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gyuen · 05-28-2011, 07:42 AM

Hello,

I'm curious where Kobo Desktop will go. I used an older Sony Reader for a while, never too fond of its desktop, and then moved to iBooks for a while. That is ok for reading PDFs but I realized that I never found the LCD too comfortable for reading so I moved back to the Sony. I think it's time for an upgrade, especially with a new Kobo and Nook on the horizon. I've tried both their desktop offerings and find Nook (for Mac) much closer to what I'd like. Easy adding of ePubs to the desktop, syncing of books, highlights, and such on all devices, and a desktop with a fairly decent interface for reading, search, displaying toc, .... Nook seems ok. I'd prefer Kobo, perhaps mainly for its design and possibly the UI of the Reader. But the desktop. Perhaps the silence is a sign of work for a large upgrade.

Gary

05-28-2011, 07:42 AM	#1
gyuen Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2009 Device: Sony e505	Future of Kobo Desktop Hello, I'm curious where Kobo Desktop will go. I used an older Sony Reader for a while, never too fond of its desktop, and then moved to iBooks for a while. That is ok for reading PDFs but I realized that I never found the LCD too comfortable for reading so I moved back to the Sony. I think it's time for an upgrade, especially with a new Kobo and Nook on the horizon. I've tried both their desktop offerings and find Nook (for Mac) much closer to what I'd like. Easy adding of ePubs to the desktop, syncing of books, highlights, and such on all devices, and a desktop with a fairly decent interface for reading, search, displaying toc, .... Nook seems ok. I'd prefer Kobo, perhaps mainly for its design and possibly the UI of the Reader. But the desktop. Perhaps the silence is a sign of work for a large upgrade. Gary