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Originally Posted by graycyn
THANKS for these details on the original cover. I do plan to buy one once back in stock at either Kobo or Chapters/Indigo, so it's comforting to know it works as intended!
Fortunately, I have no interest in the stand aspect, I have several great 3Feet folding stands that I prefer anyway. I'd rather have my cover stay semi-rigid than do any brute force bending!
I agree, the price tag is high, but my original Kobo cover for the Aura HD is still looking great and going strong after 3 years, so I figure I'll get my money's worth. My Aura HD cover is ten times more pleasurable in use than the cheaper cover I got for my husband's Aura HD, which, after he abandoned it, I've been using to proofread scanned books.
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Glad to help.
One aspect that made me decide to finally get the original cover despite the price is that I'll probably be using this reader for a long time. If there hadn't been a 7.8 inch reader, I'd probably still use my four year old Kindle. The one thing I need is to read books, with as much options and customization related to reading (this includes things such as Time To Read, but not stuff like Facebook or Pocket).
I'd never go smaller than a 6 inch screen. I've already determined that I'd never go bigger than a 7.8 inch screen either. The only thing which would get me to upgrade is if Kobo released a reader with an 8 or 8.1 inch screen, WITHOUT increasing the reader size beyond that of the KA1. One of the ways of doing this would be to make the screen longer, cutting down on the top and bottom bezels. (If E-Ink would create such a screen, that is.)
Although, I don't know if 7.8 -> 8.1 inch would be enough to upgrade; I never found 6 -> 6.8 inch to be worth it.