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TuxGirl · 04-19-2017, 03:07 PM

So far, in the past 10 years, I have stayed consistently in the Kindle camp. I had a k1, k2, kk, kpw1, and currently have a kpw2. I'm looking at a new Kindle in the near future, and am trying to decide whether to go with another Kindle (probably voyage, unless they update something big), stick with what I have, or get a Kobo aura one.

Things pushing me toward the Kindle side:
* I have a large Kindle library currently
* I like having personal documents accessible in the cloud
* It has worked for me so far
* amazon Fanboyism
* I'm familiar with the common annoyances and I've read some things saying that the Kobo sometimes has a lot of lag
* Amazon cs has always been good to me
* I have been happy with the Kindle ecosystem so far

Things pushing me toward the Kobo:
* Software development books would work way better on a larger screen
* I've always liked the Kobo ui, reading life seems pretty cool
* More freedom to make changes I want (I'm a Linux and Android user, so I am used to control over a variety of things on my devices)
* Overdrive integration would be nice, making it easier to get books from the library

I guess I'm nervous about getting the ka1 and hating it, and regretting it. I currently have around 6000 books in my Kindle library, so that is a consideration, but my technical books are not from Kindle, and are drm free, so I wouldn't need to do anything to get those working on the ka1. I do have Calibre, although I haven't moved my Kindle library to it. I am a stickler for the rules, so I've never messed with breaking drm...

Any advice??? Am I missing any important issues with either? Are the kobos as awesome as they sound? If you have both, which do you use more?

04-19-2017, 03:07 PM	#1
TuxGirl Groupie Posts: 179 Karma: 141378 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: kindle	Another Kindle or Kobo aura one? Or something else??? So far, in the past 10 years, I have stayed consistently in the Kindle camp. I had a k1, k2, kk, kpw1, and currently have a kpw2. I'm looking at a new Kindle in the near future, and am trying to decide whether to go with another Kindle (probably voyage, unless they update something big), stick with what I have, or get a Kobo aura one. Things pushing me toward the Kindle side: * I have a large Kindle library currently * I like having personal documents accessible in the cloud * It has worked for me so far * amazon Fanboyism * I'm familiar with the common annoyances and I've read some things saying that the Kobo sometimes has a lot of lag * Amazon cs has always been good to me * I have been happy with the Kindle ecosystem so far Things pushing me toward the Kobo: * Software development books would work way better on a larger screen * I've always liked the Kobo ui, reading life seems pretty cool * More freedom to make changes I want (I'm a Linux and Android user, so I am used to control over a variety of things on my devices) * Overdrive integration would be nice, making it easier to get books from the library I guess I'm nervous about getting the ka1 and hating it, and regretting it. I currently have around 6000 books in my Kindle library, so that is a consideration, but my technical books are not from Kindle, and are drm free, so I wouldn't need to do anything to get those working on the ka1. I do have Calibre, although I haven't moved my Kindle library to it. I am a stickler for the rules, so I've never messed with breaking drm... Any advice??? Am I missing any important issues with either? Are the kobos as awesome as they sound? If you have both, which do you use more?