Newest Kobo Ereader Pressures Amazon Kindle
Top challenger emerges from Canada. The new Kobo Touch Edition from Kobo Ereader is going head to head with the favourite Kindle Wi Fi from Amazon. The recently launched Kobo Ereader Touch Edition is challenging the ubiquitous Kindle Wifi for top spot.
The Kobo Touch is an important extension of the two previous Kobos. At a time when the competition is mulling colour screens, animated graphics and video — heck, even the iPad calls itself an eReader — Kobo reviews point out the company has stuck with a founding concept.
The Kobo Touch is the most advanced pure ereader: light, small, comfortable in the hand and intuitive to use.
No, it does not play movies and music but it is great at what it does do — make your reading life a new and exciting experience.
It’s all you need. You just stick it in a pocket or a bag for the beach and you can order up whatever book you want or carry 1,000 of them around with you.
What people like about the latest Kobo Ereader: responsive touch screen, compact and light weight, progress bar lets you move around pages, 7 type fonts plus user loadable.
And this is what people were not so keen on: a battery life of (only) one month, the appearance of ghost images from time to time on the screen, and the fact that by swiping the screen to turn pages, you have to use both hands.
Lowest cost Touch Screen
At US$129 ($139 Canadian), the new Kobo Ereader is the lowest cost touch screen on the market and it is also the lightest at 200 grams (7.05 ounces).
It has a lot of functionality, is easy to use and comfortable to hold. Kobo reviews to date say this the easiest e-reader to hold in one hand and the touch screen navigating is simple and responsive.
Turning a page is a matter of tapping on the screen or swiping it with a finger. Highlighting text comes from dragging your finger although this does not work with all book formats. Control of PDF documents ranks among the best and includes a double-tap to zoom in or out.
The 6-inch e-Ink Pearl screen presents superior contrast and sharper images and also refreshes the page faster with less flicker than the Kobo Wi Fi Reader.
There is so much to compare in the latest generation of e-readers that you really need to take the time to go through them all. We have made that a little easier for you here by giving you a comprehensive, side-by-side rundown of the two most popular, the Kobo Ereader and the Kindle Wi-Fi.
Access 2.3 million books
Wireless connectivity means you can shop and add books in seconds directly from your Kobo Touch. The Kobo ereader supports EPUB, PDF files, and e-book lending from your local library (Adobe DRM).
There is a sliding power button along the top and a single home key centre below the screen. The base unit comes with 1GB of storage, enough for 1,000 titles, and you can build that up to 32GB. There is also a USB port for downloading items from your computer and the battery is rated at one month between charges.
Kobo reviews point out that the ereader scores highly with people with people who read a lot because it follows an open and global product philosophy, catering to many languages. Kobo Books was originally spun out of the Chapters book chain, Canada’s biggest, and now offers 2.3 million ebooks to browse in 200 countries.
Catering to readers can be seen in an upgraded choice of seven type fonts, each in 15 sizes, bundled in the unit. You can also download your own type choices. This is the most of any ereader.
If you want to know more about ebooks in general, you can check out what is an ebook in Wikipedia.
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