Yeah leaning towards a Kobo if we end up getting one. Though my partner wants to read some Korean Titles, and it seems like there's no real solution at the moment to remove the DRM for the ebooks you get from the korean ebook stores.

[–] sortofblue@lemmy.nz 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Calibre?

I have a Kobo and love it, although I've just cancelled my subscription for a few months. It's nice to be able to read what you want without people seeing what the front cover is ;-)

[–] absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz 3 points 1 year ago

Calibre is the best software I have found for managing an ebook collection where you want multiple types of files. i.e. ePub for kobos etc and mobi for kindle, pdf.

Calibre allows you to convert between the formats pretty easily.

[–] sylverstream@lemmy.nz 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

We've got four Kindles and get all books from Myanonymouse and zlib. No drm issues. All managed easily via Calibre.

Nobody mentioned it I think, if you get a Kobo you can rent ebooks from the library. Still annoying as you have to return them and sometimes books aren't available.

[–] NoRamyunForYou@lemmy.nz 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah, I was earlier sold on the Kobo ones as they seemed to be recommended a few times here, but it seems the battery life may be better on the Kindle paperwhite, and the Kindle also seems more responsive...

Now thinking about the Kindle again haha

Yeah - saw that Auckland Libraries Ebooks don't work with the Kindle - I wonder how often I would use that feature (haven't been to the library in decades!, but I guess borrowing a book online is a lot easier :) )

[–] sylverstream@lemmy.nz 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

We still get physical books via the library, which works fine. I found online renting very annoying as ebooks can be rented out. Sailing the sea is much more convenient...

[–] liv@lemmy.nz 1 points 1 year ago

Even if you do choose only read them within the borrow period it is way easier to convert them for your device first.