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I do read a lot of history and historical fiction thats why I liked the Aura better than the HD. The Kobos do have a nice feature to show footnotes. They are displayed in a pop-up window and thus there is no going back and forth in the book. Very handy, if you ask me.
The main difference will be the shopping with the devices. While the Kindle is Amazons own brand there are other shops where you can buy mobi books. Though I understand there aren't many. With an epub-device there are more shops to choose from, which might or might not make for more books to choose from. With an epub device you can easily borrow books from public libraries via overdrive.
Both systems own stores (Amazon and Kobo, as well as B&N with their Nook) do have some DRM (Digital Rights Management) on their books unless you buy DRM-free ebooks books at third party stores. Most people aren't bothered by DRM as all they want to do is read their books and are fine to have it stored in the stores clouds. If you want to store them on your computer, you'll need to find Apprentice Alf and get rid of it.
This whole mobi vs epub thing is a bit like VHS vs Beta used to be. You go with one or the other. In case you want to buy books for example from Amazon but have your heart set on an epub device again Apprentice Alf and google are your best friends.
Here is a comparison video Paperwhite vs Aura, maybe this helps.
Most of the information you get here is a bit overwhelming in the beginning. Your best move would be to go into a store and have a good play. But no matter what ever you'll end up with, i am sure you'll love it to bits.
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