Kobo Touch $129 - Page 7

Filark · 05-23-2011, 09:31 PM

I like the new Kobo for my Dad. But does the "Reading Life" feature mean Kobo will know all your reading habits? If so, is it a feature one can opt out of??

Love the new clean look!

viviena · 05-23-2011, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by ApK

Is it some kind of closely guarded secret, or is it just that no one cares enough to hack on it yet

Heh. I think nobody cares enough to hack into this particular feature. The Kobo developers have been supportive of earlier hacking attempts, though they're not the most responsive.

Although there's some annoying things about the current firmware, including kepub-only dictionary support, it might be corrected in the new firmware. From reading various previews, it already sounds somewhat different from what we Kobo users currently have.

Depending on how the reviews turn out, although I don't need one, I'll probably get one. I love my 350, but I've always had a soft spot for the Kobo. I just hope it comes out in Australia soon with maybe a new partner.

MDK · 05-23-2011, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by viviena

Heh. I think nobody cares enough to hack into this particular feature. The Kobo developers have been supportive of earlier hacking attempts, though they're not the most responsive.

Although there's some annoying things about the current firmware, including kepub-only dictionary support, it might be corrected in the new firmware. From reading various previews, it already sounds somewhat different from what we Kobo users currently have.

Depending on how the reviews turn out, although I don't need one, I'll probably get one. I love my 350, but I've always had a soft spot for the Kobo. I just hope it comes out in Australia soon with maybe a new partner.

Kobo supports most open formats including ePubs via ADE (please see the kobo mission statement). kePubs are ePubs with some changes (cleanups and tweaks as the ePubs from publishers leave much to be desired). When you purchase books from Kobo you may download the ePub to use with ADE or automatically sync the kePub to your ereader.

Cheers!

viviena · 05-23-2011, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by MDK

Kobo supports most open formats including ePubs via ADE (please see the kobo mission statement).

I know. For the original Kobo, I typically sideload deDRMed EPUBs via Calibre. However, the dictionary currently only works with KEPUBs, as far as I know, and which I was referring to. Has this changed with any new firmware for the Touch?

Barty · 05-23-2011, 10:47 PM

The display is 6" right?

I really like the statistics feature. I often wonder how much of my life I've spent reading junk^w fine literature.

This looks real sweet. Only thing not to like is lack of physical page turn buttons.

Kobo to Sony: eat me.

Latinandgreek · 05-23-2011, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Barty

The display is 6" right?

I really like the statistics feature. I often wonder how much of my life I've spent reading junk^w fine literature.

I like the statistics feature, too. I've stopped counting my books for the 100 books in 2011 challenge several months ago... some sort of feature that tracked my books read would come in handy!

charleski · 05-23-2011, 10:52 PM

To be honest it still looks a bit slower than I'd like in the videos I've seen. But the interface is pretty slick and it seems to handle PDFs well (one thing I'll need to check), and it looks gorgeous. Their choice of fonts (Georgia and Avenir) is smart and shows they know something about typography (unlike Apple), but this is something I'd want to hack because I really do like Minion - since they use ADE I'm hoping there's a chance that we can use a similar css hack to the one on the 505.

I was tempted by the new Sony readers with the Pearl screen last year, but held off because the 650 didn't seem enough of an upgrade over my 505. But at this price it looks like I'll be getting a Kobo when they arrive in the UK.

Good work Kobo! I've been buying my ePubs from their store for a while now, so getting one of their ereaders makes sense too. They're a plucky little company who's delivering the goods, which is refreshing given the amount of vapourware we've had on the ereader front in the past couple of years.

dmacmart · 05-23-2011, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by viviena

I know. For the original Kobo, I typically sideload deDRMed EPUBs via Calibre. However, the dictionary currently only works with KEPUBs, as far as I know, and which I was referring to. Has this changed with any new firmware for the Touch?

I am reading a non-Kobo ePub on my iPad Kobo app, and the dictionary works in it.

tuffykenwell · 05-23-2011, 11:21 PM

But can it delete read books? This is the one feature that I wish our old Kobo had and the number one reason why my DH jumped on getting a Sony 650 when Best Buy actually had one in stock. Neither one of us like to keep books once we have read them and having them still on the ereader confuses the heck out of me. I read about a book a day and I can't keep track of what I have and haven't read without the ability to delete immediately after I finish reading. It irritates me.

Steph

bZkindle · 05-23-2011, 11:32 PM

That is pretty sweet. Hopefully now amazon gets going with a touchscreen and sony drops the price on theirs... what's their equivalent to this? about $260 in Canada.

robko · 05-23-2011, 11:34 PM

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Originally Posted by kiwipippa

Does it look like these new kobos will be physically smaller than the existing wifi? Just wondering if I need to factor in the cost of a new case as well....

It is smaller. Older versions are about 4.5" X 7.25". Stat on the new one says: 6.5 x 4.5 (from C-NET review).

