The recent 2024 Taipei International Book Fair "The City is Reading" attracted a large number of book lovers who flocked to the city to participate in the event.
Speaking of book fairs, of course everyone goes there to look for and absorb all kinds of knowledge. Otherwise, do you think they are here to see those youthful Show Girls who are wearing sparse clothes?
Maybe there are actually many places where fathers take their children to have fun under the guise of having fun, but in fact they really go there for them! (Huh?
Regarding reading, the most eye-catching thing in recent years is of course e-book readers. I saw this business opportunity and bought Yuantai (8069), which really helped me earn some money to buy books!
Back then, it only cost 45 yuan! Now I can really only remember those days! I believe that if you heard the trend I talked about among the guests who came to me to spend money during the service chat, you should have benefited from it at that time!
When it comes to e-book readers, there are really a wide variety of them! There are more and more various brands. I have recommended them in a previous article. They are mainly divided into two categories: open type and closed type. I also introduced the two brands of models that I have on hand.
Today I will explain in more detail why I highly recommend KOBO, this brand of e-book readers; after all, 3C nerds must have a different perspective on things than ordinary people!
Key points when purchasing e-book readers:
1. Traditional Chinese characters
As a Taiwanese, the first choice when looking at fonts is traditional Chinese characters, which are more pleasing to the eye, so those Chinese brands will be eliminated first.
You said that the function of their reader is very powerful according to the evaluation of all parties, and the books can be directly changed to traditional Chinese characters.
Of course I know about e-book readers. The fonts displayed in the books I buy are what they are. They are more powerful and can be switched directly in the reader.
But the most important thing is the homepage mall. I really can't accept it. When I turn on the computer and use it, the first time I see it, all the pages are forced to use simplified Chinese characters, and that one cannot be changed!
2. Book categories
Each reader brand has its own book-purchasing mall model. Of course, each has its own preferences for the types of books it buys. When you choose to buy, it depends on which language you mainly read most of the books. category.
If most of the books you read are foreign original books, there is no doubt that you should buy the oldest Amazon kindle directly. If you are like me and read Chinese books or Japanese books, of course, you should buy Taiwanese and Japanese models. Yes!
3. Standby time
Reading a book must be a long-term study. It has an open interface that can run a lot of programs. It must be very battery-consuming. It seems that the battery is almost exhausted within two or three hours. How can I accept this!
Why do we buy e-book readers? Of course it’s just for reading! So of course I choose a closed interface to increase more reading time.
The KOBO e-book reader I have on hand does not turn on Wi-Fi after it is fully charged. If I read a book for one or two hours every day, and leave it in standby mode at other times, it can be used for almost two hours. It doesn't need to be recharged until a few weeks. Do you think this kind of power state is a necessary condition for an excellent reader?
4. Physical buttons
This requirement is really a matter of opinion. For me, the physical button at the bottom of the screen that makes a slight "click-click" sound when pressed is really healing. Of course, you can also do it. Use the screen to slide!
5. Software support
This is really the reason why I must recommend KOBO. Although it has a closed interface, what’s amazing is that in the flagship model, it also supports the linked use of Dropbox and Pocket.
Support linkage, literally means, of course, it allows you to use them in synchronization with each other!
So you just need to connect and synchronize the accounts with each other, throw things in here, and they will appear in the other side. This cloud space model, in modern society, almost everyone has a smartphone, and everyone should already have it. You know what you are doing!
About these two apps:
Dropbox
Everyone should be familiar with him! It can be regarded as the first generation to lead everyone to understand the big brands of cloud storage. Although there were other brands earlier, it is definitely this brand that makes the general public aware of cloud space. I believe many people have registered accounts. Fortunately, many of them are still in use.
So in addition to purchasing books in specific malls, you can also directly download e-books from the Internet and throw them in. Then after turning on the link synchronization, your e-book reader can directly watch the downloaded book!
The e-book format I most recommend KOBO to use is EPUB file, so when you search, just type in the name of the book you want to read + "EPUB", and search in this way. If that book happens to be available, you can Download it directly on your phone, throw it into your Dropbox, and open it via synchronization!
Pocket
I really like this software, but most people don't know what it is doing!
It can forward and share stories, articles, news, sports and videos from any device, from any publisher or application, to your Pocket.
Open a more comfortable and convenient layout, and you can also do different categories, tags, filtering, length of short and long articles, reading aloud...
This allows you to focus more when reading and not be distracted by other random factors.
To put it more simply, it is to help you find any articles or notes you like or want to read. I don’t have time to read them now, so I can just click on the Pocket I shared with you and come back to read and watch them when you are free.
Then its reading interface is a bit like the AMP mode I introduced before, which is to help you by force, clearing out all other unnecessary things, leaving only the most original required reading environment.
I often suddenly see an article on my phone that I am interested in, but the content of the article is a bit too long. Then I share it directly. When I have time, I open the synchronization from the e-reader and use the most comfortable mode that does not hurt my eyes. Come and enjoy this leisurely reading time.
Then there is another OverDrive that it supports. I rarely use it, so I won’t introduce it further. Those who are really interested can check it out online, or just buy one and play it at home. You will immediately know that it is What are you doing!
This is a detailed and clear explanation of why I admire this brand so much!
Although color e-paper is currently being promoted on the market, if you really want to say that the technology is still growing and is not mature enough, it is still a long way from the color brightness displayed by mobile phones and tablets now. If you really want to try it quickly Look, I have no objections either!
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