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Atunah · 10-06-2018, 05:19 PM

I never even seen a Kobo, so I wouldn't be able to compare. But I still have all my kindles going back to 2008 when I got my first one. None of them have ever broken or stopped working. I still charge them each month just because. I have a K1, K3, basic buttons, Oasis1, Voyage, new basic, and Oasis 2.

Since they mostly use the same screen they should all last about the same way. Meaning its how you treat them and if you use a cover or stuff them in a pocket or bag without protection.

I hadn't even known about Kobo until a while back, mostly from reading these forums. So I didn't know they existed. And to me they were always a non american brand. I mean not sold in the US. I am not fond of having to order from foreign sites for various reasons.

I had thought of getting a kobo for a family member a while back, but every time I read the kobo forums all I see is having to fiddle with this and that, having to use calibre to do this and that and software issues, hacking and who knows what else. I was going to get it for the person for direct library borrowing. But all that fiddling apparently having to be done to get this and that turned me off. So instead I got a kindle and just send the books via the account to that persons kindle.

But again, some folks have more than one ebook reader from different makers. Don't see the issue with that. Just whatever one prefers. In the end they are all similar in that they all are for reading books and are easy on the eyes because of the screen. That's about it.

Since I only buy books from amazon, there is not easy way to incorporate another brand at this point. I want to be able to access all my books at all times when I want, when I need and get new books when I want and need. Without having to go to a computer, or fiddle with some conversion program.

I also love the sync for non amazon books. I have a few of those for various reasons. I can also get recipes over that way and no matter what kindle I grab, its all there. Synced and ready.

But I am in the US so my wishes are US centric.

10-06-2018, 05:19 PM	#10
Atunah Wizard Posts: 1,817 Karma: 23400001 Join Date: May 2012 Location: USA Device: K1/K3/BasicK Voyage/Oasis1/Oasis3	I never even seen a Kobo, so I wouldn't be able to compare. But I still have all my kindles going back to 2008 when I got my first one. None of them have ever broken or stopped working. I still charge them each month just because. I have a K1, K3, basic buttons, Oasis1, Voyage, new basic, and Oasis 2. Since they mostly use the same screen they should all last about the same way. Meaning its how you treat them and if you use a cover or stuff them in a pocket or bag without protection. I hadn't even known about Kobo until a while back, mostly from reading these forums. So I didn't know they existed. And to me they were always a non american brand. I mean not sold in the US. I am not fond of having to order from foreign sites for various reasons. I had thought of getting a kobo for a family member a while back, but every time I read the kobo forums all I see is having to fiddle with this and that, having to use calibre to do this and that and software issues, hacking and who knows what else. I was going to get it for the person for direct library borrowing. But all that fiddling apparently having to be done to get this and that turned me off. So instead I got a kindle and just send the books via the account to that persons kindle. But again, some folks have more than one ebook reader from different makers. Don't see the issue with that. Just whatever one prefers. In the end they are all similar in that they all are for reading books and are easy on the eyes because of the screen. That's about it. Since I only buy books from amazon, there is not easy way to incorporate another brand at this point. I want to be able to access all my books at all times when I want, when I need and get new books when I want and need. Without having to go to a computer, or fiddle with some conversion program. I also love the sync for non amazon books. I have a few of those for various reasons. I can also get recipes over that way and no matter what kindle I grab, its all there. Synced and ready. But I am in the US so my wishes are US centric.