![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The problem with having a multi-directional button is that people sometimes press it the wrong way. As I state above, it looks nice - but it just doesn't work nearly as well as it should. The Blue Button: A pox on whoever designed this thing.The Memory: The Kobo eReader's 1GB of memory holds up to 1,000 e-books, less than Kindle's 1,500, though that can apparently be expanded to 5,000 with a memory stick.The Diversity: The Kobo eReader supports a broad range of formats, including ePub and PDF files.I haven't had my Kobo eReader that long, so I can't verify, but I have yet to recharge it. The Battery: They claim it lasts up to 2 weeks. ![]() The Shopping: Buying a book on Kobo's website is relatively simple, and when you do you can read them right away on your computer.The Books: Kobo boasts that that over 2 million books, newspapers and magazines are available on their eReader, and their website has a section called "You Can't Get These on Kindle," highlighting titles such as The Lovely Bones, Twilight, and Outliers.I downloaded Beatrice and Virgil, which I'd read in book form already, and found little difference in how I read the text. I can't recommend one over the other, but I had no problem reading on either. The Reading Experience: Like the Kindle the Kobo eReader uses E Ink technology.It's a pretty device, though not as pretty as a book. The small power button is on the top edge, though it seems like a redundant feature as the device is automatically "off" whenever you aren't using it. There are four more buttons, along the left edge of the device: home, menu, display, and back. Its biggest asset is that it looks easy to use: when you hold the device for the first time, all you really notice is the six-inch screen and a large, blue button in the bottom right-hand corner. The Look: It seems every new device takes a page out of Apple's philosophy of design, and the Kobo eReader is no different.The device's quilted back is gentle on the fingers, and its dimensions (120mm X 184mm 10mm thick) and weight (221 grams) make it is easy to hold. (Amazon's Kindle goes for $259.00, while the larger Kindle DX currently retails for $489.00). Costing the equivalent of 10 paperbacks, the Kobo eReader is one of the lowest-priced e-book readers on the market. The Price: When Reisman calls the Kobo eReader "unbelievably affordable," she's right, to a degree.You can read about my adventures with Amazon's Kindle here. Last week, I got my hands on the Kobo eReader. "2010 is certainly the year of the e-book," he said. Michael Serbinis, Kobo's CEO, said his company's eReader will be available globally by the summer. The device is currently available for pre-order and will ship early next month. The device, she said, is "an unbelievably serious contender in the world of e-reading" and will allow Indigo to compete "with the greats in the world." "We are going for it in the e-reading world," she told the small crowd of publishing insiders gathered at the Spoke Club in downtown Toronto. On Monday night, the president founder and CEO of Indigo Books & Music, and arguably the most powerful person in publishing in Canada, unveiled the Kobo eReader, her company's most committed foray into the word of digital books. "We are at the absolute birth," said Heather Reisman, "of an astounding transition." ![]()
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