ArmorDog · 05-23-2011, 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by tuffykenwell

But can it delete read books? This is the one feature that I wish our old Kobo had and the number one reason why my DH jumped on getting a Sony 650 when Best Buy actually had one in stock. Neither one of us like to keep books once we have read them and having them still on the ereader confuses the heck out of me. I read about a book a day and I can't keep track of what I have and haven't read without the ability to delete immediately after I finish reading. It irritates me.

For what it's worth, you can delete books with the latest (1.9+?) firmware on the Kobo Wifi.

robko · 05-23-2011, 11:36 PM

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Originally Posted by tuffykenwell

But can it delete read books? This is the one feature that I wish our old Kobo had and the number one reason why my DH jumped on getting a Sony 650 when Best Buy actually had one in stock. Neither one of us like to keep books once we have read them and having them still on the ereader confuses the heck out of me. I read about a book a day and I can't keep track of what I have and haven't read without the ability to delete immediately after I finish reading. It irritates me.

Steph

If you have a firmware update on your Original (1.8) or Wifi Kobo (1.7+) you can delete books. You need to highlight the book in the books section (not the I'm Reading) and then if you click on the menu button you'll find the delete option near the bottom.

bZkindle · 05-23-2011, 11:43 PM

Okay. Just took a closer look at this. I hope Bezos is tossing and turning tonight.
He should be..

Giggleton · 05-23-2011, 11:51 PM

It sounds like Kobo is going to give people achievements for reading, turning reading into a competition, complete 10 books between the hours of midnight and five am. I wonder how they will get around the fact that someone could just rapidly flip through an entire book in order to get the achievement.

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05-23-2011, 09:31 PM	#91
Filark Armed with a smile :) Posts: 1,421 Karma: 2463560 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: California, USA Device: enTourage eDGe & Pocket eDGe, Samsung Galaxy Note II	I like the new Kobo for my Dad. But does the "Reading Life" feature mean Kobo will know all your reading habits? If so, is it a feature one can opt out of?? Love the new clean look!

05-23-2011, 10:47 PM	#95
Barty doofus Posts: 2,523 Karma: 13088847 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kindle Voyage	The display is 6" right? I really like the statistics feature. I often wonder how much of my life I've spent reading junk^w fine literature. This looks real sweet. Only thing not to like is lack of physical page turn buttons. Kobo to Sony: eat me.

05-23-2011, 10:52 PM	#97
charleski Wizard Posts: 1,196 Karma: 1281258 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: PRS-505	To be honest it still looks a bit slower than I'd like in the videos I've seen. But the interface is pretty slick and it seems to handle PDFs well (one thing I'll need to check), and it looks gorgeous. Their choice of fonts (Georgia and Avenir) is smart and shows they know something about typography (unlike Apple), but this is something I'd want to hack because I really do like Minion - since they use ADE I'm hoping there's a chance that we can use a similar css hack to the one on the 505. I was tempted by the new Sony readers with the Pearl screen last year, but held off because the 650 didn't seem enough of an upgrade over my 505. But at this price it looks like I'll be getting a Kobo when they arrive in the UK. Good work Kobo! I've been buying my ePubs from their store for a while now, so getting one of their ereaders makes sense too. They're a plucky little company who's delivering the goods, which is refreshing given the amount of vapourware we've had on the ereader front in the past couple of years.

05-23-2011, 11:21 PM	#99
tuffykenwell Member Posts: 15 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Sony 600	But can it delete read books? This is the one feature that I wish our old Kobo had and the number one reason why my DH jumped on getting a Sony 650 when Best Buy actually had one in stock. Neither one of us like to keep books once we have read them and having them still on the ereader confuses the heck out of me. I read about a book a day and I can't keep track of what I have and haven't read without the ability to delete immediately after I finish reading. It irritates me. Steph

05-23-2011, 11:32 PM	#100
bZkindle Fanatic Posts: 510 Karma: 1025024 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Canada City, Soviet Canuckistan Device: k2, k3G, kindle DXG, Sony T-1, iPad, iPhone, stone tablet	That is pretty sweet. Hopefully now amazon gets going with a touchscreen and sony drops the price on theirs... what's their equivalent to this? about $260 in Canada.

05-23-2011, 11:43 PM	#104
bZkindle Fanatic Posts: 510 Karma: 1025024 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Canada City, Soviet Canuckistan Device: k2, k3G, kindle DXG, Sony T-1, iPad, iPhone, stone tablet	Okay. Just took a closer look at this. I hope Bezos is tossing and turning tonight. He should be..

05-23-2011, 11:51 PM	#105
Giggleton Banned Posts: 1,687 Karma: 4368191 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Oregon Device: Kindle3	It sounds like Kobo is going to give people achievements for reading, turning reading into a competition, complete 10 books between the hours of midnight and five am. I wonder how they will get around the fact that someone could just rapidly flip through an entire book in order to get the achievement.

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