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barryem · 12-07-2016, 09:50 PM

I have to agree about the Kobo Mini. I had a couple of them that I've since passed on to my friends. I want a front light on my reader. I found the 5" screen to be just right and I liked how easily it fit into a pocket. It weighed practically nothing and the screen was good and sharp. For a non-lit reader it had excellent contrast. It also had a good selection of features.

I was looking on Ebay the other day and I saw a number of them for sale at prices around $30 or $40.

I also saw some Kobo Aura's for about $40 to $50. That's a 6" reader with a front light and pretty much the same feature set. It's probably the smallest and lightest of the 6" readers. It's very small. I bought a couple of them used 2 or 3 months ago from Ebay and they're like new. I paid $50 each and got free shipping.

Barry

12-07-2016, 09:50 PM	#3
barryem Wizard Posts: 2,459 Karma: 68781975 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Arkansas Device: Paperwhite 4	I have to agree about the Kobo Mini. I had a couple of them that I've since passed on to my friends. I want a front light on my reader. I found the 5" screen to be just right and I liked how easily it fit into a pocket. It weighed practically nothing and the screen was good and sharp. For a non-lit reader it had excellent contrast. It also had a good selection of features. I was looking on Ebay the other day and I saw a number of them for sale at prices around $30 or $40. I also saw some Kobo Aura's for about $40 to $50. That's a 6" reader with a front light and pretty much the same feature set. It's probably the smallest and lightest of the 6" readers. It's very small. I bought a couple of them used 2 or 3 months ago from Ebay and they're like new. I paid $50 each and got free shipping. Barry