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Alpha o · 01-26-2015, 04:29 PM

Just got the reader, it simply won't charge, either by outlet or computer. It's dead, am returning.

To top it off, it was sent in a flimsy bubble envelope.

I see a couple of other threads on the Kobo, very interesting about adding other readers and sideloading.

I have one more question - what killed B&N for me was a couple of opt out lines. You could opt out of B&N itself and one affiliate, but there were 2 more affiliates you could not opt out from. How bad is Kobo? Anywhere you can find the TOS on the library without signing up? I've also tangled with the Zinio reader and I don't like what it wants to install on the computer.

I did look through the library and they had some decent Sci-Fi. It looks like I will order a Kobo, but which one and from where I have to figure out.

01-26-2015, 04:29 PM	#51
Alpha o Addict Posts: 282 Karma: 2603524 Join Date: Jan 2015 Device: Onyx Boox Darwin, inkBOOK Obsidian	Just got the reader, it simply won't charge, either by outlet or computer. It's dead, am returning. To top it off, it was sent in a flimsy bubble envelope. I see a couple of other threads on the Kobo, very interesting about adding other readers and sideloading. I have one more question - what killed B&N for me was a couple of opt out lines. You could opt out of B&N itself and one affiliate, but there were 2 more affiliates you could not opt out from. How bad is Kobo? Anywhere you can find the TOS on the library without signing up? I've also tangled with the Zinio reader and I don't like what it wants to install on the computer. I did look through the library and they had some decent Sci-Fi. It looks like I will order a Kobo, but which one and from where I have to figure out. Last edited by Alpha o; 01-26-2015 at 06:40 PM.