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Originally Posted by ltr
...Why would anyone want the internet in black and white is beyond me. The Kobo is a book reader.
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Really? You're never reading and come across a word or phrase, or a place name or a person's name, and think, "gee, I'd like to know a little more about that"? That happens to me pretty often, depending on what I'm reading. For example, in the book I'm reading now, I'd love to be able to lookup up some of the place names and get some historical context about the Napoleanic wars without putting down my reader!
My K3 supports wikipedia, but the process of selecting the interesting text is so klunky. So I bought a Nook STR and really dig the touch screen and how easy it is to select a word to do dictionary lookup, but access to wikipedia isn't integrated (e.g. after you select a word, I want one of the menu options to be "wikipedia ". But it ain't there.
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My question here was going to be "would I be happier with a Kobo Touch" in this regard, but based on the comments in this thread, I take it that the answer is no, at least for now. I get the impression that Kobo development is pretty responsive, though. So now my question is "does anyone know if wikipedia support is on Kobo development radar?".
I still have 10 days left to return my STR, which I'd probably do if the Kobo is a better choice in the long run.
Thanks for any comments you have about my dilemma.