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Originally Posted by newtothetech
 I appreciate all the feedback. I really don't know what epub is and don't think it matters, given that I plan to buy books directly from the source(amazon/Chapters)my main concern is usability. I heard reviews say that Kobo had "ghosting' from previoiis pages....any owners seen this? is it an issue on Kindle? |
Ghosting is where words from a previous page have a slight imprint on the next page. But this isn't actually an issue on the Kobo.
Most ereaders do a full refresh (black-white flash) every time you turn a page. And you can set the Kobo to do this, as well.
But the Kobo will also allow you to set it to do a partial refresh, and only do a full refresh once every 2-6 pages. A partial fresh basically just sets the new print without fully reseting the entire screen
This way, you don't have to see the black flash every page turn, and I think it's also faster. The compromise is that you may notice a bit of ghosting.
Personally, the ghosting is not very noticeable to me. I have mine set to the lowest refresh rate - full refresh once every 6 pages.
But if you don't like it, you can set it to full refresh every page-turn just like the Kindle, and there will be no ghosting.
As to Epub, here's why it matters: you won't be able to use any of the books you get from Kindle on any device but Kindle. No big deal in the immediate sense, but what about 5 years from now if she gets a device that isn't a Kindle? You may not even be able to use it on Kindle in a couple years, as they move away from their current format and eventually drop support.
Epub is the standard for everything but Kindle. Therefore, no matter what happens in the future or what device she gets, she will always be able to read her books.
It doesn't matter if you only buy book from the store the ereader is attached to. You're still running greater risks with losing access to your ebooks eventually, either because of changing devices or the format you have no longer being supported.