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Originally Posted by robko

I won't defend Kobo customer service, but I really don't think it is any less sturdy than any of the others. I think maybe more people bitch about it because they aren't as generous as Amazon seems to be (no personal experience on that) in replacing Kindles no questions asked. I've had all 3 e-ink versions of the Kobo and as long as you treat it reasonably (like any other reader) it will last for you.

I'm still leaning towards the Kobo, it doesn't limit me with the amount of non kobo epubs I put on it, unlike the Nook (240 megs won't even cover my A to C collection ) and it has way more text formating options than the Kindle - I prefer to read my books in style - props to forum devs for adding Palatino typeface.

I didn't get a Kobo outright because it's hardest to come by in Europe. I always have the option of making my Canadian relatives send me a late Christmas gift but I prefer not to bother them if I don't have too.

Originally Posted by Billi

very good language support

That won't be quite as beneficial for me as you'd think - I'm a purist and I prefer reading my books in the language they were written in. Less subtle nuances lost that way.
Non english books still read better when they are translated in english too, the quality of editorial work of US publishers is better than what I get here, sadly.