$20 off Kobo eReaders & Tablets*

[gabby98]

For those of you in the USA that missed this or had issues like myself, there is a store called Family Christian that sells some kobo products and they have a 40% off online only coupon (Christmas40}. I was going to give up on kobo completely, but saw this and ordered a Kobo glo for about $88. They had them in stock at a store near me and I was going to just go there to get it, but saw the coupon and that they had in store pick up so EVEN better.

Don't know if they will use store stock to fill my order or ship from their fulfillment center, but here's hoping I get mine soon and that I don't regret not abandoning Kobo {fingers crossed}

Full disclosure , I have never used the store before so I do not know what their shipping time or CS is like but can't be worse than kobo's was....can it? lol

[speedtouch]

Originally Posted by gabby98

For those of you in the USA that missed this or had issues like myself, there is a store called Family Christian that sells some kobo products and they have a 40% off online only coupon (Christmas40}. I was going to give up on kobo completely, but saw this and ordered a Kobo glo for about $88.

Thank you, thank you, thank you! I just bought a Glo for $84 including tax and free shipping. Merry Christmas!!

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by gabby98

For those of you in the USA that missed this or had issues like myself, there is a store called Family Christian that sells some kobo products and they have a 40% off online only coupon (Christmas40}. I was going to give up on kobo completely, but saw this and ordered a Kobo glo for about $88.

Interesting that it went through for you, considering the fine print

Family Christian Online Only Sale

40% Off One Regularly-Priced Item. Use Coupon Code Christmas40 at Checkout.

* Coupon code valid at FamilyChristian.com only. Not valid on Family Values items, doorbusters, Members Only, prebuy items, clearance items, VBS, curriculum, church resources, Lifeway Resources, Handiworks, digital media, electronics, Catalyst membership, Brightpeak Financial Products, gift cards, donations, personalization services, tickets or in combination with other coupons. No price adjustments on merchandise previously purchased.

[gabby98]

Huh....didn't even notice but:sly:

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by gabby98

Huh....didn't even notice but:sly:

I hope your guilty conscience lets you sleep tonight

[speedtouch]

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

Interesting that it went through for you, considering the fine print

Whoa! I didn't notice that, either. My order went right on through with the 40% code.

[gabby98]

Yay! order status says complete. since i picked ship to store Im guessing that means I can pick it up tomorrow. To bad they open at exactly the time Im supposed to be at work. Would love to start playing with this when my boss leaves for the day and not when I get off...it's holiday slow and I wanna play - but I guess I can finally start the end of the last season of dexter instead lol

[gabby98]

just picked it up in store and slept like a baby last night

Now to play today and see if it lives up to hype

[speedtouch]

Originally Posted by gabby98

just picked it up in store and slept like a baby last night

Now to play today and see if it lives up to hype

Very nice. I picked my Kobo Glo up today from my local Christian Family store. I can't wait to set it up tonight.

[gabby98]

I think im liking my so far. It took a while to get the shelves the way I want, but now that I figured out the trick Im happy.

There seems to be a slight lag when changing screens or making a selection, but I don't see it as much when changing pages in the book. And I don't think its going to be enough of a bother to cancel out the benefit of now having shelves and a light (NST user). I told my daughter I would keep the NST around as a communal reader until it conks out completely so we will have both.

I'm still playing too so let me know what you think or if you find anything interesting.

[booklover6]

Glad to see some Glo love here. It has been a very nice, stable reader for me, such a good size and weight, so easy to manage with Calibre. I keep the wifi off, thus never sync, and prefer the firmware version 2.6.1. Also I have only 6 pages of shelves. I have experimented with having more, and that will slow things down, if you get too many shelves. For me it is better to have fewer shelves, but I can put hundreds of books on a shelf, and that doesn't slow things down. Also the search function works very well, to find books that you don't have on any shelf, especially.

