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Location: USA
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For what it's worth, my one experience with Kobo was quite positive as well. I'd purchased a pdf, not knowing to check the 'Read This On', and they gave me a full refund.
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Location: Seattle, US
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Just last week I did the same thing. I sent an email about the problem, and it was solved. They gave me a full refund and a 90% off coupon. I didn't even have to talk to anyone.
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Location: Canada
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Several factors:
1) Hardware specs of the eReaders. Kobo edges out of the Kindle in terms of hardware specs. Kobo has allows SD Cards, while Kindle does not. 2) Format support. Kobo supports CBR and CBZ for comics, while Kindle does not. 3) Pricing. Kobo seem to offer discounts on a frequent basis while Amazon does not. 4) Gift Cards. Unfortunately, Amazon do not offer retail gift cards in Canada, while you can easily get Kobo gift cards. 5) Bookstore. Amazon edges Kobo in their selections, but I can look to alternative sources like the Library. |
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5) "Alternative sources like the library" are available for the Kindle platform as well. If you live in the US. And they are integrated far better when they do offer the option. |
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Zurich
Device: Sony PRS-505, Kindle 4, iPad, Kobo Glo 4
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If prices are the same, or sufficiently similar, I tend to go with Kobo.
In general I prefer AWZ generated from ePub over ePub generated from the different kindle formats, in addition my experience with Kobo customer service is better than my experience with Amazon customer service. |
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I bought a 18$ kindle book, and realized it had a lot of formatting problems when I started reading it about 3 months later (evidently including redownloads to check for improvements). When I contacted Amazon I was told it was too late for a refund, even though they admitted the books' formatting was miserable.
In a similar case, at Kobo, not only did they refund, they also contacted me when the corrected version of the book in question was available, with a 50% discount coupon. |
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My husband recently requested a refund from Kobo because he couldn't set the font size where he wanted it and therefore couldn't read the book. They took care of it within 24 hours. Totally painless.
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Location: England
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I tend to use my Kobo Glo more than anything else to read fiction. My Kindle keyboard is still going strong, but without a backlight it is a bit restrictive for my reading habits. I also use my Samsung Note 3 and MoonReader+ fairly regularly to read novels. It's especially handy if I'm somewhere I can't easily use my Kobo.
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