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Originally Posted by fantasycamp
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Yes, but that discussion carried across multiple devices of varying quality.
This started as a recommendation for a replacement for the Kobo Glo. Recommendations as a replacement were the Aura H20 or the Glo HD. Which is also what the video you linked to recommended.
Then discussion switched to the Glo HD no longer being produced and the reasons behind it.
Kobo has not come out with a definitive statement. They haven't even said that it has been discontinued. But general consensus is that the profit margin on the Glo HD just wasn't enough to justify its continued production. It has been replaced by the lower spec'd Aura 2.
At the same price point, Amazon seems to have no trouble with the Paperwhite 3 which is comparable to the Glo HD (as the video showed) and has a nicer screen than the Aura 2.
Amazon can do this because they are to e-readers what Apple is to phones. To the general public, they are seen as the best, regardless of professional reviews of comparable devices.
I would much rather have a Kobo than a Kindle. But then I hang naround nerdy boards like this one. I use Calibre. I buy my books from Amazon, strip the DRM and convert them.
If my mom who lives out of state decided to try an e-reader, I wouldn't recommend this. I would recommend a Kindle Paperwhite 3.