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Originally Posted by Dedale
True... 
I have to admit I gonna give some bucks to Kobo!
I almost bought a PRS-350 but I wanted to leave Sony (After Sales sucks so much...) and now Kobo gives me the perfect answer.
I have a question though, the follow your books and stats thing, will it be available for the files you add with drag & drop as well as those bought via the store? |
I'd imagine awards/stats based on sideloaded documents are coming soon. I believe we have some for the iOS apps, and will be rolling them out to the eReader as well.
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Originally Posted by eSheri
OMG!! it's beautiful!!
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I agree!
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Originally Posted by corona
The Nook Touch released today looks awfully like a Kobo. One reason I bought a Kobo was that I didn't want a zillion little plastic buttons all over the place (Kindle). Kobo human-factors minimalism seems to be catching on.
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They say it's the sincerest form of flattery. Although the Kobo Touch is so much nicer looking than the Nook. And it's just as simple to use.
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Originally Posted by Blossom
I don't like the look of the new Nook either. The rounded corners look odd. It looks like it'd be a bit too wide to hold for someone with small hands. The Kobo Touch appeals to me because it looks easy to hold and it's lighter.
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It's super nice to hold. We made the quilt larger and it feels better than the quilted back on the Kobo 1 and 2 IMO.
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As for battery life Kindle has change their page saying the K3 now has 2 months battery life.  I guess if B&N claims the new nook does Amazon figure they can too. I think Kobo is being actually truthful on battery life. My K3 with Wifi & 3G off normally last about 2 weeks with me reading 3 to 5 hours every other day. 3 weeks tops if I let it sit and use maybe one to twice a week for a few hours.
Two months? No way I wont believe that one.
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Sad that it has to be so gamey isn't it?
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Originally Posted by moffattm
One thing I did like about the Nook Touch is the way they've reduced e-ink page flashes. I saw a video where they quickly paged through several pages and there was no flash or flicker at all. Very impressive as page flash is one thing I don't like about e-ink.
I think it's about time e-reader manufacturers had a standard way of measuring battery life. The number of page flips seems like a pretty good way in my opinion, rather than something like x weeks which is very dependant on how long you use the device each day and what you do (wi-fi access will eat up battery much faster than a page flip).
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I personally totally agree. But you can't really tell if that will be meaningful to the person making the buying decision, thus giving rise to these approximations and scenario math.
Perhaps the relative difference is what matters and not the absolute numbers when comparing products. Something to think about.
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Originally Posted by viviena
If it helps, there seem to be a lot less fingerprints with e-ink's matte-like screens -- I can only see fingerprints on my 350's screen in the light if I tilt it at an extreme angle, and never when reading normally. It's different than from my Android AMOLED smartphone and Nook Color LCD screen, where the fingerprints and finger streaks are clearly visible when the brightness is too low.
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Correct. There's no extra slick glass cover to collect my grubby fingerprints. It's quite a nice experience really. IR Touch FTW.