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Here's how I read on a tablet: I open the Kindle app. I read for somewhere between four and nine seconds. A notification pops up: I have a new email or someone tweeted a funny link at me. I tap on that notification, and check out whatever's come in. I che...
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2016-10-26 04:59:00
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The Kobo Aura is yet another eBook reader that is largely unknown to the book-loving masses. That could all change very soon though, as the Aura proves to be an impressive piece of hardware that handily contends with the major players in the eReader space...
The Kobo Aura can store around 2,000 eBooks.
The touch controls are sporadic and sluggish.
Despite a few minor drawbacks, the Kobo Aura is an interesting eBook reader for people with large personal libraries...
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E-readers are a great underutilized technology, one that's privy to great innovation. If only more of us had time to read books! I haven't had the time to read a full book in over a few months, and the one I did read was short too! But today most of us re...
Excellent size, shape, and weight, Excellent screen and backlight, Great battery life, Pocket integration makes it a mustbuy.
Kobo store is not the Amazon store; cannot transfer ebooks purchased elsewhere easily...
It's the perfect E-reader for anyone who reads more than books. window._taboola = window._taboola |...
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Outside the US, Kobo is a major player in the e-reader space. Here in the states, however, mentioning the name will almost certainly elicit baffled stares. In 2011, the company was hit particularly hard when Borders, its main retail partner, shuttered. Si...
Great build quality for an e-reader, Best-in-class frontlighting, Integration with Pocket...
Expensive, Touchscreen can be unresponsive...
Kobo's built a terrific e-reader, but the high price is tough to justify...
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Five years ago, we thought that by the end of 2013 there'd be a bigger market for e-book readers. Then, along came the tablet that Jobs built and a slew of followers-on. Just as the iPod did away with most of the competition, the tablet market seems to be...
Light, Good hand feel, Little glare off screen, Genuinely dedicated reader...
Poor "lending" support, Slow detailedcontent page turns, Smaller ebookstore than its main rivals...
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JAPANESE EREADER MAKER Kobo is relentless in its push to rival the Amazon Kindle and Barnes & Noble Nook, regularly adding fresh, cheaper designs and updates to its family of devices to convince the market that it is the best value for money...
Ergonomically pleasing design, light and compact, good quality E Ink display, broad file type support...
Still no where near as responsive as an Android or iOS tablet, you will have to faff around with options to get it to work how you want...
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In the United States, e-readers are synonymous with or —at least among buyers who know the distinction between an e-reader and a tablet. While Rakuten’s Kobos have just a single-digit market share in the States, they’re the No. 1 e-readers in Canada...
Even screen lighting, Smaller, lighter than Amazon and B&N equivalents, Superb font controls and onscreen keyboard, Supports ePub, Smart Pocket integration, MicroSD slot...
No audio features, Pricier than competing models...
The Aura costs $30 to $50 more than its main competitors. In terms of design, software, and build, it justifies the pricing, but it's squeezed by cheaper E Ink readers on one side and color tablets on the other...
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The Kobo Aura ($149.99 direct) ebook reader brings some interesting new technology to the table, along with some of what made the more expensive Aura HD£130.76 at Pixmania a winner—except now at a smaller size and a lower price point. It's not quite a Kin...
Very lightweight. Flush screen. Beautiful edge lighting. Memory card slot. ePub support. The best font customization options in the business.
Inconsistent touch response. Visible ghosting on some page turns. Slightly weaker ebook ecosystem compared with Amazon and Barnes & Noble. A bit too expensive...
Kobo's latest Aura ebook reader brings the Aura HD's technology down to a smaller device size and lower price point. It adds a few tricks of its own, but it's still not enough to switch from a Kindle...
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While e-reader sales have dropped nearly 50 percent in the last year, that hasn't deterred Kobo. The company's new Aura E Ink e-reader offers a backlit reading experience in a lightweight design, as well as some interesting social features and book backgr...
Lightweight and easy to hold, Interesting Beyond the Book feature, Minimal flickering during page turns, Expandable memory...
Expensive, E-book prices higher than competition, No magazines or newspapers, Some light leakage from top of display...
The Kobo Aura e-reader offers a bright backlit display and a personalized reading experience in a very light design, but for a premium price...
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The new Kobo Aura e-reader image copyright KoboI've written previously about Kobo's Aura HD, the 68-inch, 265 dpi, EPUB-compatible e-reader that still leads the pack so far as I'm concerned But the Aura HD does have several issues that prevent it from bei...
Display is sharp, Comfortlight is even and easy on battery while gentle on the eyes, textured back provides good grip, tiny form factor with full-sized screen makes for compact size with few compromises, EPUB support, highly customizable fonts...
Switch to capacitive touch combined with thin bezels can cause inadvertent page turns, $10-$30 price premium over Kindle Paperwhite, In answer to a few questions raised by readers in the previous Aura HD review, I've found the build quality of the Aura an...
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