Which 7-8" ereader?

[Renate]

Originally Posted by John F

Oh, so when you said "you", you meant you. Maybe next time use I instead of you.

As we say in German, "You can say you to me."

[Quoth]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

But I don't want to have to carry a battery pack just because of the lesser battery life of the Sage. I'm good with the battery life of the Libra 2. For a Reader, I want it to last at least a week and not just 3 days.

Who sells the Libra 2?

[foosion]

FWIW, I ordered the Kobo Libra 2 from Walmart. Should be here Saturday. Thanks all.

[foosion]

Originally Posted by Quoth

Who sells the Libra 2?

Walmart.

[DNSB]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Except the Kobo Sage has a rather poor battery and you'd have to carry around a battery pack to make sure it doesn't run out on you.

The Libra 2 is much better overall.

As a person who has quite a few Kobo ereaders around, I would have to say that while the battery life of the Sage is not as good as the Libra 2 or the Libra Colour—the Allwinner B300 Quad Core CPU is not known for great power management—it is good enough for me to read long enough that I have to take a break. During that break, the Sage recharges rapidly enough for my needs.

If you need to read for 14 or more hours continuously, the Sage may not be for you.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by Quoth

Who sells the Libra 2?

The Libra 2 is available from Walmart in the US. I cannot find a Libra 2 in the UK.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by foosion

FWIW, I ordered the Kobo Libra 2 from Walmart. Should be here Saturday. Thanks all.

Well done! I do think you'll enjoy the Libra 2.

[Quoth]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Well done! I do think you'll enjoy the Libra 2.

Yes, I'll agree with you!

[foosion]

To send books from Calibre to the Kobo, do I just connect the Kobo and my computer by a cable, start Calibre, highlight some books, click send to device, then send?

Initially I just want to send books to the Kobo, change the layout using the Kobo software, and read.

Anything else I should know?

[PeterT]

Remember your ability to change formatting on the device is limited; margins, line spacing, font and font size, and justification

Sent from my Pixel 7a using Tapatalk

[Anghirrim]

Originally Posted by foosion

FWIW, I ordered the Kobo Libra 2 from Walmart. Should be here Saturday. Thanks all.

Cool, so you don't need comparative pictures anymore?

[Quoth]

Originally Posted by PeterT

Remember your ability to change formatting on the device is limited; margins, line spacing, font and font size, and justification

I fix it in Calibre if an ebook is broken. I've tried the KOReader approach (and other apps), but KOReader installs on Kobo without a jailbreak.

[foosion]

Originally Posted by PeterT

Remember your ability to change formatting on the device is limited; margins, line spacing, font and font size, and justification

The only other thing I would want to change is bolding or increasing font weight, which I thought you could do.

What else is there?

[foosion]

Originally Posted by Quoth

I fix it in Calibre if an ebook is broken. I've tried the KOReader approach (and other apps), but KOReader installs on Kobo without a jailbreak.

Is KOReader better than stock for reading epubs?

Are there any disadvantages compared to stock?

Using Calibre to convert to epub (including from epub) almost always fixes any problems I have with an ebook.

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by foosion

Is KOReader better than stock for reading epubs?

Are there any disadvantages compared to stock?

KOReader has more customization options (a lot more), but also a few drawbacks - it has only a file browser, no library management (meaning, no sorting the books based on authors, tags/genres or series) and it's slow with large multi-volume omnibuses.

Personally, I prefer (heavily patched) stock reader. I also edit the formatting of all my ebooks with the Calibre editor before loading them on my Kobos. Folks who prefer KOReader usually don't edit their books before reading.