04-17-2013, 02:11 PM | #136 | |
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Curious to know why you think Kobo is a Mickey Mouse company? Also, have you actually had a hands-on with the Aura, or are you drawing conclusions from the reviews of others? It seems you have a gripe of some sort with Kobo. Granted, Kobo is not perfect, but I'm sure there are many who would say the same of Amazon. |
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04-17-2013, 02:30 PM | #137 |
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To those with the Firefox issues, if you have not let customer care know, please do so.
I've also sent a quick email saying there might be an issue with Firefox to some who I think may well deal with this type of thing. |
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04-17-2013, 03:00 PM | #138 |
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Not sure if this is new, but on the main help page (http://www.kobo.com/help) There is this notice:
Having trouble completing an eReader or accessory purchase online? Please click here and sign out of your account, and then sign back in. Sorry for the inconvenience, we're working to fix this. If anyone is having problems, please give that a shot and see if it works. |
04-17-2013, 03:34 PM | #139 |
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04-17-2013, 04:37 PM | #140 | |
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04-17-2013, 07:14 PM | #141 | |
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04-17-2013, 07:26 PM | #142 | |
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The current 6 inch screen is much smaller than a book page, it's simply to small for someone who's used to normal books. |
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04-17-2013, 07:37 PM | #143 |
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For someone who needs large size text to be able to read, the HD 6.8 screen is going to be a lot easier to read from then the Glo.
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04-17-2013, 07:39 PM | #144 | |
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And I realise you probably meant, bigger screen is closer to real books and therefore more readable...but there are other factors, is all I wanted to point out. |
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04-17-2013, 07:50 PM | #145 | ||
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I bought Stephen King's It in hardback, as soon as it came out. I know very well how big and heavy ent-corpse books can be. I've also read early ebooks on my old Palm T2, if you want to talk about small screens. (A couple of years back, I even had cause to read the PDF galleys of a novel on my 4th-gen iPod touch; that was painful...) Quote:
This is an area where my nearsightedness works for me; I can crank the font size down on an e-reader and get a decent amount of text on each screen. I don't need the extra screen real estate...but I don't begrudge it to those who do. I'm just saying that the Aura isn't right for me. Last edited by Rev. Bob; 04-17-2013 at 07:52 PM. |
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04-17-2013, 08:27 PM | #146 | |
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04-17-2013, 08:33 PM | #147 |
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Eh. Compared to a normal mass-market paperback (screw hardcovers and trade paperbacks - waste of money and waaaaaaaaaaaay too heavy), you lose just a bit less than a vertical inch on a Touch or Glo (same 3.5" width, though, assuming some idiot hasn't set fixed margins and the device doesn't override that setting like it should; ditto for line spacing and justiication)
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04-17-2013, 09:55 PM | #149 |
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That's right, but why compare it to a book? Shouldn't you be comparing it to other e-readers (including the Kobo Glo)? I think that was the original point. You can always defend a new product because it's better than something a lot older instead of comparing it to the current competition.
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