![]() ![]() More than happy to just drag-and-drop sideload. I use Calibre too much for conversion to want the library on a device - I do ebook conversions for other people, and combine short stories into single epubs, so my Calibre listing includes swarms of things I have no interest in reading. However, since Inkbook does not integrate Play Store, getting CC on there is not straightforward. It provides good mimicking of your main Calibre library organisation. Since you use Calibre, an advantage of an Android reader may be the availability (for a small fee - but free demo version available) of the Calibre Companion (CC) app on Google Play Store. If either Boox or InkBook reads with "an app" instead of ebooks being the main, default function, that's a strong mark against it. I'll be sideloading ebooks rather than downloading them, because I'm not dealing with DRM, and Smashwords doesn't have an app (eep is that really the last non-DRM ebook store that's not tied to a specific publisher?). (Almost understandable inside the books ridiculous in the library, where I often have to keep clicking past the first several pages to find the next one in the series.)ĭon't want a Kindle because my entire library is epubs, and while Calibre can convert them, that's a whole lot of effort. It annoys me to no end that it doesn't have "jump to page" options, neither in the library listings nor inside books there's a slider bar and it's impossible to go to a specific page. I've been tolerating it because it was the only 5" reader I could find when I bought it. I don't want a new Kobo the navigation system is horrible. (With my Kobo mini, I had to turn on the wifi and create an account to authorize it at first I did that, turned off the wifi, and haven't used the sync function since I acquired it a few years ago.)Īrgh, lower battery life for Android? Why? Does that change if you only read books only it, never use apps or wifi? I don't intend to add apps or connect to any stores, and I'm really not up to rooting, so OS is fairly unimportant for me. I hadn't even realized they were all Android based. I expected to miss the 5" screen more than I miss the resolution I keep considering getting a Jetbook instead but I'm not quite willing to give up e-ink. Might be nice to keep the 300 dpi I'm now used to, but I'm not sure it's worth $70. Screen resolution isn't a priority - I was content with 200 dpi when I had a 6" reader. Given the features I care about, is there any reason not to go with the least expensive available?Īnyone know which has a better navigation system? Touch screen (prefer not, but I don't think I can get away from that anymore)ĭo the Boox ereaders offer anything that justifies the higher prices? Looks like an extra $30 gets the Onyx Boox Vasco de Gama which includes a light (might be nice), touchscreen, and wifi (both meh).Storage capacity (I want at least 2gb, so any modern reader has me covered).Glow/light/etc screen (never had one - might be nice to try, but not looking for it).Long battery life (nothing required to run in the background that eats more battery than standard e-ink usage).5" screen (yeah, not gonna happen-but definitely do not want larger than 6" screen).Push-button page turning (not required, but preferred).No indents, no bold/italic support, no page breaks.") Support for rtf, doc, docx, or html (not expected, but would be nice) (many readers claim to offer this, but what they mean is "it will show these as raw text, and sometimes cut off lines in the middle of words.Support for PDF, txt (preferred, and expected) (I'm fully aware how pathetic PDF support is for e-ink readers I mean that it'll read ones I create myself with pages that fit).I'm considering either an Inkbook or Onyx Boox - both are similarly-priced at Amazon (less than $150 some versions less than $100) and it's hard to sort out the actual differences from the advertising hype. If I've missed something and there is, please let me know. Am very disappointed that there's nothing comparable on the market anymore. I'm looking for a new ereader I've been using a Kobo Mini for a few years, and I'm not entirely happy with it but haven't seen anything that suits me better. Longtime e-ink user and former forum regular * waves hello at everyone* I won't need help with the basics.
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