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Mivo · 08-06-2014, 05:37 PM

Yep, BOL uses epub (as do pretty much all vendors other than Amazon, though you can convert books to other formats), so you ideally want an epub reader. As mentioned, I feel that the Kobo Aura for €99 has no competition in that price segment. I feel it is under-priced.

Manga, and anything else in PDF format, you can pretty much forget on any e-ink reader. It works, but it is slow and sluggish, and just not much fun. For PDFs, you'd want an iOS or Android tablet (Nexus 7 would be the cheapest quality option here, but that starts at €220 or so). For reading books, an e-ink reader is nicer.

08-06-2014, 05:37 PM	#5
Mivo Fanatic Posts: 556 Karma: 3531054 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Germany Device: In use: Pocketbook InkPad 3, Kobo Glo, iPad Air 2	Yep, BOL uses epub (as do pretty much all vendors other than Amazon, though you can convert books to other formats), so you ideally want an epub reader. As mentioned, I feel that the Kobo Aura for €99 has no competition in that price segment. I feel it is under-priced. Manga, and anything else in PDF format, you can pretty much forget on any e-ink reader. It works, but it is slow and sluggish, and just not much fun. For PDFs, you'd want an iOS or Android tablet (Nexus 7 would be the cheapest quality option here, but that starts at €220 or so). For reading books, an e-ink reader is nicer.