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Old 04-13-2010, 04:19 PM   #4
DArenson
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Device: Kobo, Kindle
Does Kobo support ePub? For example, I sometimes download the free classics from Google Books in ePub format. As far as I know, you can't read ePub books on a Kindle. Can you transfer them onto a Kobo and Sony Reader? (The Kindle also has a library of free classics, but those are actually not free up here in Canada, and they don't have as many titles as Google Books.)

How about buying an ePub book from the Sony Store, and transferring it over to Kobo -- or vice versa? Would that work?

I agree that based on pictures (never held or used one) the Kobo is beautiful. A really snazzy looking gadget. I've used Kindles before, and while I love the screen and how text appears on it, the controls were a bit clunky. I also found the ratio of buttons-to-text a bit jarring. I want my ereader to feel like a book, not a gadget, and Kindle's keyboard and multiple buttons seem a bit too much. The Kobo looks pretty because it's simple; just a screen and a few buttons.

How did you get your hands on one? I thought they're not being released until next month.

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