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Originally Posted by HarryT
8", though, seems to be neither fish nor fowl. It's too big to easily carry around, but too small for comfortable PDF reading. I'd be interested to know what people see the main use of such a screen size as being.
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I've always (yes, *ALWAYS*) have my bag with me when I'm going somewhere. It contains at least the following:
E-Reader
Umbrella
Pen, Pencil, Paper
a strip of Ibuprofen tablets and 0.5L water
Phone (If I have trousers with too small pockets)
Thus carrying the reader around is not a problem.
For me, 8" would show more text. My eyesight is poor, so my fonts are larger than what would be normal in a paperback; I can read the smaller fonts, but why should I, if I have a choice?
The fact that the Kindle has useless font selection (5 is the only usable font, and in most books, it's still small, while 6 is huge), makes me consider every Kobo that is released. I've been using my KPW1 for 3,5 years now, but if the price is right, I might actually try an 8 inch reader and a Kobo in one fell swoop.
If I like it, so much the better. If I like it because it's a Kobo, but would like a smaller one, I can return it for the smaller Aura. If I don't like it at all, I can return it and keep the KPW1.
Maybe I'll try it, if it gets covers that I like (with no protrusions, metal, clasps, or outer magnets).