I have ePubs on my PC and when I tell Caliber to send them to my Kobo it converts them as they're sent. I use the Calibre Kobo Touch Extended plug-in. You can do this before you buy an ereader. Install everything and try importing your books purchased from Amazon into Calibre. If you want to start the process, I'd say download an older version of Kindle for PC, Calibre and the Alf plug-ins. You don't know what matters and what is just esoteric talking. Reading about formats and thngs can get overwhelming when you don't own an ereader. Anyway, there's a Calibre plugin that can be setup to convert EPUBs to KEPUBs while sending them to your device, so it's a relatively painless process.Ĭonverting from azw3 to epub and viceversa is relatively painless as well, but it will require DRM removal. Fonts in EPUBs look better due to the fact that the KEPUB renderer doesn't support ligatures KEPUBs have better support for pictures and footnotes. In general both work well if you don't have any specific requirements. This is not to say that there isn't a problem, but that problems reported here are not necessarily the norm.Īs for the rest of it, the epub vs kepub issue is complicated I'm pretty sure the field is evenly divided over at the Kobo subforum. Keep in mind that Mobileread is a very small community compared to the amount of people that own Kobo ereaders in real life and never have problems with them. I own several Kobo ereaders - though not this model - and I've never had any problem in connecting them to my Windows 10 laptops. The Oasis 2 does have the option to invert the screen natively though, IIRC, which is something you can only get on a Kobo with a specific patch. There are no Kindles currently on sale that have something similar to the Kobo's ComfortLight (i.e color-changing frontlight). I have helped a friend set up his H2O and I read a bit with it while I was checking it out. I read before going to sleep all the time and I sleep very well. I personally don't see any need for that feature. I do have a Nook with adjustable color and when I got it I added just a tiny bit of orange since that was easy to do. It doesn't have the adjustable color in the light, just adjustable brightness. I have a Paperwhite which has mostly the same interface as the Oasis but a 6" screen. I've never actually used an Oasis so I can't be sure. I'm pretty sure the Oasis does have something comparable to the comfort light but with a different name. Fortunately Amazon has a 30 day return policy and you can get a Square Trade warranty if you feel the need. They haven't made the H2O for a while so my guess is that the reason Kobo won't honor the warranty is that they don't consider it new. I do prefer the Kindle but I like the Kobo well enough. I guess I'm saying THANK YOU for this community! I've been reading through the forums here trying to get a grip on these things and it is a very nice place with a lot of info. I know I'm probably asking too much but any help is appreciated! The main reason I want an e-ink e-reader is because I need a larger sized font and the 6" Paperwhite 4 seemed very cramped when I was testing it (I seemed to enjoy Font Size 8 but it was very cramped on the Paperwhite 4).Īlso what pitfalls do I need to know when it comes to Kobo?įor instance, should I always convert epub to kepub with something like Kepubify? If I buy a book from Amazon will it convert well to epub or kepub or it is better to buy a Kindle e-ink e-reader and convert epub to AZW? You know things like that lol I guess I'm looking for people who own this particular Kobo who are ready to truthfully say: It's fine and works A-OK for me (assuming that IS the case).Īlso I considered going with the cheaper Kindle Paperwhite 4 or the Kobo Clara HD but after looking at the Paperwhite 4 and Oasis 2 at Best Buy I'm convinced I need something larger than a 6" screen. My other option is the Kindle Oasis 2 (again for the bigger screen) but I'm not sure I want to spend that much money (and I really like the idea of the ComfortLight on the Kobo). I know I know I should buy it directly from Kobo but I have $200 in Amazon Gift Card money and I'm otherwise a poor bastard lol As for no warranty, the seller does say they will accept defective units within 30 days and give a full refund. I'm thinking of buying a Kobo Aura H20 Edition 2 because I like the bigger than 6" screen and the idea of the ComfortLight option.ġ.) I've never owned an e-ink e-reader before.Ģ.) I have to buy it from Amazon via a seller there who is selling new but I contacted Kobo and they said they will not honor their 1-year warranty.ģ.) Seems a lot of people are having problems with this model Kobo, specifically when it comes to connecting it to a Windows 10 computer (I see what seems like a lot of complaints about this model not always wanting to connect)
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