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Some of the issue requires you to consider what kind of user & reader you are:
Are you a person who:
- Visits the library & has a library card, but would like the convenience of e-readers for your library books
- like free books & upcoming new authors?
- likes to buy & acquire books from a variety of sources.
- already has a library of epub books?
- is reasonably comfortable with a computer and the side-loading process?
- has a huge library of e-books, or likes to sort & organize books - keep your libraries organized on micro-SD cards & load them into your e-reader
Then get the Kobo Touch. It's flexibility with file formats, ability to borrow library books, and touch screen (to make reading feel more natural in whatever position you place your hands)
but . . .
Are you a person who:
- Has never been inside a library, and finds it would be too much hassle to get a card anyway?
- Is choosy about what you read, preferring bestselling authors
- Buys your books anyway, and doesn't mind paying full price right now ( in this case, e-book prices will often provide a savings over the shelf price of physical materials)
- Likes the convenience of couch-potato buying (buying that book you just saw reviewed on the talk show from the convenience of your sofa)
- Isn't worried about sideloading - because you are buying all your books anyhow.
- Isn't very computer savvy & not at all worried about stripping DRM - you may not know what that means, and don't really want to either.
Then the Kindle is for you. It's one stop shopping in a nice convenient box. Amazon has one of the largest marketplaces for your book-buying pleasure, the screen is just as easy to read as the Kobo, but it does lack the touch capability.
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