Sony PRS-T1 or Kobo Touch? Please share your uptodate opinions.

[spindlegirl]

Originally Posted by jmcollis

I actually like the fact that I can use real buttons on the bottom, or the touch swipe (which doesn't take very much at all) to change pages. Depending on how I am holding the device, there are options.

Cheers,
John

I appreciate this. I've used one or the other from time to time and it really is convenient. Especially if I am reading a book in landscape mode. (and I love the option of being able to read a book in landscape mode. Some library books often seem to read better that way).

[spindlegirl]

Originally Posted by jmcollis

Cool. Thanks for the tip. I'll keep my eyes open for that!

Cheers,
John

As a former kobo but now T1 owner, I can testify to that working really well. I was thrilled that I could re-download my kobo books onto my Sony. I had amassed a ton of freebies as well as the ones I bought, and wanted to keep them.

[owly]

Well, I'll soon see. I found a Sony T1 for a good price on ebay so I'll be able to comapre 8-)

[Yar-PocketBooker]

Originally Posted by bcgirl

Awesome! I also got a black Sony PRS-t1 for Christmas and just finished book #6. I also got the cover with light. Such a cool device! I love it, love it!

same here - I love Sony T1, though I think that PRS-950 was better...

[scrapking]

Originally Posted by jmcollis

Cool. Thanks for the tip. I'll keep my eyes open for that!

There are two good ways of keeping tabs of it:

- sign up with Kobobooks.com and watch your email
- subscribe to the Mobileread.com Kobobooks.com Discount Codes thread

Either way, I'd read up on sideloading books into your Sony first to make sure you know how to do it, can do it, and want to do it. If all systems are go logistically, you can save money doing it.

[The Terminator]

Originally Posted by LuvReadin

You can swipe to turn a page (and set it up for either direction); it's not that different.

He means tap to turn, they both do swipe. But I guess the Sony has the buttons so you don't really need tap as much.

[LuvReadin]

Originally Posted by The Terminator

He means tap to turn, they both do swipe. But I guess the Sony has the buttons so you don't really need tap as much.

Yes, that's probably it. I tend to use the buttons - don't like fingerprints on the screen! - but it's obviously personal preference, and I can see tap might be better for people with restricted movement.

[Dinghy]

I'm facing the same dilemma - Kobo touch or Sony T1. I like the Kindle touch but dont like the price differential between UK and US for the hardware, I'm in the Uk. I also dont like the fact that you can't link to libraries in the UK with kindle which is short sighted of Amazon, I want a reader that let's me download library books easily and the Sony wins that competition as you don't need a PC to do it. Why buy a reader that doesn't let you borrow library books for free! Sort it out Amazon.

I prefer the form factor, UI and non reflective bezel of the Kobo, but having played with both the touch screens the Kobo seems a bit flakey compared to the Sony - can anyone confirm this?

If they were the same price I would buy the Sony for the convemience of on device library book downloads, but there is a £50 price difference so the Kobo would appear better value. Anyone have experience of getting library books onto a kobo? As a traveller I like the fact that I could be at any airport in the world and download a library book to the Sony from my local library that has a great selection of ebooks - but is this convenience worth £50 when I could realistically just put them on a Kobo before I leave the UK.

Is the Sony touch screen more responsive that the Kobo as it appears to be in my tests with demo versions?

The Kobo wins on settings in a book, fonts, margins, justification etc... And also let's you configure refresh rate which the Sony doesn't - it also has tap to turn rather than swipe, although it doesn't take much to swipe the Sony so not a deal breaker for me - I also understand there is a simple way to get the Sony to tap page turn - can anyone point me in the right direction on this.

Any advice, experiences with either device much appreciated.

[Dinghy]

Also, does anyone know if Kobo have on device upload of library books on their firmware roadmap?

[Cdesja5]

You can use the Kobo Touch browser to get your library books wirelessly fairly easily, as well as your own library (locally) from Calibre if you use it as your catalogue.
I also find the Sony touch-screen slightly more responsive but the Kobo is OK, my daughter has one and loves it.
Kobo is at $99.99 right now in Canada + a free gel-skin for Mother's Day. Perhaps they have a similar offer on the UK Site right now?

[LuvReadin]

Originally Posted by Dinghy

I'm facing the same dilemma - Kobo touch or Sony T1. I like the Kindle touch but dont like the price differential between UK and US for the hardware, I'm in the Uk. I also dont like the fact that you can't link to libraries in the UK with kindle which is short sighted of Amazon, I want a reader that let's me download library books easily and the Sony wins that competition as you don't need a PC to do it. Why buy a reader that doesn't let you borrow library books for free! Sort it out Amazon.

Yep, that's what put the Kindle out of the running for me. It's not really to do with Amazon, though - it's politics between the publishers. It's clearly technically possible because it works with US libraries.

Originally Posted by Dinghy

Anyone have experience of getting library books onto a kobo? As a traveller I like the fact that I could be at any airport in the world and download a library book to the Sony from my local library that has a great selection of ebooks - but is this convenience worth £50 when I could realistically just put them on a Kobo before I leave the UK.

I did it with the basic one (the Wi-fi), although via the PC, not the Kobo wireless. Had no problems at all. I did have Adobe Digital Editions set up, though. That was rather a pain to set up with the Sony, but possibly might be less so with the Kobo. However, once it's done, it's done, and after that downloading's easy.

[Dinghy]

Originally Posted by Cdesja5

You can use the Kobo Touch browser to get your library books wirelessly fairly easily, as well as your own library (locally) from Calibre if you use it as your catalogue.
I also find the Sony touch-screen slightly more responsive but the Kobo is OK, my daughter has one and loves it.
Kobo is at $99.99 right now in Canada + a free gel-skin for Mother's Day. Perhaps they have a similar offer on the UK Site right now?

Thanks - assumed it would be too small on the browser. So I pick a library book from the browser the kobo will download it straight onto the reader ?

[Cdesja5]

That's right. Any ereader with a browser would be able to do that... Assuming you have a good wireless connection.

[Synamon]

Originally Posted by Dinghy

Thanks - assumed it would be too small on the browser. So I pick a library book from the browser the kobo will download it straight onto the reader ?

I've seen posts recently complaining about the downloading books using the Kobo browser, and just saw this thread where that was mentioned again. I'm not sure if the problems were limited to downloading from Dropbox.

Browsing the Overdrive library website with a 6" eink device is my idea of torture, so you'll probably at least want to use your computer to find books and put them on your wish and hold lists. If it's important to you that the step of checking out and downloading the books happens on the eReader, then get a Sony. Otherwise, downloading the books to your computer and transferring them to a Kobo is a very simple task.

[The Terminator]

Originally Posted by Cdesja5

That's right. Any ereader with a browser would be able to do that... Assuming you have a good wireless connection.

That's not true, asfaik the Sony T1 is the only eReader that lets you borrow library books right from the device. When you go to the Library to download an eBook you don't just download an ePub with an expiration date, you get an ACSM file which you open in Adobe Digital Editions which then downloads your book, which you then load onto your Kobo.

An ACSM file is just a download link, not a book.