Why do you like the Kobo Aura One?

[Sweetpea]

Originally Posted by issybird

I like the collection tiles and the tiles for my current reads. They make navigation easy and I can see where I stand at a glance with the books I'm reading. And I like being able to dismiss tiles that aren't of interest and I particularly like not being marketed to on my devices, especially when Kobo is clueless about what I actually like to read.

The reverse of that is what's so horrible about the new screen.

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I'm not the only one where Kobo is clueless about what I actually like to read! I have bought only a few books on Kobo.com (all by Julian May, all in English) and what does Kobo think I like? Dutch dramas and romance...

[Poppaea]

Originally Posted by Sweetpea

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I'm not the only one where Kobo is clueless about what I actually like to read! I have bought only a few books on Kobo.com (all by Julian May, all in English) and what does Kobo think I like? Dutch dramas and romance...

I do think they are spot on. Only someone who is keen on drama buys a Kobo with its buggy firmware.

[vostro]

like the size of screen, if kobo produce 8.9 inch screen kobo TWO, i will buy too. aura ONE is still too small.

[MGlitch]

Originally Posted by Sweetpea

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I'm not the only one where Kobo is clueless about what I actually like to read! I have bought only a few books on Kobo.com (all by Julian May, all in English) and what does Kobo think I like? Dutch dramas and romance...

Rakuten recently bought Shelfie, they plan on integrating it into Kobo. Part of that will, supposedly, improve their recommendations.

[Sweetpea]

Originally Posted by MGlitch

Rakuten recently bought Shelfie, they plan on integrating it into Kobo. Part of that will, supposedly, improve their recommendations.

I doubt it. It's so much a mismatch, on many levels. I doubt they even think that people might like to read books that are not written in their mother tongue.

[issybird]

Originally Posted by MGlitch

Rakuten recently bought Shelfie, they plan on integrating it into Kobo. Part of that will, supposedly, improve their recommendations.

I don't find Goodreads recommendations to be all that accurate and they have even more pertinent data, so I have my doubts.

Frankly, I wish they'd improve the categories and the ability to drill down a search at the Kobo bookstore; that would result in more sales to me than pushing the odd title to the home page of my device.

[Stevex]

Hmm, I understand why Kobo want to create an ecosystem, but I think they'd be better off to focus on usp's. The ecosystem battle they are doomed against amazon, whereas if they focus on building open standards the ecosystem will follow.

[obelice]

I like the size, it is really better than the 6" reader. Hate the awful markering and screen sensitivity of Kobo devices in general though.

[Question Mark]

Originally Posted by vostro

like the size of screen, if kobo produce 8.9 inch screen kobo TWO, i will buy too. aura ONE is still too small.

That would perhaps be the ideal size. Large enough to make the PDF experience more enjoyable. Small enough for portability.

But I would want them to add note taking functionality at that size. Dual touch. Being able to use your fingers while reading, but able to use a stylus for taking notes or sketching. That would be ideal.

In the meantime, the KA1 will suffice.

[rashkae]

Originally Posted by Katsunami

Oh. Sounds like a change for changes sake.

I like a list display, because I can immediately see the series, the title, the author, and my custom page count.

The (custom) page count is important to me, to be sure I don't pick a 1200 page book if I want an inbetween light read. Sometimes I'm just not in the mood to read a story that'll take me 30-40 hours to finish.

How are you putting your custom page count.... plugboard into the title?

[DNSB]

Originally Posted by Sweetpea

I doubt it. It's so much a mismatch, on many levels. I doubt they even think that people might like to read books that are not written in their mother tongue.

So far I haven't found any ebook store whose recommendations come close to what I would choose to read with any consistency. All too often, they don't get the genres right never mind picking authors that I would like to read. One example is that I like J. D. Robb's In Death series which somehow gets translated into a desire to to purchase Nora Roberts' ebooks (yes, I know they are the same person).

[coconutsoda]

I bought the Aura One for the larger screen-- which to me, makes a huge difference, YMMV-- and the integration with Overdrive. I have saved money on books that I would have purchased but were available from the library. The only thing I dislike about the OD integration is that you are supposed to get an email when a book that you are in line for is added to your device. I had a book added and did not receive an email so it was there for a couple of days before I even noticed it.

Another reason for the Aura One love is Pocket. I never used it before and didn't give it much thought when I first got the device but then I realized how many times I pull up the Times or other news article and promise myself that I'll get back to it later. Then I close the browser and totally forget about it. Now, I just hit the button and it's on my device. It's an extra bonus that I can read for much longer on the reader than on the computer so I've just begun to push all my web browsing to the Kobo and reading it from there.