Monday, February 5, 2024
Blog note: I'm now including titled notes in the list of posts on the Archives page. Hopefully this prevents things from getting "lost" in the daily shuffle. And speaking of the archives page, I've condensed the layout considerable. I'm worried that it's harder to read now, but the density is way up at least.
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Ordered a Kobo Libra 2
I have a first and second-generation Kindle Oasis, a Kobo Forma, and I prefer reading paper books, so of course I've ordered a Kobo Libra 2.
But why? It started when I plugged the Forma into my Mac and clicked the "Send to Device" button on an ePub book in Calibre. I have a lot of ePub books and Kobos handle them well. It also reminded me that Kobo hooks directly into my library via Libby, so I can rent books right from the device. That's handy. The Forma has an 8" screen, which I find too big (don't ask) and the Libra 2 has a 7" screen. I'm not strongly anti-Amazon, but I don't mind avoiding them when I can.
If those reasons aren't enough, I'll share with you what pushed me over the edge: USB-C. I dislike Micro-usb so much that I pad $180 so I'm not forced to use it.