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Originally Posted by cgsmom
Kobo plus is not available in the US. I have noticed that some books are more expensive on Kobo than on Amazon. My library has most of my favorite authors books available on kindle. I like to sync with my phone for sideloaded content. To be honest, I have avoided owning a Kobo because of the way everyone talks about all of the customization. It sounds a little confusing. Kindle just works. My Nook is getting a little flaky and I will probably go back to Kindle. I just have to decide if the page turn buttons are worth as much to me as Amazon thinks they are.
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I've noticed the opposite as well. However, Kobo will price match a price on Amazon with a few pennies extra tossed in. I haven't noticed Amazon doing any price matching.
If your library has Kindle format ebooks available, it will likely offer the same books in epub since as far as I am aware, Overdrive is the only library back end offering Kindle loans. In which case, you can borrow them directly from your Kobo.
As for the customization? It's available for those who want to make use of it. It is not necessary to use a Kobo. I will assume that you are aware of the Kindle Developer's subforum and the number of customizations & add-ons offered there. At this time, I am not using any customization on my Kobo's other than adding the screensaver images and sideloaded fonts directories.
I do edit most ebooks before loading them but that's my choice and due to the fact that I can do something about the wide margins, wierd line spacing, odd font size choices, etc. I tend to prefer a boring consistent look. No starting the first page of a chapter halfway down the screen, no halfpage graphics as scene breaks, etc.
As for Kobo Plus not being available in the USA? At least Kobo will sell you an ebook. B&N will not even talk to a non-USA customer. I was impressed when Amazon moved their Canadian ebook customers to Amazon.ca and managed to remove a good chunk of my purchased ebooks since the American publisher did not have the right to sell the book in Canada. That was 6 hours of my life on the phone convincing the customer non-support personnel that I either wanted a full refund on each and every book or the equivalent ebooks from the Canadian rights holder added to my content.