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Old 08-28-2015, 08:19 PM   #1
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Was planning of going into the city today to buy my first Ereader. Was looking at the Kobo glo hd as it comes with a free sleepcover for $179! But in todays news paper a retailer has 10% of the Amazon Kindle range so now the new paperwhite 300PPI is also $179 (no sleepcover)!
So what do i go with? Have been reading many posts on this forum about both ereaders! Many had early problems with the glo hd but with firmware update looks like its fixed, and people say kobo is better for a range of places to buy books! Where kindle has its reputation as being #1!
Please help. Its Doing my head in, cheers
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I find Amazon easier to navigate than Kobo.
Do you like to read e-books?
Where are you planning on reading e-books?
What country are you in?

Amazon also has a basic unlit kindle for $79 in the US.
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Both make decent devices. I guess if it was me I'd look at the features of both and see if either had anything that was "must have" for you.

Also while many (most?) here on MR have no problems removing DRM and converting books from various formats you may or may not be. If you plan to do that then the store the device is tied to doesn't matter, if you plan to pretty much always buy from the store your device is tied to be sure to look up some books you're interested in and compare prices. In some countries and/or from some publishers Amazon can be a lot cheaper. The reverse might be the case for some other countries.
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Old 08-28-2015, 10:39 PM   #4
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Cheers guys! Cinisajoy never used an Ebook. I read mainly on work breaks, live in Australia.
Reason i am looking at ebook readers, i enjoy reading mountain climbing books, and my local book shop can take up to 3 weeks to import from the USA! But all books are on ebooks!
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Cheers guys! Cinisajoy never used an Ebook. I read mainly on work breaks, live in Australia.
Reason i am looking at ebook readers, i enjoy reading mountain climbing books, and my local book shop can take up to 3 weeks to import from the USA! But all books are on ebooks!
If you think you might want to borrow library ebooks in the future - and lots of Australian public libraries have a great selection - i'd suggest not getting a Kindle. There's no Kindle library borrowing in Australia.

Otherwise, they are both good devices, with slightly different feature sets, so it depends what matters most to you.
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So the free sleepcover from kobo should do the deal. But not sure if its the kobo glo hd typeClick image for larger version Name: uploadfromtaptalk1440817291978.png Views: 217 Size: 240.3 KB ID: 141479
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Since you are down under, I would recommend a kobo.
I think you will like e-books.
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So the free sleepcover from kobo should do the deal. But not sure if its the kobo glo hd typeAttachment 141479
Honestly, similar quality sleepcovers are so cheap on ebay that I wouldn't let that influence your decision much. The Kobo brand sleep covers are, in my opinion, very overpriced at RRP.
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So the free sleepcover from kobo should do the deal. But not sure if its the kobo glo hd typeAttachment 141479
That looks to be an older cover for the Glo. The Glo and Glo HD are the same size and you can use the same cover for both. But, if that is the cover I am thinking of, it is bulkier than the current Glo HD cover.
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Well went with the Kobo Glo Hd and it did come with the new HD case!
Now do most pay for Ebooks with there normal visa/credit/debit cards or do i purchase a visa card from the post office (low amount on it)?
Are most book web sites safe? As i hate spending over the net.
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Well went with the Kobo Glo Hd and it did come with the new HD case!
Now do most pay for Ebooks with there normal visa/credit/debit cards or do i purchase a visa card from the post office (low amount on it)?
Are most book web sites safe? As i hate spending over the net.
Credit cards should come with purchase protection - you can dispute any purchase you did not make, and it's up to the card company to cover fraud, not you. I've not had a problem in many ebook purchases over multiple sites. But if you feel better about it, use a low-limit card, sure.
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Well went with the Kobo Glo Hd and it did come with the new HD case!
Now do most pay for Ebooks with there normal visa/credit/debit cards or do i purchase a visa card from the post office (low amount on it)?
Are most book web sites safe? As i hate spending over the net.
Thanks
I have done both. Just be sure if you get a prepaid Visa, you can use it on the site you want to.
We got a prepaid to buy something from Hong Kong. Turns out, the card was only good on US sites due to a global fee.
I don't know about banking in Australia, but you can always apply for a low limit credit card from your bank.
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