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Originally Posted by snoeki
Kobo's ereaders are better than the Kindle's at the moment.
This is just the truth, you people shouldn't comment here if you don't know both systems, it's just stupid how many nonsense I read here. Why am I a mobile read member? This was the place for high quality information, for people who knew what they are doing. Now it just looks like kindergarten.
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I own both Kindles and Kobos — older, non-lit models. It's not as cut and dry as you make it. Dictionary — advantage Kindle. Touch screen sensitivity and accuracy — advantage Kindle. Flexibility (Customizability) — advantage Kobo (though Kindle now allowing custom fonts, closes the gap). Lending library — advantage Kindle. Borrowing from Overdrive in the U.S. — on my Kobos / Kindles advantage Kindle (using the newer Kobos — advantage Kobo). ePub vs. Mobi — draw (with Calibre anyhow). Amazon Store vs. Kobo — advantage Kindle (though Kobo's closing the gap), just easier to find stuff on Amazon. Reliability, build quality (older Readers) — advantage Kindle (what makes Kobos more customizable (the internal SD Cards) also makes them less reliable, but also easier (possible) to fix — so maybe a draw. (Can't speak for the newer Kindles (battery life on the Oasis, some screen issues, or the bleed on the Clara and other lighting issues on the Kobos). Not buying books from the near-monopolist eBook seller, Amazon — advantage Kobo.
My main issues with Kobos (the older ones I use) are the "double-tap" touch screens, the dictionary and the white space at the bottom of the screen. The white space issue can be fixed with patches (actually mostly fixed with just one change in a configuration file). The touch screen issues and the dictionary aren't so easily "repaired."
Again, I like them both. Neither is perfect but both are pretty good for reading books.