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Originally Posted by 93terp
Selina4books - you've been holding out on us!!  We need details!!! |
You're right, sorry, I was reading!
First boot, it updated to 2.5.0, same as the Glo. But today it updated to 2.5.1, and I haven't had my Glo open today to see if it also updates to the new version. Unfortunately, I can't tell you what the update did because the release notes are still for 2.5. I can tell you what it didn't...the bold/italic glitch is still there on some fonts, like Kobo Nickel.
First impressions: beautiful device, nice to hold, but I wish they'd have gone a little Nookish and had the surface less slick. It could use some of that non-slip coating a Nook Simple Touch and Glow have, especially considering a case is darned near impossible to get for the Aura. I ordered my case a couple days ago, but credit card still says pending, and no shipping notice.
The screen: in a word, gorgeous! Crisp, bright, beautiful. Lighting is such you don't even realize it's lit per se...it's just even and clear and highly readable.
Screen size: I love it! It looks more "book sized". I've read two full books on it since it came (I told you I'd been reading! That's all I want to do!) and am reading a third, and when I picked up my paperwhite to read a library book, the screen on it seemed small, so it didn't take long to get used to the larger screen on the Aura. I've not tried reading any of the several Dr. Who comic books I have on it because frankly, even on my iPad Mini, I find those difficult to see and read them on my full-size iPad in the Kobo app. I have eye issues so if you're young with youthful eyes, this may not be an issue for you.
Device weight: yes, it's a bit heavier than my Kobo Glo or Kindle, but not annoyingly so. But I also read on an iPad Mini so maybe I have a little more forgiveness in the weight area than readers who strictly read on e-ink devices.
The light: lighting is very even, not shadowed. love it! I wish changing the light level was easier...you have to go to settings then click the light icon to open the slider. I think a menu item or the way it works on the Glo makes more sense than digging for the setting. I'm running it at about 60% in the daylight and 40% reading in the dark, but of course, your mileage may vary.
Fonts: They still haven't fixed the italic/bold glitch some fonts like Kobo Nickel have. But I was able to easily add several of my own favorite fonts by adding a fonts folder to the Kobo and dragging them in there. I added both open type and true type with no problems, but both open type, Adobe Caslon and Adobe Garamond Pro, have the italic/bold issue even though bold and italic versions are on the Aura. Maybe all added fonts are affected?
All in all, I think this is a great reader and I know I fall into the heavy reader niche they were aiming for, but I think anyone would enjoy reading on this device and I hope they decide to make more of them. On the other hand, if they offered a lit Kobo Mini I'd be right in line because I do love tossing my Kobo Mini in my purse when I'm going somewhere I might read a bit. For extended reading though I really like the bigger screen.
Very, very happy with my purchase!