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Old 05-16-2012, 12:26 AM   #1
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Before it was formally presented we had a discussion on this thread


Since when Peter first posted the link the site seems to be working a lot better. I guess this is how they're bringing back online reading which disapeared from the Kobo website.



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It does appear to work well and have an attractive interface but I would have to be on a third party computer or something like that to read on a computer's browser myself (having so many other reading devices and always having one with me...).
I'm wondering why and who would read online if they have a reader or tablet?
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Old 05-16-2012, 12:43 AM   #3
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The versions they released first (other than the desktop clients) are all about Apple. This reader can be used on iPads etc for purchasing books w/o having to pass 30% on to Apple.
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This version works MUCH better than the first one.. I can actually use it. The first one constantly got stuck even changing screens in the initial startup screen.
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Yikes spoke too soon.. After trying out the Instant reader and signing in on it, it seems that my 'region' has changed somehow at kobo.com so I no longer am able to view the 'Free Ebooks' list.. Unusually, if I switch the language to French, German or Netherlands it displays the free ebooks. Not so for English. Weird.. Tried logging out and back in but still broken.

Edit: I realize I can't see ANY of the booklists now.. I get 'The list "<booklist>" is empty or you may be geographically restricted from viewing its contents - try selecting a new list.' Anyone have the same problem?
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The versions they released first (other than the desktop clients) are all about Apple. This reader can be used on iPads etc for purchasing books w/o having to pass 30% on to Apple.
Ah! That makes sense...Well, I'm not likely to go back to reading on my iPod Touch now that I have a tablet but I understand the reasoning. Good work-around for Apple in that case!
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