I have the original Kobo with the button. It's been having issues so I was going to replace it. Like another post I read here, where the person listed features important to them, I've done the same here (no particular order - but they're all important)...thanks.
Light: I read a lot in bed with no lamps on, while my wife is sleeping (or trying to
). I use a clip-on light now and would love to get an ereader that is nicely back-lit in bot the dark, and very dim conditions. This is very important.
Basic use only (so I want easy): All I ever do on my ereader is buy a book, read it, and will likely not read it again. I don't read so much that I need to manage the library (much), and therefore, I want it to
boot up quickly,
turn pages quickly, have a
nice to read screen, and have
very little quirks or issues. With my Kobo I made a case out of a double dvd case as when I'm using my kobo I like just handling it without extra weight...so the
'case' considerations are important (can I make a nice one and do like I do today, or is there a perfect after-market case?).
Audio books: I listen to audio books in the car (iPhone) when I'm driving to work or elsewhere on my own. I currently use audible. Some of those books are like 40+ hours long of listening...I read about whispersync and thought it would be cool to listen and read the same book and have simple synching ability. However, I do not want to listen/read all books, just some (5-10 a year). So while this is important, it's not absolutely necessary. Would give 7 out of 10 on importance scale. With Kindle/Audible, is this a big cost (heard you buy both ebook/audiobook...exlample, Words of Radiance by Sanderson).
Location: I live in Canada (Ontario). I want to be able to buy just about any book that is available as an ebook, without location issues. That said, I primarily read fantasy (Sanderson, Martin, etc.) and cycling books...but some odd books too (japanese tea, for example).
Battery life/indicator: longer life the better. But give me an accurate battery reader so that I can know when I'm 25%, 10%, etc. I don't care if it takes a while to charge (would do over night). Plus I still read paper books...
Any other factors I would want to consider (given my points above)?