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Old 08-17-2016, 06:46 PM   #436
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Kobo's page shows an Kobo Aura One sleep cover for $59.99Cdn under accessories ( Kobo Aura ONE SleepCover ).
I didn't know the price.

Thank you for the additional info!
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Old 08-17-2016, 11:06 PM   #437
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I so read this part wrong.
Oh you mean heavy, heavy as in reads a ton of books a year not that they read big books.
Good to know I'm not the only one with a warped mind...

Seriously, looking at what I've spent on the ebooks in my library, the cost of the ereader is a relatively minor item.
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Old 08-18-2016, 08:12 AM   #438
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Some might like to have a case that can also be used as a stand given the larger size.
I don't see what the size has to do with it.
Edit: Okay, I see, so you don't have to hold it, as it's bigger. Though it's even lighter than the H2O, which is easy to hold?
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Old 08-18-2016, 08:36 AM   #439
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I've asked them by twitter.
They haven't answered my question about the screen's substrate yet...
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Old 08-18-2016, 08:57 AM   #440
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I love the cover. If a third party makes an identical cover, I might have to buy the reader and the copied cover. I have that style on my Fire HD 6 & 8, and it's really nice.
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Old 08-19-2016, 05:07 PM   #441
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We don't know yet. I've read all the reviews and none of them mention anything about what kind of substrate is used.
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Actually, the flexible Mobius backplane is also available with a Carta display. See the Carta data sheet.
It seems to have glass substrate. Here there is a well reasoned conclusion.
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Old 08-19-2016, 07:22 PM   #442
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It seems to have glass substrate. Here there is a well reasoned conclusion.
Good argument, but there is a simpler one: Kobo didn't tell us it was not glass.

With the known fragility of the glass substrate, this would be a selling point and they would have mentioned it.
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Old 08-19-2016, 07:35 PM   #443
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Good argument, but there is a simpler one: Kobo didn't tell us it was not glass.

With the known fragility of the glass substrate, this would be a selling point and they would have mentioned it.
Kobo also neglected to tell us the awesome details about the frontlight, so I wouldn't jump to any conclusions.
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Old 08-19-2016, 08:58 PM   #444
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Kobo also neglected to tell us the awesome details about the frontlight, so I wouldn't jump to any conclusions.
Do you mean the technical details of how it works? I wouldn't expect them to. They focused on how it improved the reading experience. But, using a non-glass substrate means the device is more robust. That is something they can use as a selling point that.
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Old 08-19-2016, 09:02 PM   #445
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Do you mean the technical details of how it works? I wouldn't expect them to. They focused on how it improved the reading experience. But, using a non-glass substrate means the device is more robust. That is something they can use as a selling point that.
It has 17 LEDs.

That was worth mentioning.
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Old 08-19-2016, 09:24 PM   #446
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It has 17 LEDs.

That was worth mentioning.
Does the average ereader (person) really care that much?
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Old 08-19-2016, 09:33 PM   #447
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Does the average ereader (person) really care that much?
Amazon cares enough to mention that the Oasis has 10 LEDs. so why not mention that there are 17.
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Old 08-19-2016, 09:35 PM   #448
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Does the average ereader (person) really care that much?
Amazon seems to want to make it an issue, since the Oasis boasts about having 10.
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It has 17 LEDs.

That was worth mentioning.
I'm with the Canuck, I'm interested, but the marketing speak would be something about "the most even light". They have mentioned how they did the waterproofing by coating everything rather than sealing the case. That's important as when you pull it out of the water, water will run out. What I'm surprised is that they didn't use this to explain why it is so light.

My logic isn't perfect, but with all the broken screens out there, if they went to a plastic substrate, I think the added durability would be prominently mentioned.
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Amazon cares enough to mention that the Oasis has 10 LEDs. so why not mention that there are 17.
I like to think that Kobo has a little more integrity than to use BS marketing like Amazon did on that one. They really had NO CHOICE but to bump it to 10 LED's since they were covering a wider area (the height of the screen, not just the thinner width). If they bumped it from 5 to 10 across the bottom then they might have something legit to claim.
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