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Kobo released the HD e-reader in April 2013 and the company expected it to only account for 3% of their overall revenue. This was primarily due to the 6.8 inch screen being unproved in the market and the premium cost. Within six months, it quickly became a bestseller and CEO Michael Tamblyn said now accounts for 25% of hardware sales. This has prompted Kobo to developer a spiritual successor, the brand new waterproof H20 e-reader.
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I recall during that period this:
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One of the big hyping factors behind this new model is that it is 6.8 inches, which buckles the trend of your standard six inch reader. The resolution is also the best in the business, putting the Nook HD and Kindle Fire HD 7 to shame.
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The Kobo Aura HD features a 6.8 inch touchscreen with a resolution of 1440×1080 with 265 DPI. This e-reader is seriously the best in the business with its high-definition display. The Kindle Fire HD 7 has 1280×800 and the Nook HD has 1440×900. What this means is that as an e-reader, it actually has better image quality than the majority of mainstream tablets on the market. The Aura HD also has a built in comfort light, which allows you to read in the dark with a front-lit display.
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https://goodereader.com/blog/electro...aura-hd-review
My concerns was that the reading had to feel pleseant, and I was a little scared of lower resolutions; that's what made me to buy the Kobo Aura HD.
Sadly, the missing water-resistant feature made me to damage both mine and the one I'd lately bought for my mother too (that she quite never used).
I can't recall it precisely, but the price dropped after the release of the device.
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It was revealed 15 April 2013 and allowed for preorders the next day at a price of 169.99 USD/CAD.
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