The new Kobo Aura - good purchase?

[Muyfa666]

The weight is a factor, I agree. The aura have LOTS of strong points. About the bugs, the AU review noted that most of them seemed to be ironed out for the Aura.

[mr_nihilism]

Originally Posted by booklover6

As do I! I wanted a lighted Mini, but this will do!

I'm wondering if it would be too cost prohibitive. I'm no expert, but maybe it would require upgrading the ancient screen the Mini uses, and then of course adding in the tech for the frontlight. Etc.

[robko]

Originally Posted by Muyfa666

Here it is:

http://www.laptopmag.com/reviews/ere...kobo-aura.aspx

It mentions light leakage. Maybe all screens have that to a degree thou...?

I think to call that a review is an insult to all excellent, good, poor and even bad reviews on the web . That babble was mostly just wrong or irrelevant. If you're going to do a review try to know something about the product or at least have concept of proper use.

And ditto everything that Meera and Canuck_in_Japan said too!

[blueberry pie]

The first link below is to a youtube demo and review comparing the new Kobo Aura to the Kindle Paperwhite I. It is about 20 minutes long. I found it very helpful.

My understanding is that the new PW II will have a processor rated at the same speed as the new Aura, will have the latest e-ink which claims better contrast, a better touch screen, a few software tweaks, and an improved light. After watching the afore mentioned demo, for me, the Carta ink is the only thing that I would feel is missing from the Aura, but I doubt the improvement will be so discernible that I would regret going with the Kobo. It's not enough for me to want to buy into the Kindle world. The reports I've come across infer that other changes are minor. If that's true, this youtube demo should give a good idea of which product works for you while you keep in mind what the new PW will offer.

Link to thorough look at Aura

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcC9BywDgYM

Here's a link to the new PW on Amazon US

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AWH595M/ref=fs_cl

[owly]

You can now order the Aura via Chapters Indigo but you'll need a scan of your ID-card and credit card. Total cost for me was about 1200 Kr. read more about it here https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=222041
As for for Elib, it's just about the only company that lends ebooks in Swedish to Public Libraries. I recommend going to you libraries website and seeing what the rules are. The amount of books you get to borrow per week varies between libraries. And if you like the old classics check out Litteraturbanken http://litteraturbanken.se/#!start and Project Gutenberg or even easier, my website :-)

Originally Posted by Muyfa666

Amazon have very few swedish books as far as I know.

The Cybook Odyssey HD looks nice enough, but I don't need a swedish interface and it seems a bit expensive. I am quite fluid in english, but some books tend to be too hard to read in english for me. I will buy and read english books, but not if I have the choice of getting them in swedish.

I know the Aura is not out yet, but it does seem like a very nice reader, doesn't it? :-)

EDIT: I didn't know about elib. Very nice!

The new Kindle Paperwhite seems like a very good choice also. I have no problem navigating calibre, so that shouldn't really be a problem, but I still like the many positives about Aura.

Would be great if there were a "best" e-reader out there. :-)

[owly]

Another thing that it's good to know is that Kobo's readers have more choices when it comes to layout and fonts than the Kindle.

[melmac]

Originally Posted by l_macd

If you look at the news forum you'll see a review posted from CNET Australia on the new Aura. They rate it quite highly whereas they were a bit underwhelmed by the Glo when it was released (they don't have a review for the Aura HD), that alone makes me think the Aura might well be a good choice. The only thing that puts me off is the possible bugs (check out the Fed up with the bugs! poll in the Kobo forum).

That review http://www.cnet.com.au/kobo-aura-339345404.htm did say that it was less buggy than the glo so thats a positive

One thing that did strike me as strange was

Entering the Library, you'll notice a change: gone is the slider seen on the Glo, where you could advance one page at a time or skip to an estimated page. Instead, you have to swipe one page at a time, each showing five books. You can sort by author or title, but there's no way to, say, skip to books that start with L if you're looking for Les Miserables. You can search for a book; counter-intuitively, however, you have to use the search function within the Kobo store, for which you need to be connected to Wi-Fi.

This seems really odd to me you can only scroll through books 5 at a time and if you want to search you have to go into the store that seems to me like it would be maddening. I'm coming from a Sony 650 and the Aura is on the list but I'd like to see more user reports first.

[booklover6]

Originally Posted by melmac

That review [url]

This seems really odd to me you can only scroll through books 5 at a time and if you want to search you have to go into the store that seems to me like it would be maddening. I'm coming from a Sony 650 and the Aura is on the list but I'd like to see more user reports first.

They removed the sliders in the last update, which was pretty idiotic of them.

No you can search the store or your library, at least on my Glo I can. I never search the store from the Glo.

[llcj]

Originally Posted by melmac

That review http://www.cnet.com.au/kobo-aura-339345404.htm did say that it was less buggy than the glo so thats a positive

One thing that did strike me as strange was



This seems really odd to me you can only scroll through books 5 at a time and if you want to search you have to go into the store that seems to me like it would be maddening. I'm coming from a Sony 650 and the Aura is on the list but I'd like to see more user reports first.

They have taken away the slider but replaced it with another function that works maybe not quite as well. When in library mode, on the top right hand side, you will see x of y pages. Touch this and you will be able to enter whatever page number you wish. This takes a couple more steps and is less convenient than the slider. On the other hand, people did use to complain that the slider was inaccurate.

[Rizla]

Originally Posted by blueberry pie

Link to thorough look at Aura

No comparison of the front-light or if the minimum level is lower. Another Duh review

[robko]

Originally Posted by melmac

This seems really odd to me you can only scroll through books 5 at a time and if you want to search you have to go into the store that seems to me like it would be maddening. I'm coming from a Sony 650 and the Aura is on the list but I'd like to see more user reports first.

As lljc said you can jump to a specific page, but the slider is gone.
The review is wrong however (unless something drastically changes) on searching. You can search your library from the home or in a book WITHOUT being connected to internet at all. And this search brings up a running list as you type (so if you type "L" everything starting will L will show, when you type LI everything with LI in the title will show).

[glos]

what do you mean you can't search from within the library?
(on the HD) I can tap the top wherever I am and the search bar comes down... no?

[tlaine]

Originally Posted by glos

what do you mean you can't search from within the library?
(on the HD) I can tap the top wherever I am and the search bar comes down... no?

Yes, the search from home or library is either bookstore or library option; the search within a book is bookstore, library or in book option. At least on my Aura HD

[Rugalb]

I have been using a Sony PRS 505 for a long time now, and I am interested in a new reader with light. Lamplights can be really annoying and expensive (I have had a couple of them). I am trying to decide between the new Paperwhite and the new Kobo Aura. The Kobo Aura appears to be the best, but I have a big concern about it. In all the videos I have watched there is a huge amount of screen being wasted at the bottom of the page. I want to take advantage of all of the screen surface. Is there a way of formatting the books so that they occupy all of the screen?

[blueberry pie]

Originally Posted by Rizla

No comparison of the front-light or if the minimum level is lower. Another Duh review

Here is another youtube video that illustrates the new Aura, the Aura HD, and the Kobo Glo focusing on the lighting. It's short.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paIAq...XhKIOwgsFssaTQ

The fellow doing the vid asks for suggestions for reviews and comparisons, so perhaps you could put in a request.

Here is yet another one that shows the new Aura and the Glo, focusing on the light. Short as well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KytQI...XhKIOwgsFssaTQ

Hope this is helpful to you.