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recently went through same process
Hi, I recently went through the same comparison, which you can see on another thread here. A couple of notes that you may find relevant (since you have fairly similar criteria to mine):
1) The screen is slightly better on the Nook.
2) The battery life is much better on the Kobo (though compared to a cell phone or computer both have excellent battery life)
3) The Kobo is much lighter than the Nook.
4) I found the Nook touch screen interface for navigating books and your library to be awkward, whereas the simple Kobo menus were very easy.
5) I like that the Nook has the 2 page turn buttons (one on each side). I find my right thumb tires a little with the Kobo and wish I could use my left thumb for a while (actually, I have found a method of holding that lets me do so, but it isn't great).
I think that for me it was basically a tie. Since I don't plan to buy books, but instead will get public domain and library books, I got the Kobo. Were I planning to buy them, I'd get the Nook, but from what you say, the Nook's built-in book buying features don't work in Canada, so that's irrelevant.
If I were you, I'd probably get the Kobo, just because support will be slightly easier for you to get. However, either one would be a good choice.
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