Why'd you buy a Kobo? - Page 4

Running Man · 11-07-2010, 05:06 PM

I bought Kobo Ereader because:
1. It is canadian - Chapters
2. Price - $149 in May 2010 - it was the lowest price Ereader available in Canada at that time.
3. Support for epub and PDF.
4. Not restricted to books purchased at Kobo Bookstore.
5. Wanted a basic EReader for reading books - no wifi, no music player, no games, etc.. just reading and keeping my collection of books on it.
I bought my Ereader in May and still like it. It is a bit slow on the boot up and page turning, but hey - it does the things it suppose to do well - read books

ModReader · 11-07-2010, 06:42 PM

1. Newspapers
2. Canadian
3. Price - $128
4. e-ink screen

HamsterRage · 11-08-2010, 10:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Running Man

I bought Kobo Ereader because:
1. It is canadian - Chapters
2. Price - $149 in May 2010 - it was the lowest price Ereader available in Canada at that time.
3. Support for epub and PDF.
4. Not restricted to books purchased at Kobo Bookstore.
5. Wanted a basic EReader for reading books - no wifi, no music player, no games, etc.. just reading and keeping my collection of books on it.
I bought my Ereader in May and still like it. It is a bit slow on the boot up and page turning, but hey - it does the things it suppose to do well - read books

What he said. Except it was April for me.

Dasun · 11-09-2010, 08:38 AM

I am still waiting for my Kobo 1 to arrive, but I bought it Oct 31 because it reached the magic $99 price and with the $10 gift Certificate Borders kindly sent me a day prior I will have a Kobo 1 in Australia for around $100 Australian - a bargain as it sells for $179 here...and yes as a long term lurker of this site I am aware of the limitatiions of the Kobo 1, I rather hope the new firmware arrives soon and has a goto page feature!

jackdeth191 · 11-09-2010, 11:13 AM

1) supports public libraries
2) is not a sony product
3) very affordable! (less important to me than #2)

winsomnia · 11-11-2010, 06:55 AM

1. Canadian
2. e-ink
3. price ($149 - two weeks before the price dropped to $128)
4. simple and elegant machine that feels good in my hands (I don't need wi-fi, keyboard, dictionary, etc).

I lurked here on MR and other sites for a couple months before I bought my Kobo. I waited until after the first firmware fix. I bought the Kobo because I want to read anytime, anyplace. This summer I've actually taken walks with the Kobo for longer than 40 minutes while reading. While walking and reading, I switch to a larger font than I would generally use. Also, it's easy for me to transfer my favourite fanfic (html to epub) to the Kobo. I enjoy my Kobo and have no regrets about my purchase.

amo · 11-14-2010, 01:26 PM

1. sold at Chapters
2. price
3. epub and pdf's, i.e. library books and documents
4. physical format (no buttons where I put my thumb to hold it)
5. basic reader, no unnecessary bells & whistles

I wasn't even going to read books on it, just pdf's I need to read for my studies (and I hate reading documents on a computer screen), but once I got it, I got hooked!

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11-07-2010, 05:06 PM	#46
Running Man Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Victoria Device: Sony PRS350 & PRS650, Kobo EReader, Acer 1830TimelineX	I bought Kobo Ereader because: 1. It is canadian - Chapters 2. Price - $149 in May 2010 - it was the lowest price Ereader available in Canada at that time. 3. Support for epub and PDF. 4. Not restricted to books purchased at Kobo Bookstore. 5. Wanted a basic EReader for reading books - no wifi, no music player, no games, etc.. just reading and keeping my collection of books on it. I bought my Ereader in May and still like it. It is a bit slow on the boot up and page turning, but hey - it does the things it suppose to do well - read books

11-07-2010, 06:42 PM	#47
ModReader Kobo Posts: 53 Karma: 326 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kobo Aura, Sony PRS-T1, Kobo Wifi	1. Newspapers 2. Canadian 3. Price - $128 4. e-ink screen

11-09-2010, 08:38 AM	#49
Dasun Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Kobo	I am still waiting for my Kobo 1 to arrive, but I bought it Oct 31 because it reached the magic $99 price and with the $10 gift Certificate Borders kindly sent me a day prior I will have a Kobo 1 in Australia for around $100 Australian - a bargain as it sells for $179 here...and yes as a long term lurker of this site I am aware of the limitatiions of the Kobo 1, I rather hope the new firmware arrives soon and has a goto page feature!

11-09-2010, 11:13 AM	#50
jackdeth191 Member Posts: 13 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: PRS-500 (MIA @ sony laredo) / Kobo wireless (#2)	1) supports public libraries 2) is not a sony product 3) very affordable! (less important to me than #2)

11-11-2010, 06:55 AM	#51
winsomnia Groupie Posts: 163 Karma: 190082 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: BC, Canada Device: kobo Touch, kobo Aura	1. Canadian 2. e-ink 3. price ($149 - two weeks before the price dropped to $128) 4. simple and elegant machine that feels good in my hands (I don't need wi-fi, keyboard, dictionary, etc). I lurked here on MR and other sites for a couple months before I bought my Kobo. I waited until after the first firmware fix. I bought the Kobo because I want to read anytime, anyplace. This summer I've actually taken walks with the Kobo for longer than 40 minutes while reading. While walking and reading, I switch to a larger font than I would generally use. Also, it's easy for me to transfer my favourite fanfic (html to epub) to the Kobo. I enjoy my Kobo and have no regrets about my purchase.

11-14-2010, 01:26 PM	#52
amo Teaist Posts: 230 Karma: 74542 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: British Columbia, Canada Device: Kobo WiFi, Kobo Aura ONE, Android cell phone	1. sold at Chapters 2. price 3. epub and pdf's, i.e. library books and documents 4. physical format (no buttons where I put my thumb to hold it) 5. basic reader, no unnecessary bells & whistles I wasn't even going to read books on it, just pdf's I need to read for my studies (and I hate reading documents on a computer screen), but once I got it, I got hooked!