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echo: coffee_klatsch
to: AUGUST ABOLINS
from: ALAN BECK
date: 2020-10-04 09:37:00
subject: Books and ereaders

 AA> Hello Alan!

 AA> ** On Monday 28.09.20 - 08:01, Alan Beck wrote to ALL:

 AB>> Is this a good area to be discussing books and ereaders?

 AB>> The Kobo Libra H20 is the one I am looking at.

 AB>> Quite seriously actually.

 AA> I don't see why not?  This is a general talk-about-anything   kind of
 AA> echo.

GRoovy


 AA> The "read in landscape orientation" is new.

 AA> $45 for the slipcover seems expensive.

 AA> --   ../|ug

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I pulled the trigger on a Kobo Clara.

The other new ones have problems that I was not prepared to put up with.

Kobo Libra H2O. Parts of  the screen were not lit up and it was from one side
or another.

The top end Kobo has a Display that flashes to maintain brightness. Could be
trouble at best it is enough to give you a headache.

The Kobo Clara has pretty well the same features as the Kobo Libra except there
is just a bit of loss of luminace at the bottom of the screen, since I am not
reading from there it is not a hassle.

Kobo's now have an orange candlelight mode for reading in the dark. All of them
have it including the ability to borrow library books.

Very nice.

It fits in my oilskin vest pocket better than anything else did (OK, Kobo Glow
with no case). This one goes in with the case.

The case also doubles as a reading stand.

All for $139.00 CDN

Cheers,

Alan

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