Kobo Libra design big and old fashion

[Quoth]

Originally Posted by Sirtel

I want buttons, not a BT page turner, which would be an additional device to hold. And definitely NOT a symmetrical design!

My idea is that detachable page turner would make the ereader just like a Libra or Sage when clipped in, and when docked simply use the buttons direct.

Optionally a second one can be page turn (like DXG / Nook) or either side can be Home and Back buttons instead of page turn, or be prior & next chapter, all by user selection. Hence the idea that if you have both and unclipped, they clip to each other.

Then it would suit everyone?

I like asymmetrical plus page turn buttons, but a few more buttons and able to set function or unclip them would be nice?

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

If we don't have such a wide bezel, where would you feel would be a good place to put buttons so they would not be in the way for anyone not using them?

I like the wide bezel. But I could manage with the buttons on the outer edge of the bezel, like Kindle Keyboard and Kindle 4 had.

[Aleron Ives]

Originally Posted by Sirtel

Personally I don't want a symmetrical reader, buttons or no buttons.

Yeah, having a dedicated holding area for a device you spend a lot of time holding is just too good to live without.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by Aleron Ives

Yeah, having a dedicated holding area for a device you spend a lot of time holding is just too good to live without.

If we had no buttons, the bezel can less wide which would be very good.

[Denodan1]

Originally Posted by Aleron Ives

If you care about the physical appearance of the device more than its functionality, then by all means ignore the Libra. I prefer to choose my electronics based on their capabilities and not on their suitability as fashion accessories.

If your after Functionality then the Boox Go 7 blows the Libra out of the water. The boox go 7 is the most versatile and has the most functions out of any reader and not locked like the others

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by Denodan1

If your after Functionality then the Boox Go 7 blows the Libra out of the water. The boox go 7 is the most versatile and has the most functions out of any reader and not locked like the others

I read any book I want on my Libra 2. As to the apps and games, not interested. I have other devices for those.

[Denodan1]

Originally Posted by Sirtel

I read any book I want on my Libra 2. As to the apps and games, not interested. I have other devices for those.

Yes you can and correct, but boy a bit of mucking around to do so, with boox it's just a matter of downloading a reading app and away you go, much simpler than needing a pc and then transering it over. It's extra hassle

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by Denodan1

Yes you can and correct, but boy a bit of mucking around to do so, with boox it's just a matter of downloading a reading app and away you go, much simpler than needing a pc and then transering it over. It's extra hassle

I would muck around in any case, as I want to manage my ebooks myself and make my own backups.

Besides, most of those reading apps suck.

[Quoth]

Originally Posted by Denodan1

If your after Functionality then the Boox Go 7 blows the Libra out of the water. The boox go 7 is the most versatile and has the most functions out of any reader and not locked like the others

Pathetic compared to a decent tablet with matt screen. Really there is value in dedicated mono eink and beyond that it gets progressively sillier. I never use my Android eink. I never use my Elipsa now. I only read books on the Kobo Sage, no notetaking any longer, though I highlight and type a short note when proof reading. It's good for that.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by Denodan1

If your after Functionality then the Boox Go 7 blows the Libra out of the water. The boox go 7 is the most versatile and has the most functions out of any reader and not locked like the others

How good is NeoReader? How well does it support the CSS?

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

How good is NeoReader? How well does it support the CSS?

I'd guess the OP uses Kobo and Kindle apps for their respective books, as they don't want to mess with DRM removal and conversion.

As to supporting css, most people don't care about that.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by Sirtel

I'd guess the OP uses Kobo and Kindle apps for their respective books, as they don't want to mess with DRM removal and conversion.

As to supporting css, most people don't care about that.

If the OP is going to recommend an Onyx Boox in the Kobo forum, then he better well know how well the native reading app supports CSS.

[Apollyon202]

Originally Posted by Denodan1

Yes you can and correct, but boy a bit of mucking around to do so, with boox it's just a matter of downloading a reading app and away you go, much simpler than needing a pc and then transering it over. It's extra hassle

The idea of an E-ink ereader is to give you an experience similar to reading a book. It should be a simple device capable to do one thing (display a book) and do it very well.

Android in this case just kills the simplicity and gives a lot of interference and distraction. It is not a coincidence that most of the non-droid ereaders have a very basic custom Linux operating system.

[Denodan1]

Neoreader is far better and more features than either kindle or kobo. The only advantage kobo has is the pen, which fir what it is is really expensive and half the price of the Libra itself

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by Denodan1

Neoreader is far better and more features than either kindle or kobo. The only advantage kobo has is the pen, which fir what it is is really expensive and half the price of the Libra itself

You did not answer the question.

HOW WELL DOES neoreader HANDLE CSS?