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Kindle or Kobo?!!!
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metanoia
10-12-2011
Originally Posted by InsideSoap:
“ Where did you get the official lit case from?”

I got it from Amazon, ordered it the same time as the Kindle, I was one of the lucky ones who got the first batch to come out, but it was weeks after I got the Kindle.
Josephinus
19-12-2011
Well, I still don't know which one to get. I love the touch screen functionality of the Kobo Touch but everyone is saying Kimble on here! Where do both store the books that you have bought? On the net somewhere or on the device itself?

Also . . . it says that the Kobo comes with 1 million free books. Does the Kindle offer anything like that?

I have wifi at home so downloading books there isn't a problem so not sure if I need the 3G aspect, although going on holiday and downloading a book does sound tempting . . . but am not sure its working paying an extra £60 to do that.
bobcar
19-12-2011
Originally Posted by Josephinus:
“Well, I still don't know which one to get. I love the touch screen functionality of the Kobo Touch but everyone is saying Kimble on here!”

You have to get what's right for you and not what people on here say - there will be a lot of justifying their own choice in their responses (and in mine of course).

I find the touch screen of my Sony Reader extremely useful and would not want to go to a keyboard device. I also find the small size of my Sony to be a big advantage. The downside to the Sony for me is the crappy PC software though you don't have to use it, the reader itself is great.
psionic
19-12-2011
Having used both a Kindle with a keyboard and a Kobo Touch, they are both good,but IMHO the Kobo wins slightly. However I've not tried one of the new Kindles without the keyboard. My son borrowed my Kindle a few months ago and forgot to return it - still it encourages him to read more, I suppose!! Anyway I thought I'd treat myself to a Kobo just to see what it was like.

Purely subjectively the Kobo UI is much nicer. Also the Kobo appears to be far more responsive. You especially notice it comparing when both devices have a few hundred books. Also page turns are noticeable smoother. I prefer the Kindle case with a light which takes power from the Kindle though - as no such thing appears to be available for the Kobo (at least I can't find one).
Eater Sundae
30-12-2011
I've only used the kindle 3G version, so cannot compare it with the Kobo, but I thought I'd just add by two penn'th regarding the 3G bit. I've not downloaded any books via 3G, because its easy to stock up at home using Wi-Fi before I travel. But I have used the 3G bit for occasional web surfing from away from home. The browser is very very basic, but it does work. I've used it to look at news and weather sites plus the odd forum etc. For my basic needs it is better to make a one off payment to buy the 3G version with no usage costs than to carry around my computer and pay wifi fees at hotels etc.

It has a clunky browser, but it meets my needs.

Edit. Just to add, my phone is Pay As You Go, so I've no data package. If I had, then 3G would not be such an advantage for me.
bean999
31-12-2011
This is what slightly antagonizes me with amazon, what pimps they are. I enter kobo into amazon uk site and the first result is... kindle. They sell cases and other bits and pieces for the kobo but they don't want to prioritise what you actually entered in the search box. But it's their party obviously, they can do what they want.

More seriously, looking at the reviews for the top search result, the Kindle Wi-Fi, I'm surprised to see that about 10% of them are 1*.
alan1302
01-01-2012
Originally Posted by bean999:
“This is what slightly antagonizes me with amazon, what pimps they are. I enter kobo into amazon uk site and the first result is... kindle. They sell cases and other bits and pieces for the kobo but they don't want to prioritise what you actually entered in the search box. But it's their party obviously, they can do what they want.

More seriously, looking at the reviews for the top search result, the Kindle Wi-Fi, I'm surprised to see that about 10% of them are 1*.”

If you read though the 1 star reviews you can probably ignore 90% of them
willboy6
07-01-2012
I've bought my wife a Kobo Touch after a lot of consideration. One major point was that you can borrow library books on the Kobo, and not the Kindle. Also bought a case with built in light. It is battery powered but has lasted well on 2 AAA's, Also the light folds out on a stem and gives better illumination than the Kindle. The only real advantage with the Kindle is 3G and that's not important as we download via the P.C. without problems.
InsideSoap
08-01-2012
Originally Posted by bean999:
“More seriously, looking at the reviews for the top search result, the Kindle Wi-Fi, I'm surprised to see that about 10% of them are 1*.”

