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Kobo or Kindle?

June 13, 2011 by Craig DiLouie 14 Comments

I broke my Kindle and I’m thinking about getting the Kobo, which offers a touch screen interface, fairly good eBook availability in my adopted land of Canada, and a decent price of $139. Have you tried the Kobo? What do you think of it? Has anybody heard when Amazon will catch up to Nook and Kobo and offer touch interface?

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  1. Mark Arnone says

    June 13, 2011 at 6:17 pm

    I have a Sony ebook. 129 dollars refurbed. It reads PDF, since I have most of my ebooks in that format I like it. Plus the battery lasts about a month without the need for a backlight, gotta love epaper!

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  2. Evan Roy says

    June 13, 2011 at 7:06 pm

    Craig the one area that Kindle tries to separate itself is having supreme battery life while also having easy on the eye text and I believe a touch screen hampers that. So who knows. Sorry for the non answer but I guess all of these e-readers are give and take right now.

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  3. Dan Waltz says

    June 13, 2011 at 8:01 pm

    The nook just came out with a new b/w touch screen. It’s nice but doesn’t have near the features as the kindle 3. Not sold on touch screens for e-readers. Can’t image what the screen will look like after a years use. Really don’t like looking through screen protectors either. Can never get all the bubbles out and they never look crystal clear. Plus all the greasy figerprints to look through and the accidental page turns when touching the screen accidently. Ok I have a few hang ups, but I think Kindle 3 is still the best. Good luck on your choice, but Kobo would be my last choice if you ask me.

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  4. Craig DiLouie says

    June 13, 2011 at 9:09 pm

    Thanks, Dan. The Nook isn’t a possibility, as I live in Canada, and there are intellectual property issues for eBooks crossing the border that results in terrible eBook availability. Canada’s version of Barnes and Noble, Chapters/Indigo, has adopted Kobo as its eReader. So for me it really boils down to Kobo or Kindle.

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  5. Chris Edwards says

    June 13, 2011 at 10:03 pm

    Kindle! Have you checked the repair costs with Amazon? Apparently they are very good.

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  6. Robin Stock says

    June 13, 2011 at 11:02 pm

    I still like my Kindle…touch-screen interface would be nice, though.

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  7. Bob Silva says

    June 14, 2011 at 12:11 am

    Nook light !

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  8. Rita Jinkins Knits says

    June 14, 2011 at 1:12 am

    Kindle. All. The. Way.

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  9. Glenn Michael Scott says

    June 14, 2011 at 1:59 am

    Kindle! Superior battery life and free 3G everywhere.

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  10. Steve Winfrey says

    June 14, 2011 at 3:14 am

    Isn’t the Kobo a Borders thing? Not sure if you’ll have any support for it in the future.

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  11. Steve Winfrey says

    June 14, 2011 at 3:14 am

    Isn’t the Kobo a Borders thing? Not sure if you’ll have any support for it in the future.

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  12. Brian Williamson says

    June 14, 2011 at 9:11 am

    I have a lightly used Kindle 2 collecting dust. You are welcome to it since I have the Kindle App on my iPhone.

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  13. Craig DiLouie says

    June 14, 2011 at 3:13 pm

    Are you serious, Scott? I’ll pay you for it–how much you want? Send me a message, let’s make a deal!

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  14. Glenn Michael Scott says

    June 14, 2011 at 9:00 pm

    Oh god! Not a Kindle App. *shudder*

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