Kobo Libra 2 - Skipping Setup; First Impressions
Kobo Libra 2 I didn’t feel like creating an account just to use the Kobo Libra 2 I picked up on sale, to replace my prematurely shattered Libra H2O . Fortunately, it was easy to find instructions on how to bypass that requirement: Mount it. Change to (on a Mac) /Volumes/KOBOeReader/.kobo/ sqlite3 KoboReader.sqlite INSERT INTO user(UserID,UserKey) VALUES('1',''); .exit out of SQLite Unmount the Kobo and disconnect it That’s it. Easy. Now that that’s done, I copied over a bunch of ePubs and fired it up. I don’t have the H2O handy to compare the two, but my initial impressions: I was worried the “ridge” and button placement would be uncomfortable or awkward. So far, I don’t even notice them, they fit comfortably under my left thumb. (I went into the settings and inverted the buttons, so the top one (held with the buttons on the left) moves to the next page.) The screen (Carte 1200) does seem to be better, with higher contrast. Page turns seem faster than I remember on t...