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vferdman · 12-01-2011, 07:34 PM

Honestly, I look at the home screen of my Kobo very rarely. I agree that the bottom row of anyone telling you "what to read next" is annoying, but still, it is not as if I am being sold a low fat yogurt. Other than the home screen making reading suggestions for you, the Nook is very fast in operation and seems to support the same formats as Kobo does. All for $30 less. Does anyone know if the screen is the same size as Kobo?

Also, if the WiFi is disabled, will the suggestions still update? The WiFi on my Kobo is usually off (airplane mode) so as to prolong the battery life and I really do not shop out of the reader itself. I mostly use side-loaded content with Calibre.

12-01-2011, 07:34 PM	#7
vferdman Member Posts: 12 Karma: 176190 Join Date: Oct 2011 Device: Kobo Touch (black)	Honestly, I look at the home screen of my Kobo very rarely. I agree that the bottom row of anyone telling you "what to read next" is annoying, but still, it is not as if I am being sold a low fat yogurt. Other than the home screen making reading suggestions for you, the Nook is very fast in operation and seems to support the same formats as Kobo does. All for $30 less. Does anyone know if the screen is the same size as Kobo? Also, if the WiFi is disabled, will the suggestions still update? The WiFi on my Kobo is usually off (airplane mode) so as to prolong the battery life and I really do not shop out of the reader itself. I mostly use side-loaded content with Calibre. Last edited by vferdman; 12-01-2011 at 07:37 PM.