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starrlamia · 10-30-2010, 08:33 PM

I would recommend stopping by chapters/indigo to see a kobo in person. I played with one in store and wasnt blown away by it TBH. The only reason I would buy one is if I absolutely positively was not going to use it for anything but books ever and because I like buying from chapters. But if you are ok stripping DRM you can buy from either chapters or amazon and put it on either device.
The only downside to the Kindle as a canadian IMO is having to ship it from the USA and pay customs, I believe it works out to 180 dollars after everything (dont quote me on that i think thats what I saw). I guess there is 1 more downside IMO, the kindle cant borrow library books.

Personally, I am skipping the wifi and getting a sony 350 or 650, I played with both at the Sony store and loved the touch screen, look and interface.

10-30-2010, 08:33 PM	#5
starrlamia Zealot Posts: 125 Karma: 1000000 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Ontario Canada Device: Sony PRS-650, PB 16g	I would recommend stopping by chapters/indigo to see a kobo in person. I played with one in store and wasnt blown away by it TBH. The only reason I would buy one is if I absolutely positively was not going to use it for anything but books ever and because I like buying from chapters. But if you are ok stripping DRM you can buy from either chapters or amazon and put it on either device. The only downside to the Kindle as a canadian IMO is having to ship it from the USA and pay customs, I believe it works out to 180 dollars after everything (dont quote me on that i think thats what I saw). I guess there is 1 more downside IMO, the kindle cant borrow library books. Personally, I am skipping the wifi and getting a sony 350 or 650, I played with both at the Sony store and loved the touch screen, look and interface.