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Albert LeRoi · 07-16-2017, 02:44 PM

Thank you all very much for your rapid and helpful replies!

I'm relieved to hear that the Kobo does not mess up ePub books. That was my main concern, since I will use it mostly to read books borrowed from libraries. The question was raised in an otherwise very positive review in this excellent French-language blog dedicated to e-readers: http://aldus2006.typepad.fr/mon_weblog/kobo/

The reference to Calibre was just a minor point and need not bother you any further if the Kobo machine handles ePub books well.

At this point in time I think I will buy the Kobo rather than the Tolino. On the German Amazon site the user reviews of the Tolino are rather mixed - 6 out of 23 users are dissatisfied, whereas on the website of FNAC, the distributor of the Kobo in France, the user reviews are very positive - out of 455 users only 15 give it 1 or 2 stars.

One other point: dictionaries. I notice that the Kobo manual warns that the dictionaries may not function with books borrowed from libraries. Have any of you any experience in this regards? Perhaps I should start a new thread in a different section?

Thanks again for your help!

07-16-2017, 02:44 PM	#7
Albert LeRoi Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: Belgium Device: None	Thank you all very much for your rapid and helpful replies! I'm relieved to hear that the Kobo does not mess up ePub books. That was my main concern, since I will use it mostly to read books borrowed from libraries. The question was raised in an otherwise very positive review in this excellent French-language blog dedicated to e-readers: http://aldus2006.typepad.fr/mon_weblog/kobo/ The reference to Calibre was just a minor point and need not bother you any further if the Kobo machine handles ePub books well. At this point in time I think I will buy the Kobo rather than the Tolino. On the German Amazon site the user reviews of the Tolino are rather mixed - 6 out of 23 users are dissatisfied, whereas on the website of FNAC, the distributor of the Kobo in France, the user reviews are very positive - out of 455 users only 15 give it 1 or 2 stars. One other point: dictionaries. I notice that the Kobo manual warns that the dictionaries may not function with books borrowed from libraries. Have any of you any experience in this regards? Perhaps I should start a new thread in a different section? Thanks again for your help!