09-29-2010, 01:34 PM | #16 |
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I want the lavender one! Wish I could return my white one I just bought a couple weeks ago and get one of the new ones. Would be worth the extra $20.
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09-29-2010, 01:47 PM | #17 |
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I am having difficulty understanding why you would buy a Kobo at that price when the K3 or Nook has the same, if not better, features then the Kobo. I can understand it outside of the US, the Nook isn't available and the Kobo is less expensive then the Sony for folks wanting an EPub reader. But in the US?
I guess if you want an EPub, WiFi readers, without a touchscreen under $150. |
09-29-2010, 01:50 PM | #18 |
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In my case I don't care for the Nook navigation with the color strip and I'm not interested in Amazons choice of file/drm support.
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09-29-2010, 01:57 PM | #19 |
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09-29-2010, 02:31 PM | #20 |
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09-29-2010, 02:38 PM | #21 |
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I guess it's somewhat subjective. I've been using eInk devices for about three years now. I really like the new ones. Maybe to your eyes it's not that big of a deal. It's always best for each person to check for themselves.
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09-29-2010, 02:41 PM | #22 |
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Oh don't get me wrong, it's nice and that will be norm with most eink readers going forward. My point is, if you own a Kindle 2 or a Nook the difference isn't to the point of wanting to ditch your current device. IOW's it's not exactly like comparing VHS to Blu ray.
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09-29-2010, 03:18 PM | #23 | |
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Edit: Here's the link http://koboereader.com/cad/ereaders.html |
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09-29-2010, 05:28 PM | #24 | |||
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Kobo doesn't make white models. They are porcelein. |
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09-29-2010, 08:10 PM | #25 | |
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For me ultimately the ability to surf the web or not isn't a selling point for me (especially wifi-only models, for me to use wifi I'd be at home and when I am at home I have my laptop). I would be rather keen (and more interested that web surfing capabilities) to allow the Kobo to sync with multiple Kobo partnered bookstores, such as Kobo, Borders, Angus & Robertson. Appears to me the desktop software only allows for syncing with one of them, purchases through the others need to be done via ADE. Don't ask me why but I have found ebook prices varying between all 3 (despite coming from the same source). Even though I have just bought a Kindle I'm still interested in the Kobo. Given the number of freebies I have got from Kobo it has well and truly covered the purchase price of one (yes you can DRM-strip and convert the file type, but the ease and simplicity of just syncing has become my preferred way). If the wife can buy a new mobile phone because she doesn't like her old one (6 months old mind you) then I think I can buy another reader....just because |
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09-30-2010, 08:23 AM | #26 | |
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09-30-2010, 08:25 AM | #27 |
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Totally agree with that. These things are always in the eye of the beholder.
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09-30-2010, 08:38 AM | #28 |
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The black one is really sharp looking and is the best looking ereader out there; followed by the black Kindle.
On a side note, the white one no longer looks like a Fisher-Price toy when it had that ghastly blue D-pad. |
09-30-2010, 08:51 AM | #29 |
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SameerH at Kobo posted this last night in the Kobo forum:
1. Dictionary works when you're in the reading view. Menu > Dictionary > You get a cursor, you move the cursor to the word you want > Press centre dpad > definition comes up. 2. Any typing is done through a virtual onscreen keyboard that needs to be navigated using the Dpad. It's actually relatively easy despite how it sounds, and you only have to use it a few times. I think that trying to type using an on-screen keyboard with the d-pad is going to become frustrating. What if you make a mistake abd hit the wrong letter? Going back and forth across the screen trying to search for a book with a long title is going to be wearisome. Maybe I'm wrong though. I haven't used it. Are there any other readers with an on screen keyboard like this one has? |
09-30-2010, 10:06 AM | #30 |
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An interesting observation about the Kobo bookstore. A lot of authors who have self-published their backlist titles are opting out of distribution to Kobo, because Kobo discounts books, which violates the authors' terms with Amazon to get the 70% royalty. Because most authors sell far more books on Amazon than anywhere else, it's smarter to opt out of Kobo than to loose a chunk of Amazon royalty.
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