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Originally Posted by BWinmill

Just deal with it. Believe it or not, many Kobo users don't like the home screen either and they do just that. Why? Because Kobo has other features that are compelling. For many it will be things like being able to borrow library books. Believe it or not, many libraries only support Adobe's DRM. Other people will want to buy books from third parties without doing converting formats or stripping DRM. Yet other people appreciate the microSD expansion slot. There are even people who like Kobo because Kobo is a relatively open platform that is safe and easy to modify.

I live in the US, which is the center of the world and all so Kindles can check out library books here.
Just kidding, I do wholeheartedly agree that Kobo is the right choice for non-US citizens who value library eLoans.

It isn't even that much to deal with. It is the place where you select the book that you want to read, then you spend most of your time in the reader software. Even when you are selecting a different book, it isn't too bothersome. Unless you read a lot of books concurrently, the book you want to read is probably there. Otherwise it is a minor amount of trouble to go to the library screen. Maybe you're willing to forego the features offered by Kobo because of that, yet many people aren't.

"Unless you read a lot of books concurrently", well, yes, there is that.

Not too bothersome, maybe. On the other hand, why should I put up with even that, if I don't value the features it offers?

And people who value simplicity in the homescreen also value simplicity in the options menu.

And according to Terisa de morgan, davidfor's Kobo Utilities plugin can get rid of whole types of extraneous tiles forever, so maybe that isn't such a big deal.

That brings it down to having EPUB+ADE support in exchange for a whole bunch of hidden features I don't want, which make the firmware somewhat unstable,... and I live in the US and DeDRM all my books.

Oh, yes, and back on topic -- the SD card. While I don't particularly object to the Kobo as an ereader, I still don't consider it a particular strength that it has an SD card slot. On the other hand, for non-US citizens who like library ebooks, and people who actually care about fonts (G-d knows why ), I would not at all recommend the Kindle.