Thread: Kobo Aura now $50 at Walmart
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Old 11-23-2018, 09:29 PM   #3
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Originally Posted by GtrsRGr8 View Post
I'm not familiar with Aura. How does it compare to a Kindle reader of a comparable level? I'll check Kobo's website to check the specs for myself, but I'm sure that it will not have a comparison between their respective readers.
The Aura 2 would probably be compared to the Paperwhite 2 (since, I think, both have 212 ppi screens). It would probably be placed somewhere between the Kindle Basic and Kindle Paperwhite 3 — which is pretty much how Walmart has it priced. It is front-lit, unlike the Kindle Basic.

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BTW--Walmart bought Kobo back several months ago. ...
Walmart and Rakuten formed an alliance but Walmart didn't buy Kobo. Basically they just agreed to brand Kobo's book store in the United States. I was kind of hoping Walmart would give this a little bigger push because, what they're doing now, isn't going to threaten Amazon at all.
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