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Originally Posted by Xexist
Whats the difference though? Aside from which reader can read which files, is one inherently better? Is one easier to find? Im awfully close to pull the trigger here, in fact they are in my cart.
If I take a mobi and convert to epub does it degrade the quality somehow?
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Well, do you want access to library books? Of the two, only Kobo Touch does that; Kindle doesn't.
Kobo Touch offers very fine-grained control over fonts, line-spacing and margins; Kindle 3, by comparison, offers crude steps and just two fonts. Depending on the source book, it can make a huge difference in the reading experience.
Both have excellent "in the cloud" support for the libraries you purchase from their bookstores; both have strong support on multiple devices (Blackberry, iPhone/iPad, Android phones and tablets, PCs and Macs).
You can buy Kindle 3 in Canada at The Source for a small premium over buying them through Amazon (but then you lose Amazon's easy no questions asked warranty support); Kobo Touch is in stock at your local Chapters/Indigo and many Best Buy / Future Shop locations.
And if you want epub and multiformat support on the device, Kobo Touch is the way to go. It even nicely supports .rtf files.
OTOH, if you intend to read a collection of non-DRM books, either device will play back its native format well after you've made the optimal conversion (.mobi for Kindle, .epub for Kobo Touch).