[gabby98]

Originally Posted by booklover6

Glad to see some Glo love here. It has been a very nice, stable reader for me, such a good size and weight, so easy to manage with Calibre. I keep the wifi off, thus never sync, and prefer the firmware version 2.6.1. Also I have only 6 pages of shelves. I have experimented with having more, and that will slow things down, if you get too many shelves. For me it is better to have fewer shelves, but I can put hundreds of books on a shelf, and that doesn't slow things down. Also the search function works very well, to find books that you don't have on any shelf, especially.

ok...I have shelves I specify (TBR, Kids, YA) but decided to use the series option to give it a go, especially since I cannot just to a 'folder' browse like on the NST and some others (or at least I haven't found it yet). So far there are 11 pages of shelves, not sure if I like it yet or not - maybe that's the lag.

Curious, why do you like 2.6.1 better and what really is the difference between it and 3.1.1?

[booklover6]

Originally Posted by gabby98

ok...I have shelves I specify (TBR, Kids, YA) but decided to use the series option to give it a go, especially since I cannot just to a 'folder' browse like on the NST and some others (or at least I haven't found it yet). So far there are 11 pages of shelves, not sure if I like it yet or not - maybe that's the lag.

Curious, why do you like 2.6.1 better and what really is the difference between it and 3.1.1?

I can only compare it to 2.8.1. I have not tried any others. The first thing that was very annoying about 2.8.1, was opening a book, the Glo would get stuck on "loading page" and not open the book. Even if I had just had it open moments ago. That was probably fixed, I have no idea. (My Mini is on 2.8.1 and never had that happen).

Another thing I didn't like, they took away the slider bar at the bottom for browsing through shelves and pages, and replaced it with something far less usable (to me). I love the slider. I can just tap it at an approximate place to jump forward through a few pages.

There were some menu changes, too, that I didn't care for. Once I decide I like something the way it is, I don't want it changed. "If it ain't broke, don't fix it!" But the big thing is the slider. I have a shelf with 252 books on it, for example. If I set it to view by author, and I want something that starts with "p" one tap takes me there, instead of having to page through.

I have 6 pages of shelves, and it is taking about 6 seconds to bring them up at the moment. It may be indexing some books I put on earlier, though, if so, it will drop a few seconds.

[speedtouch]

Originally Posted by gabby98

I'm still playing too so let me know what you think or if you find anything interesting.

I got my Glo and Aura today. Nice! I charged both and got them on my WiFi. Setup was easy and they both updated to 3.1.1 with no troubles whatsoever. I do have the dreaded scratches at the top of my Aura's screen, but I think I can deal with it. Maybe. Both devices are a lot faster than my PocketBook 301+ and their screens are a huge improvement. The lights on both seem to be fine.

I loaded a few books (epub and mobi) on both using Calibre and all is well. Boy, they are fast compared to my 301+. I'm going to use them for a few weeks then decide on which one I want to keep. I'll sell the other.

I must say the Glo's screen is a bit sharper than the Aura's. Not amazingly sharper, but it is slightly sharper. To me, both devices seem equally fast. So far so good!

[gabby98]

Originally Posted by gabby98

For those of you in the USA that missed this or had issues like myself, there is a store called Family Christian that sells some kobo products and they have a 40% off online only coupon (Christmas40}. I was going to give up on kobo completely, but saw this and ordered a Kobo glo for about $88. They had them in stock at a store near me and I was going to just go there to get it, but saw the coupon and that they had in store pick up so EVEN better.

Don't know if they will use store stock to fill my order or ship from their fulfillment center, but here's hoping I get mine soon and that I don't regret not abandoning Kobo {fingers crossed}

Full disclosure , I have never used the store before so I do not know what their shipping time or CS is like but can't be worse than kobo's was....can it? lol

For those that are near a Family Christian store and missed this last time, they have another 40% coupon for president's Day (President40)....tempted to get another for backup, but don't really need to spend the $ lol

http://www.familychristian.com/catal...060f688b52e606