On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 08:00:19PM +0200, Karl Eichwalder wrote:
Alex Buie <abuie@kwdservices.com> writes:
I have to say this was my own experience with my Kobo. The thought was nice, but if I want to read one of the classics, I'd rather go download it from PG or IA than have it already cluttering up my device on first boot.
My 2-years-old ebook reader (CyBook) came with several hundred books preloaded on its internal storage medium; I did not delete them and there is still space to add some more. I'm happy that they "filled" the reader with a nice collection. One day, I'll probably remove this all, or not, because I'm lazy.
I usually have my books on the external micro-SD card.
We worked with the Kobo people, and it was a pleasure that they were so enlightened. Unfortunately, their software really sucks. So, deleting files, and overall file management, and navigation of content....all pretty well sucks. Don't get me started on iTunes for the iDevices. That sucks in a much more proprietary way. Kindle and Nook are both miserable, too. If it were EASIER to manage your content (especially exchanging among various devices), it would be easier to mass delete etc. But Kobo really takes the lead in sucky software, in my experience. I can think of some nice things to say about all of these devices, too, but the content management aspects are universally disappointing. -- Greg