/lit/ - Literature

>>20738146
>>20738168
>>/lit/?task=search&ghost=&search_text=speed+read+kobo

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>>20041592
>cons
privacy concerns (they track your reading habbits, speed, pages per session and send it to their servers)
Tied to some sort of account you have to login to and has cloud/sync shit
footnotes are almost impossibly annoying to read
No expansion slots for storage only internal storage space
They're a big clunky with large bevels so they're wider than a phone so you may have trouble carrying one around in your pocket
Blue light can strain your eyes and mess up your sleeping rythm
most ebooks have some form of drm and youll likely be locked to whatever company you purchase the ereader from
overdrive is owned by rakuten so you will only get overdrive on kobo so no borrowing ebooks from your library
even with access to overdrive you can only access certain books on your ereader. Books you look up on your computer on libby etc may not show up on your kobo.
battery life is pretty good but things like wifi can drain the battery quick if you leave it on
if the company decides to revoke your ownership or delete your account you lose all of your books
company might have "safeguards" in place that detect things like sideloading pirated books and causes your whole device to factory reset
locks features like syncing to cloud file storage like dropbox behind more expensive device models
>pros
offline dictionary function
highlighting sentences, paragraphs, etc and being able to view all of your highlights all in one place companies offer a feature with their ebooks that shows sentences that users highlighted the most
newer models have a light built in so there is no need for a book light and you can adjust its brightness or turn it off completely
no eyestrain when compared to using something like a phone or tablet to read
ability to look up things on google or wikipedia directly on the device
relatively long battery life compared to other devices like a phone or tablet
people won't know what book you are reading so you could read whatever without being self conscious about it (but the company will know about it you sick fuck)
ability to store a large amount of books in a small space
you can back up your books in multiple places

>>18476126
my kobo broke and im too lazy to go to the library so i just listen to audiobook instead
probably going through a book faster than i would read it since im accustomed to listening to shit at 2 times speed

According to my Kobo stats, I read a little over one page per minute and it's consistent with all fiction books I read.
I basically read /lit/ top chart stuff like East of Eden and Don Quixote so not the easiest books.
Is this slow for fiction?
What's "normal" speed?

>>11633030
honestly, too laggy. i hate that 4 second pause. Also formatting. pdfs are GARBAGE on them. i still prefer a back lit kobo to angling a lamp in that special spot for reading. e readers are superior to tablets for a portable reading solution, or to be more accurate, e ink. if they fixed pdf and speed e readers would be king. physical books are so easy to jump around in and re read past parts. there's no fucking around

>comfortably slave away at a library
>smoke cigarettes during my relaxing breaks
>pop speed like altoids, also pop altoids
>read my kobo during slow hours
my work is my gym is my library

>>9311502
The Paperwhite is hands down the best bang for buck reader. It has all necessary features and works nicely.

The Voyage is an upgrade for people who read a lot. The plane glass screen is wonderful, allows you to keep the thing perfectly clean, no dirt in the corners like with the Paperwhite. The page turn buttons are great, and I'd love to see them on every reader.

One problem with the Voyage: The official cover is garbage. Buy third party if you want one. I can go into detail if anyone cares. The Paperwhite cover is excellent. Maybe a bit heavy, but beautiful, sturdy and a joy to touch.

A problem with all amazon readers is the extremely inconsistent screen quality. You have uneven lighting and discoloration. Since it's amazon, you can return the reader until you get one that's fine, or you just buy five. Then you'll probably have one with a perfect screen among them and return the rest.

The Kindle Oasis is a downgrade compared to the Voyage. It is different in some ways but inferior in others. I can't think of why you would buy it. Maybe it's more comfortable to hold? But it's inflexible in that you can only hold it in your right hand. It's a weird reader that doesn't need to exist.

I don't know what reader you can buy for less money than a Paperwhite, that is still good, because I consider light an essential feature and you can't judge screen quality, speed and touch screen quality from pictures alone.


I've seen people recommend Kobo readers, but I haven't yet talked to someone who could compare them to a Paperwhite. They look like they have similar features for a similar price, but design characteristics that can't be judged from data sheets alone are important for readers, so nothing can replace personal experience.

>>6722608
>I would like to believe this, but sadly we see very little constructive discussions, even on this board deemed "intelligent". Insults flying around, memes, aggressivity, shitposting.
Well you are free to believe what you want, but you are wrong. I can't prove it but it doesn't really matter does it?

>You would have absolutely no problems to reply with a full paragraph
Well word count is obviously a problem. Quotes helps lower that when you do not fully want to rephrase everything. It also helps with speed, since it can be difficult to keep up with multiple posters. And it does add clarity, like bullet points. You might think they can be used manipulatively, which you are right they can be, but I am not using them manipulatively here.

>>6722634
What you are saying does not make sense. People interested in art ask for recommendations on what to read in art. Everyone does not automatically know everything about art once they "gain interest"

>Your question is too vague/broad and you either need to be painfully specific or do your own research to find what you actually want, as the other anon replied. ;Cntemporary art' isn't a 'movement', afterall, it's things that are currently happening and right now we're in a melting pot of 'everything has been done so we'll do all of it at the same time' with some common themes in certain areas.

If you really want to gain some understanding on the subject, though, with literature as an entry point it might be best to either read some Barthes or Saussure OR read some thought provoking fiction that can in a lot of cases be considered an artwork in itself and trace the history forward from there; in which case I'd recommend Kobo Abe as an entry point to video art by way of the film adaptation of the "Face of Another" and critical theorists dealing with semiotics, memetics and a couple big name reviewers (most of whom aren't worth taking all too seriously) to gauge your findings off of.

... But mainly do your own research, at least to the point where you can specify what you're looking for.

Thanks, that is all I was asking for.

I have a Kobo. It was $20, and it was absolutely worth it; the battery life is ridiculous.

You can use that one app that shows you one word at a time and you can slide it to display at like 1k wpm. I find that I can easily keep up with it, but when reading normally I subvocalize, yet for some reason I feel like I'd lose something if I read at that speed instead of subvocalizing

I'm embarrassed by my reading speed. It takes me fucking weeks to finish even a simple and short book. Actually I don't think it's speed as much as it is focus. I can't focus for more than a few sentences before my mind spirals into an introspection of some sort.

So far it's taken me almost 4 hours to read 46% of The Road, according to the Kobo reading stats, and it's a simple-ass novel. I need a way to forget my surroundings more completely. Can only really read at night, far away from my cell phone or any other glowing screen.

>>4159930
one should not hold back societal or technological progress because things might fail
we don't all have our own self sufficient farms in case there's food shortages, and we still ride in planes despite the possibility of crashes; similarly we should not still use paperbacks because the power might go out for a long period
also, e-readers last a really long time, even if you don't use the light. The kobo glo can read 3 full books at a normal reading speed with the frontlight on, with it off it lasts for fucking ever

>>2941984
I'd also recommend the Kobo Touch. The UI is very nice, and as stated you can turn all the social/shop BS off and it never shows itself.

p.s. for those with K'Touches, download the unreleased 2.1.1 firmware it improves page turn speed DRAMATICALLY

p.p.s. there's a persistent bug with PDF display with parts of the screen not refreshing when you turn pages. I've seen this with every PDF I've read, which is why I avoid them completely. CBZ/CBR work great tho.

/notsamefag