Kobo Ereader Touch

[Drake5]

Has anyone got one of these? If so what do you think? I'm sure they are no Kindle, but will they still do the job decently?

It's just I'm after an ereader and I can get a Kobo Touch brand new for cheap off a friend, but would like some advice before I purchase.

Cheers

 

[Drake5]

I've just bought one, after spending some time hands on with both the Kobo and the Kindle (the non-touch version).

I'm not sure why so many people seem to see the Kobo as somehow a second-rate alternative, I found it at least as good in all the ways that count. The fact that I could get it for £58 plus a free toaster (Google is your friend), whereas a Kindle Touch is still over £100 sealed the deal for me.

Hi mate,

Thanks for the reply. Is their only 1 generation so far of the Kobo Ereader Touch?

Thanks

 

[Drake5]

Yes, as far as I know... I've seen rumours that a new version could be out in the near future, but no idea whether or not there's any truth in it.

If you have a nearby WHSmith they'll probably have one on display you can play around with, although ideally you'd need more than a few minutes to decide properly whether or not you like it.

Thanks,

In your personal opinion is the screen as good as the Kindle and is the book store decent?

 

[Drake5]

I'd say the Kindle screen may have a slight advantage with contrast (the text seemed slightly "blacker"), but not something you'd ever worry about unless you were deliberately looking for it and had the two side by side to compare directly. It wasn't enough to sway me towards the Kindle, and I'm normally quite OCD about such things.

From what I can gather the Kobo's screen contrast was improved with the most recent firmware, so in future it may even improve still further anyway.

I haven't really explored much of Kobo's bookstore yet... it seems pretty extensive, but obviously Amazon is even huger. I'm not sure it matters much in practice though, as I'm told it's simple enough to buy books in .mobi format from Amazon, strip the DRM out (tut, tut) and convert them to .epub format using Calibre.

Ooh that sounds interesting. Is their a guide anywhere?

 

[Drake5]

Well I'm getting mine for £20 brand new so I guess I can't complain.