MobileRead Forums - View Single Post - Why do you prefer Kobo ereaders to Amazon ereaders

Sirtel · 10-24-2021, 01:49 PM

I was Kindle-only for many years. The two main reasons for this were the lack of physical buttons on Kobo devices and the fact that they were usually more buggy. Neither of those reasons applies anymore. Kobo has come a long way, while Amazon seems to have stagnated.

That's not to say I'm never going to buy another Kindle. If Amazon releases a 8'' Oasis, for example, I'll probably buy it. But this year's crop of Paperwhites doesn't interest me at all. No buttons, the same boring regular shape, I already have several 7'' devices. Yawn.

I ordered the Sage, although I'm a bit disappointed it's much heavier than the Forma and the Libra.

10-24-2021, 01:49 PM	#4
Sirtel Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,597 Karma: 240526511 Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Estonia Device: Kobo Sage & Libra 2	I was Kindle-only for many years. The two main reasons for this were the lack of physical buttons on Kobo devices and the fact that they were usually more buggy. Neither of those reasons applies anymore. Kobo has come a long way, while Amazon seems to have stagnated. That's not to say I'm never going to buy another Kindle. If Amazon releases a 8'' Oasis, for example, I'll probably buy it. But this year's crop of Paperwhites doesn't interest me at all. No buttons, the same boring regular shape, I already have several 7'' devices. Yawn. I ordered the Sage, although I'm a bit disappointed it's much heavier than the Forma and the Libra. Last edited by Sirtel; 10-24-2021 at 01:54 PM.