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darryl · 10-10-2016, 11:59 PM

Both the Glo HD and the H2O are beautiful ereaders. I endorse davidfor's comments. I'm sure you would be happy with either of them. There is one area where Kobo readers are clearly superior, and that is fonts. Kobo gives readers much more control over fonts, which is a great advantage to older readers or those with vision problems. For many this is not that important, and though I love and use this feature, I can still read quite comfortably on my Kindle. I hope that continues to be so for a long time.

However, though some will disagree strongly with me, the Kobo "ecosystem" is something to be avoided. Whilst I would like to support Kobo more, I only buy books from them very occasionally. They are simply too expensive. It seems to me that they simply don't come near to Amazon on price, and so engage in marketing tactics to seek to hide this. It was once discount codes which needed to be above 30% in many cases to equal Amazon prices. It seems codes are still used, but there is now a payed club where the benefits seem to be largely illusory for most, though I have not checked for a while. Kobo also has many sales but usually on a very limited range of books. I would go so far as to say that you should never buy a book from Kobo, even with a discount, without checking the price on Amazon.

The best of both worlds at the moment is probably to buy your books from Amazon, then use Calibre to remove the DRM (assuming you can do so legally in your jurisdiction, of course), convert to Epub or KEPub and transfer to your Kobo for reading. Be aware, however, that this is not viable or ethical in the case of borrowed books, including Kindle library books, Kindle Unlimited books or the new Prime books. In the latter 2 cases if you don't read on a Kindle or a Kindle app Amazon will not be able to monitor pages read and the authors will not be paid. Personally I would not buy a Kobo reader if I was confined solely to Kobo's ecosystem.

Finally, as you are already a Kindle owner, you need to consider the benefits that Amazon offers to families, as well as your spouse having access to your existing library.

Good luck. I think you would be happy with either Kobo model. The real question for you is Kobo or another Kindle.

10-10-2016, 11:59 PM	#10
darryl Wizard Posts: 3,108 Karma: 60231510 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Aura H2O, Kindle Oasis, Huwei Ascend Mate 7	Both the Glo HD and the H2O are beautiful ereaders. I endorse davidfor's comments. I'm sure you would be happy with either of them. There is one area where Kobo readers are clearly superior, and that is fonts. Kobo gives readers much more control over fonts, which is a great advantage to older readers or those with vision problems. For many this is not that important, and though I love and use this feature, I can still read quite comfortably on my Kindle. I hope that continues to be so for a long time. However, though some will disagree strongly with me, the Kobo "ecosystem" is something to be avoided. Whilst I would like to support Kobo more, I only buy books from them very occasionally. They are simply too expensive. It seems to me that they simply don't come near to Amazon on price, and so engage in marketing tactics to seek to hide this. It was once discount codes which needed to be above 30% in many cases to equal Amazon prices. It seems codes are still used, but there is now a payed club where the benefits seem to be largely illusory for most, though I have not checked for a while. Kobo also has many sales but usually on a very limited range of books. I would go so far as to say that you should never buy a book from Kobo, even with a discount, without checking the price on Amazon. The best of both worlds at the moment is probably to buy your books from Amazon, then use Calibre to remove the DRM (assuming you can do so legally in your jurisdiction, of course), convert to Epub or KEPub and transfer to your Kobo for reading. Be aware, however, that this is not viable or ethical in the case of borrowed books, including Kindle library books, Kindle Unlimited books or the new Prime books. In the latter 2 cases if you don't read on a Kindle or a Kindle app Amazon will not be able to monitor pages read and the authors will not be paid. Personally I would not buy a Kobo reader if I was confined solely to Kobo's ecosystem. Finally, as you are already a Kindle owner, you need to consider the benefits that Amazon offers to families, as well as your spouse having access to your existing library. Good luck. I think you would be happy with either Kobo model. The real question for you is Kobo or another Kindle.