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There are lots of good insights in here. I thought to share my own perspective, a self-avowed 'technophile' with a collection of ebooks.
I currently own the Kindle 3G, Nook Touch, and Kobo Touch. Went through most of the Sony readers too.
Kindle is my primary reader. I wanted - very much - to like the Kobo Touch. It has a lovely small casing, is easy to hand, and a great feature set. However, I am sending the Kobo back.
(1) The Font Rendering! The Kindle - on the same screen - achieves a crisp, sharp black, whilst the Kobo has an indecisive greyish tinge, and lots of ghosting as noted earlier. I want sharp text, and there is a clear difference here.
(2) The book organization. The Kobo supports no bookshelves, folders, or groups. For even my modest collection of 250 books this is too unwieldy.
These, coupled with the fact that there is no dictionary support for my own content make it a poor option compared to the Kindle 3G.
Too bad. I so wanted to keep it. Perhaps a software update will remedy this.
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