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2023-05-01 02:45 pmI have gotten increasingly dissatisfied with my old Kindle Paperwhite 2 and wanted to try something that would natively read EPUB files. Managed to snag an old Kobo Mini for a song. I wasn't sure if I could cope with the lack of a lit screen, but I was willing to try.
Well. turns out I really, really miss that light. I like the interface, like holding the smaller device, but I don't love the correspondingly small screen and the dimness rankles constantly.
So now I have a lead on a slightly bigger, lit Kobo instead. What to do with the Mini?
Well, its small size and glass-free screen make it sturdy. The sleep cover adds some protection. And.... my kid likes it. Likes putting it in and out of sleep mode. Likes practicing letters in the Sketch Pad. Also I have a modest library of public domain children's books, all in DRM-free EPUB. Yup.
Guess I'll have to look into Kobo parental controls. :)
But I'm keeping the Mini until its successor arrives!
Well. turns out I really, really miss that light. I like the interface, like holding the smaller device, but I don't love the correspondingly small screen and the dimness rankles constantly.
So now I have a lead on a slightly bigger, lit Kobo instead. What to do with the Mini?
Well, its small size and glass-free screen make it sturdy. The sleep cover adds some protection. And.... my kid likes it. Likes putting it in and out of sleep mode. Likes practicing letters in the Sketch Pad. Also I have a modest library of public domain children's books, all in DRM-free EPUB. Yup.
Guess I'll have to look into Kobo parental controls. :)
But I'm keeping the Mini until its successor arrives!
