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bluejudy · 09-10-2011, 04:51 PM

I was not at all pleased with the first edition of Kobo. I purchased 3 units--1 for myself and 2 for others--and two of them failed. One unit bricked, and the other unit froze with a very skewed image of the cover of the book. When my personal unit bricked, and I explained to Chapters that the nearest store was more than 50 miles from me and that I had purchased my unit online, they told me to mail it back. I did and was credited with the purchase price within days.

I have been quite happy with the 2nd edition of Kobo (touching wood) with two exceptions: 1. Even when not in use, the battery tends not to hold a charge for more than a few days. 2: The .pdf display is still horrible.

I have returned the other defective Kobo and expect a credit/replacement in the near future.

I do not consider Kobo to be a high-end reader and I do not expect it to offer the features of one of the very expensive readers. I consider it to be a fairly good product that does what it is supposed to do.

09-10-2011, 04:51 PM	#26
bluejudy Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Kobo	I was not at all pleased with the first edition of Kobo. I purchased 3 units--1 for myself and 2 for others--and two of them failed. One unit bricked, and the other unit froze with a very skewed image of the cover of the book. When my personal unit bricked, and I explained to Chapters that the nearest store was more than 50 miles from me and that I had purchased my unit online, they told me to mail it back. I did and was credited with the purchase price within days. I have been quite happy with the 2nd edition of Kobo (touching wood) with two exceptions: 1. Even when not in use, the battery tends not to hold a charge for more than a few days. 2: The .pdf display is still horrible. I have returned the other defective Kobo and expect a credit/replacement in the near future. I do not consider Kobo to be a high-end reader and I do not expect it to offer the features of one of the very expensive readers. I consider it to be a fairly good product that does what it is supposed to do.