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Richwood · 04-16-2020, 07:30 PM

Is Kobo overtaking or has it surpassed the Kindle readers as far as features and price are concerned?

A no advertising Kindle Oasis 8 GB WiFi reader is $270 when not on sale. The equivalent Kobo Libre is $170. Virtually the same physical size, weight and screen resolution. Is the Kindle worth the extra $100 and if so why?

Kobo introduced screen color temperature adjustable illumination 4 years ago and has offered it on about 5 models with screen sizes from 6" to 8". Only the Kindle Oasis 10, introduced last year, has it on Kindle models currently. Not available on the Basic or PW4.

Kobo offers 11 fonts standard and has sliders for font size, line spacing and margins as well as 3 justification settings and font size and weight sliders in advanced settings. Kindle Font choices are more limited.

Kobo offers 4 screen sizes currently, 6", 7", 7.8" and 8" while Kindle reader choices are limited to 6" and 7" currently.

The Oasis and PW4 have more options but some, like the advertising removal, should be free choices in my opinion.

04-16-2020, 07:30 PM	#1
Richwood Astronomy Nut Posts: 519 Karma: 3700000 Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Reno, NV Device: Kindle (All), Kobo (Multiple), Sony (most) and Nook Glowlight Plus	Kindle versus Kobo? Is Kobo overtaking or has it surpassed the Kindle readers as far as features and price are concerned? A no advertising Kindle Oasis 8 GB WiFi reader is $270 when not on sale. The equivalent Kobo Libre is $170. Virtually the same physical size, weight and screen resolution. Is the Kindle worth the extra $100 and if so why? Kobo introduced screen color temperature adjustable illumination 4 years ago and has offered it on about 5 models with screen sizes from 6" to 8". Only the Kindle Oasis 10, introduced last year, has it on Kindle models currently. Not available on the Basic or PW4. Kobo offers 11 fonts standard and has sliders for font size, line spacing and margins as well as 3 justification settings and font size and weight sliders in advanced settings. Kindle Font choices are more limited. Kobo offers 4 screen sizes currently, 6", 7", 7.8" and 8" while Kindle reader choices are limited to 6" and 7" currently. The Oasis and PW4 have more options but some, like the advertising removal, should be free choices in my opinion.