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Old 05-25-2011, 01:21 PM   #136
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It is a fairly widely held misconception that Borders owns Kobo since that's currently the primary (only?) place to purchase one in the U.S. ...
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Old 05-25-2011, 03:37 PM   #137
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They are also at Walmart in the US, per the koboreader.com website.
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Old 05-25-2011, 03:48 PM   #138
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Does anyone know if either of these devices (the new nook & kobo) have replaceable batteries? A friend is in the market for one and I think that is a necessity for owning a device long term.
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Old 05-25-2011, 03:53 PM   #139
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Given all the hassles that came from Bookeen, I'd stay far far away from them. Is it worth your aging 6 years just to have one of their products?
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Old 05-25-2011, 03:56 PM   #140
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I'd buy the Kobo, but I'm conflicted about breaking the DRM on my Kindle books...I have not bought many, but I still have some free ones I want to read.
Just remove the DRM and convert. It won't hurt and nobody can say 100% that it is illegal to do.
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Old 05-25-2011, 03:57 PM   #141
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I'm glad I wasn't able to get a Sony 650 now. Not sure if I'll go the Nook or Kobo but it will be one or the other. Will probably wait till some hands on reviews are out to make my decision but I do like the look of the Kobo over the Nook.
But what will you do if come October Sony comes out with yet another better reader?
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Does anyone know if either of these devices (the new nook & kobo) have replaceable batteries? A friend is in the market for one and I think that is a necessity for owning a device long term.
I believe they do not, and it is probably not economically feasible for B&N or Kobo to offer a battery replacement service for a $120 device. When someone does a teardown of the device we'll learn if it is possible for a DIY replacement.

I question the notion of 'long term' when it comes to consumer electronics, however. The battery should be good for at least 2-3 years, by which time there will be plenty of things better if not cheaper. My 5 year old iPod nano is still going strong, and when it dies, I will not mourn it.
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But what will you do if come October Sony comes out with yet another better reader?
Ignore it, because it will be overpriced as usual.
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Old 05-25-2011, 04:29 PM   #144
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Ignore it, because it will be overpriced as usual.
We don't know this to be true. So I'm just going to wait and see. But then as I already have a 650, I don't need to wait to then decide what I want to buy. But I am waiting to see the Kindle Keyboard go away and it touch. Not that I am going to buy one. I'm not looking to buy a nook or Kobo. But that won't stop me from checking them out.
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I believe they are also available at Bestbuy.
Ah, OK. The BestBuy in my neighborhood only had Nooks, Sonys (Sonies?), and Kindles.
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Old 05-25-2011, 08:45 PM   #146
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Yep! I've seen them at several Walmart's in the Niagara Falls/Buffalo, NY area.
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Old 05-25-2011, 09:47 PM   #147
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But what will you do if come October Sony comes out with yet another better reader?
I'll probably have the nook or kobo by then but assuming I don't and assuming the Sony is competitively priced I'd check it out too.

I don't need a super dooper fancy ereader. I was mainly interested in the Sony 650 for the pearl screen anyway.
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Damn that new Kobo is awesome!! I bought a Sony 650 last Christmas and I'm regretting it now. It's a good reader and all but the lack of wifi is a killer. I hate having to connect it to my computer just to get some books or newspapers on there. And it would be great to have book synching across devices. And statistics and achievements? That sounds like great fun! I may have to pick one of these up when I go back to Canada in July. I don't know what I'll do with my expensive Sony
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Kobo is donating big money to charity based on minutes logged reading via Kobo platforms. More info HERE! I think this is pretty smart all around.

-Donating Kobos and ebooks to charities in need is a great thing.
-And this has the potential to draw a lot of attention to their product in this Kindle world we live in.
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I question the notion of 'long term' when it comes to consumer electronics, however. The battery should be good for at least 2-3 years, by which time there will be plenty of things better if not cheaper. My 5 year old iPod nano is still going strong, and when it dies, I will not mourn it.
For me, 'long term' means that if I still find the device usefule, I can use it. I can "maybe" see in the first generation of a product to think of it as throw away, or that the design of a product has to have a battery that can't be removed (due to size); but by the 4th generation, hopefully, a product is relatively mature and has useful functionality and IS NOT limited by a replaceable battery.

I would love an MP3 player with a replaceable battery (all I want is a simple MP3 player that plays music). Ditto for an ereader.

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