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Originally Posted by RZetlin
1) Hardware specs of the eReaders. Kobo edges out of the Kindle in terms of hardware specs. Kobo has allows SD Cards, while Kindle does not.
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Not important to everyone so it's really a case by case basis. Some would say that the fact the Kindle uses the Carta screen makes it better hardware wise.
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2) Format support. Kobo supports CBR and CBZ for comics, while Kindle does not.
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It is nice they support it even though it can be hard to find legitimately available stuff in either format from a lot of publishers, although even on the bigger screen of the Aura HD it's kinda small for comics (not bad for Manga though).
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3) Pricing. Kobo seem to offer discounts on a frequent basis while Amazon does not.
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Really depends on where you are. Kobo's coupons are awesome
if the book is couponable, but from the US their prices generally suck on non-couponable books (or most books in general if you have no coupon) where as Amazon discounts a great number of titles such as former agency titles where Kobo doesn't allow coupons and often charges full list or nearly so. I was looking at a book today (non-couponable) and it's $11.99 at Kobo and $8.99 at Amazon.
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4) Gift Cards. Unfortunately, Amazon do not offer retail gift cards in Canada, while you can easily get Kobo gift cards.
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Again, depends where you are. In the US there is exactly one place to buy physical Kobo GC's and it only exists in a few states. Plus you can't buy digital Kobo gift cards at all from the Kobo site.
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5) Bookstore. Amazon edges Kobo in their selections, but I can look to alternative sources like the Library.
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Amazon does have more, but Kobo's got a pretty good selection I think at least when it comes to more mainstream publishers.