[gavinjb]

I am currently looking at replacing my eBook Reader and am considering either the Amazon Paperwhite 2013 or Kobo Aura 2013, I am leaning towards the Kobo, but have a few concerns and am after other users experiences etc..

Below are my pluses/minuses for both eReaders

Kindle PW 2013
+Good Store
+Nice sleek design
+Reliable
+3g
+Good battery Life
+CLoud Storage for Books
+ Extremly good C/S
-Store has proprietary Format
-Only 2GB of Storage

Kobo Aura 2013
+Flat Design
+Good Battery Life
+Pocket Integration
+Supports ePub Format
+Better Customisable
+4GB Storage with Expansion to 64GB
-Reportedly C/s not too good
-Not all Authors I read are available on Kobo Store
-Kindle Keyboard looks much nicer (a minor issue)

My main concerns are that from reading various Forums etc, I have seen that C/S has not been too good and tend to blame the user if the device fails (while Amazon are very good). Mind you I have only ever had one problem with a Kindle where the 3g died, so hoping not to have any issues!

My other concern is that several of the Authors I read are only available from Kindle & B&N Stores (from what I can see) and I know that Amazon books cannot be accessed on Kobo (without running the books through s/w to remove DRM) and I have heard that you can't access B&N books on the Kobo.

Any thoughts on the Kobo would be appreciated (how well the store works, how it handles, performance battery life...), in particular from anyone who has moved from Kindle also any comments on how well you get on with the store etc..

Also does the Kobo have anything like the Amazon Cloud where once you have purchased a book, you can easily re-download it from the cloud on the device.

Thanks,


Gavin,