Kobo Aura One is REAL!

[chrisridd]

Originally Posted by Blossom

I agree other than tge blue light filter feature what else is new?

I don't think the Aura Edition 2 has this blue light filter thing. Kobo calls that ComfortLight PRO, and it is only in the 7.8" Aura One at the moment.

[Blossom]

Originally Posted by chrisridd

I don't think the Aura Edition 2 has this blue light filter thing. Kobo calls that ComfortLight PRO, and it is only in the 7.8" Aura One at the moment.

Ah yes I saw the word ComfortLight and assume they were the same thing. So nothing new after all.

Sent from my Nexus 7

[chrisridd]

The published weight of the ONE is only 230g, compared to the leaked weight of 252g.

[Katsunami]

This thing stands a serious chance of being bought by me. I've been eyeing the Kobo readers for some time because of the extensive font options, but didn't buy one because of the reports of instability of the firmware and problems with rendering books. I wasn't ready to trade stability for more options.

Now, however, this reader provides so much more than the KPW1 I still use:

7.8 inch vs. 6 inch
Selectable front light color temparture
WAY more font options and spacing options

Granted, the Kobo may have some drawbacks (dictionaries not as good, but more languages available, weird Kobo-type KEPUB), but this device makes it hard to keep refusing to try a Kobo.

If I can get a cover for it that I like, I'll probably order it somewhere down the road. I'm not going to preorder it, and not buy it at Kobo itself, for that matter.

[chrisridd]

Originally Posted by Katsunami

Granted, the Kobo may have some drawbacks (dictionaries not as good, but more languages available, weird Kobo-type KEPUB), but this device makes it hard to keep refusing to try a Kobo.

If I can get a cover for it that I like, I'll probably order it somewhere down the road. I'm not going to preorder it, and not buy it at Kobo itself, for that matter.

The KEPUB isn't an issue, there's a Calibre plugin to automatically "convert" files to kepub which makes the reader use a different rendering engine. But you don't have to.

The cover is $49, which seems appropriately overpriced. Third party covers will be available...

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by Katsunami

This thing stands a serious chance of being bought by me. I've been eyeing the Kobo readers for some time because of the extensive font options, but didn't buy one because of the reports of instability of the firmware and problems with rendering books. I wasn't ready to trade stability for more options.

Whoever told you of instability and rendering issues is full of crap. The firmware is stable and it renders better than a Kindle.

The front light of the H2O is very nice. No color shifts, bright spots, or unusual shadows. The rendering is very good. ADE/RMSDK renders ligatures, kerning, and hyphens.

[chrisridd]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Whoever told you of instability and rendering issues is full of crap. The firmware is stable and it renders better than a Kindle.

I don't have a Kindle to compare it against, but my Aura renders text very well and it is very stable. Left-justified text? No problem!

[Katsunami]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Whoever told you of instability and rendering issues is full of crap. The firmware is stable and it renders better than a Kindle.

I've just followed the Kobo forums during the times I considered a Kobo reader.

The front light of the H2O is very nice. No color shifts, bright spots, or unusual shadows. The rendering is very good. ADE/RMSDK renders ligatures, kerning, and hyphens.

RMSDK is the EPUB engine AFAIK. Does the KEPUB-engine also render like this? What is the main advantage to using KEPUB over EPUB?

[Cinisajoy]

Originally Posted by Katsunami

I've just followed the Kobo forums during the times I considered a Kobo reader.



RMSDK is the EPUB engine AFAIK. Does the KEPUB-engine also render like this? What is the main advantage to using KEPUB over EPUB?

Better answer to be found down in the Kobo forum. I know the answer is there somewhere.

[JSWolf]

Well, don't go by the nay sayers. We've had some come here saying Kobo is rubbish because they don't know how to treat eInk screens. Anyway, as to kepub, I've never used it. RMSDK works just fine for me.

[jackie_w]

Originally Posted by Katsunami

What is the main advantage to using KEPUB over EPUB?

There are more complete answers in the Kobo forum but common perceptions are:
- faster page turns
- more responsive/accurate when selecting text for annotations or small sub-/superscripts
- footnotes display as pop-ups

Personally I choose standard epubs most of the time unless a book is particularly loaded with footnotes.

The main thing to note is that calibre plugins make it easy to choose kepub when you want it or standard epub when you don't.

[HarryT]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Well, don't go by the nay sayers. We've had some come here saying Kobo is rubbish because they don't know how to treat eInk screens. Anyway, as to kepub, I've never used it. RMSDK works just fine for me.

Have they fixed the problem of extreme difficulty in selecting small hyperlinks, such as those for footnotes? It was that that caused me to sell my H2O - I just couldn't live with it. 9 times out of 10, trying to select a footnote would turn the page instead.

[pickyaxe]

Originally Posted by HarryT

Have they fixed the problem of extreme difficulty in selecting small hyperlinks, such as those for footnotes?

No, they haven't.

[jackie_w]

Originally Posted by HarryT

Have they fixed the problem of extreme difficulty in selecting small hyperlinks, such as those for footnotes?

As far as I know the solution is the same as it's always been. Use calibre to send your epubs as kepubs. Maybe you never got round to trying it.

[anacreon]

Originally Posted by HarryT

Have they fixed the problem of extreme difficulty in selecting small hyperlinks, such as those for footnotes? It was that that caused me to sell my H2O - I just couldn't live with it. 9 times out of 10, trying to select a footnote would turn the page instead.

Well, that's one of the reasons I prefer kepubs: I have no problem calling small hyperlinks with it. Other reasons: I prefer having header/footer - just like a paper book, and I like knowing how long to the next chapter and the end of the book, plus the graph of the length of each chapter (particularly useful at bedtime).