A new Kobo reader

[anacreon]

Originally Posted by Tony1988

That's a odd think to be very worried about. So a few words are underlined. I am sure you will be able to turn it off. If not I don't see how a word here or there underlined will ruin the reading experience for you.

I gathered from one of the videos, that by default nothing is underlined. You have to choose to click on the icon bottom left to have it.

[TheBard]

Originally Posted by bartveld

And will we be able to turn them off? I certainly hope so, but knowing Kobo, I'll first have to absolutely sure before I buy.

For what it is worth:

"On Kobo's new tablets and E Ink eReaders, Beyond the Book offers a way for passionate Readers to discover and engage with content by discovering books, Collections, and online material related to their latest reads and areas of interests. While reading a book, Readers can turn on this feature to discover content that is related to key subjects within the book."

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-relea...221398771.html

So, it appears the default is "off".
But, we may learn more, in a few days, if early recipients of the device report in here.

[dieterpops]

Here's another video review. The performance doesn't seem as snappy as I would have hoped. Watch the page turns when the guy taps the screen.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZyUGdUvLR4#t=616

[Mercador]

Yeah, you can adjust border spacing, at least I was able on my old Touch.

[Tony1988]

Originally Posted by dieterpops

Here's another video review. The performance doesn't seem as snappy as I would have hoped. Watch the page turns when the guy taps the screen.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZyUGdUvLR4#t=616

Looks fine to me.

[jersysman]

Originally Posted by booklover6

I am waiting for the 16th...if the pink one doesn't show on the web site to order, I'll order the black one....I really want this Aura!

You are going to run out of space to list all of your devices soon!

[Canuck_in_Japan]

Originally Posted by dieterpops

Here's another video review. The performance doesn't seem as snappy as I would have hoped. Watch the page turns when the guy taps the screen.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZyUGdUvLR4#t=616

I didn't watch the whole thing but starting at about the 3:10 mark when he opens up a book and flips through it, all the page turns seem completely responsive to me.

Also I know it's different gens but the Aura light completely blows away that of the 1st gen Paperwhite. Amazon is really going to have to up its game to match that quality.

[booklover6]

Originally Posted by jersysman

You are going to run out of space to list all of your devices soon!

Perhaps....I do tend to sell them or give them away, when I decide I have no more use for them. If I was to try to list all the ones I've had, I would definitely run out of space!

[Jdschi]

Originally Posted by Canuck_in_Japan

I'm in the same boat but there has been no announcement regarding a Kobo Aura release in Japan unfortunately.

Are there any news on that? I just told my husband (who suddenly wants an ereader, heh) that he can buy an Aura for sure and cheap in Japan, Kobo being a Rakuten company now... But I can't find anything about that, neither release date nor price.
It's actually the same for Germany, isn't it? Guess we'll both get PW2s then...

[vice-versa]

a bit more information, for France at least

I went to a FNAC store at lunch time (wich is the exclusive seller for Kobo devices in France, as far as I know) and after having been sent from vendor to vendor (I think, I only missed two : the cameras-phones one and the music-films one ) I happened in front of one that :
1) was not busy
2) knew what a kobo reader was
3) was aware of the near release of new reader/tablets
He told me that he had no release shedule so far but had received an e-mail from FNAC that said that the new Kobo devices were expected for "the end of september", themselves not knowing when Kobo will make them available OK one could have hoped something more precise, but at least, we can expect them to show in France between now and the 30th... it's only a two weeks interval

[samhy]

Thank you very much Vice-versa.

For the Aura HD I bugged several shop assistants. They usually could check the database to tell me that the Aura was registered (only in black at that time) but not in stock and the expected price. Nothing more.
I think I went again two days before its release and I got the same information, so even them didn't know when it was coming.
When asking Kobo_fr on Twitter, the answer is usually to check with FNAC.

In short I guess we'll know when it will be released the day of the release

[vice-versa]

Originally Posted by samhy

In short I guess we'll know when it will be released the day of the release

I think it's most likely

[vice-versa]

And now, Ladies and Gentlemen... The new Kobo Aura
http://www.fnac.com/Kobo-by-Fnac/Nou...riginClick=YES
available in France the 27th septembre

What ? it's already available everywhere else ?