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SensualPoet · 06-08-2011, 07:32 PM

Yup, it IS generally a positive review but it does have some glaring factual errors. No one has pointed out that David Pogue is actually pretty well respected for fairness and NOT being in one camp or another. His reviews are always light-hearted and chummy and sometimes that attempt at "gosh, schucks" humour gets in the way (as it did this time).

And I have to point this out (again): it's quite a coup that Kobo is being discussed at the same level as the Nook and Kindle and here it is just barely reaching one year in market in the US. It is up against Sony and Amazon, both multinational corporations selling their ebook / ereader wares in markets around the world (Amazon reported $34 billion in sales for the year ended Mar 31) as well as Nook's Barnes and Noble which generates $6 billion in sales and has 1340 stores to support it. Kobo recently announced a new round of start-up funding to the tune of $50 million. Kobo, running on a shoestring, is pacing with the leaders: 6" Pearl e-ink, IR touch screen, WiFi, credible bookstore, a synced content platform across many devices, lowest price of all four ... it's pretty astounding.

06-08-2011, 07:32 PM	#14
SensualPoet Wizard Posts: 2,302 Karma: 2607151 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Toronto Device: Kobo Aura HD, Kindle Paperwhite, Asus ZenPad 3, Kobo Glo	Yup, it IS generally a positive review but it does have some glaring factual errors. No one has pointed out that David Pogue is actually pretty well respected for fairness and NOT being in one camp or another. His reviews are always light-hearted and chummy and sometimes that attempt at "gosh, schucks" humour gets in the way (as it did this time). And I have to point this out (again): it's quite a coup that Kobo is being discussed at the same level as the Nook and Kindle and here it is just barely reaching one year in market in the US. It is up against Sony and Amazon, both multinational corporations selling their ebook / ereader wares in markets around the world (Amazon reported $34 billion in sales for the year ended Mar 31) as well as Nook's Barnes and Noble which generates $6 billion in sales and has 1340 stores to support it. Kobo recently announced a new round of start-up funding to the tune of $50 million. Kobo, running on a shoestring, is pacing with the leaders: 6" Pearl e-ink, IR touch screen, WiFi, credible bookstore, a synced content platform across many devices, lowest price of all four ... it's pretty astounding.