02-22-2018, 06:43 AM | #1 |
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Kobo said to be considering a 5" Mini 2
GoodEreader reports, "Kobo insiders have disclosed to Good e-Reader that there is serious internal chatter about developing a second generation Mini."
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https:// I love my H2O 1, and I know people also prefer the large screen size of the Aura One. Still, I miss being able to easily slip an ereader into a pocket. I still use my Sony PRS350, perfectly pocket-sized! but it lacks screen lighting among other things. Last edited by k9reeder; 02-22-2018 at 09:16 AM. Reason: Seems I cited a questionable source, so removed the link |
02-22-2018, 06:46 AM | #2 |
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Please, please, please, please!
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02-22-2018, 06:49 AM | #3 |
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Is there a serious source too?
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02-22-2018, 06:50 AM | #4 |
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I thought the same but... illusion...
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02-22-2018, 06:51 AM | #5 |
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02-22-2018, 07:00 AM | #6 |
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Indeed. They started out as commercial e-book pirates and have run two Indiegogo campaigns with their own e-readers that have left a large number of backers waiting for the devices or a refund to this day.
An illuminating thread on the Indegogo campaign is here: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=272106 EDIT: Here's a thread from their early days: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=85235 Last edited by doubleshuffle; 02-22-2018 at 07:08 AM. |
02-22-2018, 07:27 AM | #7 |
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Okay, I had thought it was just an amateurish techy-type blog attempting real journalism. But noted "insiders" and "chatter" are pretty weak, which is why I included the full quote. Maybe it would have been more accurate for them to have 'reported': "We have random speculation that could be plausible and here's an article about it!"
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Here is the actual source of the rumor. It's a blog post published about 4 hours before the ripoff story: http://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/201...a-kobo-mini-2/ |
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02-22-2018, 08:33 AM | #9 |
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Well, turning that into "Kobo insiders have disclosed ... internal chatter ..." just needed a tiny little sprinkling of fairy dust, didn't it?
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02-22-2018, 09:13 AM | #10 |
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k9, please make your link a proper link. Putting it in a code block is very bad forum etiquette.
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Idle speculation by a blogger turned into "Kobo insiders have disclosed" . Sigh.
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