Aura I can't believe I broke it.... - Page 2

JSWolf · 03-07-2015, 05:31 PM

There is a $30 off sale on the Aura now and that brings the price down to $99. The sale is good until March 20. Chapters also has the Aura on sale as well for the same $99.

booklover6 · 03-07-2015, 05:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

There is a $30 off sale on the Aura now and that brings the price down to $99. The sale is good until March 20. Chapters also has the Aura on sale as well for the same $99.

It's very tempting, but I am waiting for the next generation of 6" Kobo.

Man Eating Duck · 03-08-2015, 06:56 AM

Going from a Sony Reader to a Kobo Aura ("new", not the HD), I found that the Kobo is a lot more fragile. The first one broke after a couple of months, while in a semi-hard pouch in my cargo pocket on the bus. I usually take good care of my stuff, but the Kobo turned out to be very brittle compared to the seemingly indestructible Sony.

I got a very cheap cover from ebay, and was surprised by the excellent quality. It is very durable, fits the reader snugly, and is even shaped to fit the non-flat back surface of the reader. The particular seller I bought from has quit ebay, but there are a plethora of other sellers selling what seems to be the exact same cover:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/PU-Leather-A...n/400846876448

I've used it daily for a year and a half now, it has no visible signs of wear. Recommended.

Ladyrixx · 03-13-2015, 03:42 PM

My Aura is the only reader that I've broken too. I used to carry my Pocket Pro and my Kobo Mini in my pockets all the time, and never had any issues. I went to read Skin Game one day, and my screen was toast.

Now I'm back to a rooted Nook STR. (I hate these screens that have the IR sheet to register page turns, my Aura was the next best thing to my PP's physical page-turn buttons.)

twowheels · 03-13-2015, 04:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ladyrixx

(I hate these screens that have the IR sheet to register page turns, my Aura was the next best thing to my PP's physical page-turn buttons.)

Wha???

The IR touchscreens have NO sheet on top, they use the interruption of invisible IR light to detect touch. Capacitive touchscreens are the ones with a sheet of material over the eInk screen.

Maybe you hate both types and combined them into one? :-)

jackie_w · 03-13-2015, 04:58 PM

Perhaps Ladyrixx means that you get fewer accidental page-turns with the Aura's capacitive screen than you do with IR screens.

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03-07-2015, 05:31 PM	#16
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,983 Karma: 128903378 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	There is a $30 off sale on the Aura now and that brings the price down to $99. The sale is good until March 20. Chapters also has the Aura on sale as well for the same $99.

03-08-2015, 06:56 AM	#18
Man Eating Duck Addict Posts: 254 Karma: 69786 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Oslo, Norway Device: Kobo Aura, Sony PRS-650	Going from a Sony Reader to a Kobo Aura ("new", not the HD), I found that the Kobo is a lot more fragile. The first one broke after a couple of months, while in a semi-hard pouch in my cargo pocket on the bus. I usually take good care of my stuff, but the Kobo turned out to be very brittle compared to the seemingly indestructible Sony. I got a very cheap cover from ebay, and was surprised by the excellent quality. It is very durable, fits the reader snugly, and is even shaped to fit the non-flat back surface of the reader. The particular seller I bought from has quit ebay, but there are a plethora of other sellers selling what seems to be the exact same cover: http://www.ebay.com/itm/PU-Leather-A...n/400846876448 I've used it daily for a year and a half now, it has no visible signs of wear. Recommended.

03-13-2015, 03:42 PM	#19
Ladyrixx Zealot Posts: 146 Karma: 585496 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: Astak EZ Reader Pocket Pro, Kobo Mini, Nook Glowlight 2, Kobo Forma	My Aura is the only reader that I've broken too. I used to carry my Pocket Pro and my Kobo Mini in my pockets all the time, and never had any issues. I went to read Skin Game one day, and my screen was toast. Now I'm back to a rooted Nook STR. (I hate these screens that have the IR sheet to register page turns, my Aura was the next best thing to my PP's physical page-turn buttons.)

03-13-2015, 04:58 PM	#21
jackie_w Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,212 Karma: 16534894 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: UK Device: Kobo: KA1, ClaraHD, Forma, Libra2, Clara2E. PocketBook: TouchHD3	Perhaps Ladyrixx means that you get fewer accidental page-turns with the Aura's capacitive screen than you do with IR screens.