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Originally Posted by Thrasher
True. Kobo can hardly compete with the Nook in the States. In Canada it is still the best deal though. I had a Nook shipped trhough a friend to Canada and it ended up costing me almost $250 including a cover.
But it is a much better machine that offers a lot more. Some benefits of the Nook compared to Kobo:
- jump-to page feature
- search feature
- dictionary
- annotations
- mp3 player
- Wifi web browser
- faster page turning
I still love the Kobo weight though. It feels good in your hands. The Nook is noticeably heavier.
Too bad Nook is not sold in Canada. That could make the ebook market here all the more interesting...
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Jump to page - Definitely a desirable feature. Hopefully added by a future firmware update
Search - again, useful if you have tons of books to sift through
Dictionary - really? what for? I've never found myself needing a dicionary when I wasn't already near a computer
Annotations - again....something I'd never use
MP3 Player - I already have one of those which actually has GOOD sound quality
Wifi web browser - far from the greatest web browsing experience
Faster page turning - the kobo is not exactly slow at turning pages. How fast do you need it to be?
I know, at the same price why not get the one with all the additional features. But my point is if you are never going to use those feature, or if some of them will be added later anyway, then there's no point in getting them. The kobo is lighter and more comfortable to use. It does exactly what I want it to do. I have had NO problems finding, converting (when needed), loading and reading books. I have absolutely no buyer's remorse over selecting the kobo, even now that the nook is the same price.