about the reading functions, it is not a great device. For others who need the note taking/sketching abilities, it sounds like an excellent device.

I haven't used one but I did pre-order one. I cancelled when the first couple batches came out and the (lack of) reading functions became apparent.
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