I am new to this site but I was surprised at how many negative comments there are from people. Some seem to have legitimate issues but there also seems to be a lot of trolling going on.
For the record for anyone else like me out there checking this site out for the first time there are people out there who LOVE their Kobo. Here is what I love about it.
Small
Light
Good Screen
Simple Device that works quickly. I tried out a couple of Sony devices at Futureshop and the original Kobo at Chapters and they seemed slow to respond and turn pages.
All for a lot less money than the other e readers I saw out there. Especially for a Canadian who would have to pay import fees on a Kindle.
Is it an iPad? No. That wouldn't fit in my purse or be as good for reading. I don't care to read books on a backlit screen. I tried that and it was hard on the eyes. My wifi Kobo has a good clear screen and I can make the text bigger with one button press. Besides I could probably buy 5 Kobos for the price of an iPad.
Does it let you browse the web? Why on earth would anyone want to browse the web on a black&white e-ink screen in a device with a relatively slow processor???
I have received two firmware updates automagically from Kobo when connecting via Wifi. Neither blew up my machine or did anything other than fix bugs or add features.
So am I crazy? Am I the only person out there who is happy with their Kobo or what???