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TheSmitty · 04-16-2024, 03:59 PM

Pardon the ramble but someone might find this interesting, laughable or sad...

I have a rather large kindle library (800+) that I have purchased over the years. I really have nothing against Amazon (big Prime user) but have always wanted a fall back device. I have a Kobo Libra 2 I bought when that first came out and hardware wise I love it. I love the buttons and the device just feels better to me over my other kindle devices. I transferred all my books (after conversion) onto it. Other than some conversion issues, involving headers which I have posted about before, it has worked well.

I read on both my Kobo and my Kindle but different things for different reasons. Typically I read novels on the kindle because I can make use of whispersync which allows me to switch easily between audible book and the ebook. I read history, biographies, etc on the Kobo. Having said that, I prefer my time with the Kobo because of the buttons and I just like it.

Whispersync switching is a big deal, but that alone is not what keeps me on Amazon. I almost always stop reading/listening at chapter breaks anyway. But the other benefit of Audible is that I can buy the audible version at a significant discount if I already bought the ebook. Kobo does not do that unfortunately.

Anyway, while checking out the website of a new (to me) local indie bookstore I noticed they had a menu selection for audiobooks which then led me to libro.fm A revelation that was, I can do their subscription (priced same as kobo and audible basically), and I can download the book to their app AND download the audio files, without DRM, for safe keeping... bonus! I am trying it out now to see what hassle there is, if any for reading/listening to my novels during my commute etc. It is promising. If I do not need whispersync ability then I do not need to buy my ebooks and audiobooks exclusively through amazon. Time will tell.

Having said all that, I have rolled the dice and pre-ordered the Libra Colour anticipating that I may be able to go full Kobo for the ebooks.

It is nice to have options....

04-16-2024, 03:59 PM	#1
TheSmitty Addict Posts: 238 Karma: 1181422 Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: DFW, TX area Device: Paperwhite SE, Libra 2, Oasis 3, Boox Note Air 3C, iPad Pro 11	Kobo journey so far... Pardon the ramble but someone might find this interesting, laughable or sad... I have a rather large kindle library (800+) that I have purchased over the years. I really have nothing against Amazon (big Prime user) but have always wanted a fall back device. I have a Kobo Libra 2 I bought when that first came out and hardware wise I love it. I love the buttons and the device just feels better to me over my other kindle devices. I transferred all my books (after conversion) onto it. Other than some conversion issues, involving headers which I have posted about before, it has worked well. I read on both my Kobo and my Kindle but different things for different reasons. Typically I read novels on the kindle because I can make use of whispersync which allows me to switch easily between audible book and the ebook. I read history, biographies, etc on the Kobo. Having said that, I prefer my time with the Kobo because of the buttons and I just like it. Whispersync switching is a big deal, but that alone is not what keeps me on Amazon. I almost always stop reading/listening at chapter breaks anyway. But the other benefit of Audible is that I can buy the audible version at a significant discount if I already bought the ebook. Kobo does not do that unfortunately. Anyway, while checking out the website of a new (to me) local indie bookstore I noticed they had a menu selection for audiobooks which then led me to libro.fm A revelation that was, I can do their subscription (priced same as kobo and audible basically), and I can download the book to their app AND download the audio files, without DRM, for safe keeping... bonus! I am trying it out now to see what hassle there is, if any for reading/listening to my novels during my commute etc. It is promising. If I do not need whispersync ability then I do not need to buy my ebooks and audiobooks exclusively through amazon. Time will tell. Having said all that, I have rolled the dice and pre-ordered the Libra Colour anticipating that I may be able to go full Kobo for the ebooks. It is nice to have options....