If you look at the 1 star reviews you'll find that the majority of them aren't even valid reviews. Either they are about Amazon as a company, delivery problems or people complaining about what the Kindle doesn't do because they couldn't be arsed to read the product description before buying it, or moaning about the price of ebooks when most people know Amazon try and make them as cheap as they possibly can. And then of course there are the trolls. The Kindle (and the Kobo for that matter) are not 1 star products.

Originally Posted by willboy6:
“I've bought my wife a Kobo Touch after a lot of consideration. One major point was that you can borrow library books on the Kobo, and not the Kindle. Also bought a case with built in light. It is battery powered but has lasted well on 2 AAA's, Also the light folds out on a stem and gives better illumination than the Kindle. The only real advantage with the Kindle is 3G and that's not important as we download via the P.C. without problems.”

What's your local libraries selection of books like though? Mine is very poor and it's a major city library. Also don't the libraries only have so many copies of the ebooks meaning that you have to wait ages just like with a paper book if it's popular? Not saying it isn't a good feature but if Amazon ever brought their lending feature to the UK it would be another reason to choose Kindle.
yoshieandnico
09-01-2012
Originally Posted by Josephinus:
“Well, I still don't know which one to get. I love the touch screen functionality of the Kobo Touch but everyone is saying Kimble on here! Where do both store the books that you have bought? On the net somewhere or on the device itself?

Also . . . it says that the Kobo comes with 1 million free books. Does the Kindle offer anything like that?

I have wifi at home so downloading books there isn't a problem so not sure if I need the 3G aspect, although going on holiday and downloading a book does sound tempting . . . but am not sure its working paying an extra £60 to do that.”

Hi Josephinus, I've never owned an ereader or tablet but will get one this year...probably a Kindle Fire.

The Kindle store has 0.9m paid-for titles + more than a million free titles.

I think this year is going to be something of a watershed year in the UK as far as ereaders and tablets are concerned (in fact, I've just written an article about this very subject).

I'm also very interested from an author's point of view, as I'll have a couple of ebooks out this year.

Would be interested to hear what you go for.

Best wishes,

Paul
willboy6
10-01-2012
In reply to "Inside Soaps" Question about borrowing from local libraries. My wife has usually managed to borrow somthing she fancies. No they are not always the newest releases, and there are only one or two copies of each book. But borrowing a few before going on holiday cuts down the cost of reading. I'm sure the service will also improve given time.
norfred
11-02-2012
Originally Posted by SHAFT:
“I've had both and I'd say Kobo. Not as fussy and less proprietary.”

I too have both. I am having difficulty connecting to a wifi network with kobo. It finds networks OK but demands a password. I have tried the passwords I use with my internet supplier but It cannot connect. Kindle and my tv have no such problems.
norfred
milmol
15-02-2012
I've got a Kobo Vox. Not having had or used a Kindle I cant obviously contribute to the either/or debate but thought I'd still pop in and leave my opinions...

The local library link works brilliantly for me. The range of titles isnt huge but it's still more than big enough for what I'll ever need. It means you can 'borrow' reference books for a day or two, or travel books for holidays and while there is obviously a wait for new titles, they do keep adding new stuff and the maximum wait is 3 weeks. No problems there.

The Kobo store seems pretty comparable to Kindle store for books - the same free titles, pay titles seem to be slightly more expensive though although usually only 25p-50p more.

I make good use of the app features and its also my first venture into the "android" world. Again, something which I have really used to my advantage with some really useful apps.

I have also copied all my music onto it, and it syncs brilliantly/easily to my gmail, google calendar etc.

I don't know how many of those features are common to the Kindle too though

The only negatives I would have would be battery life - if permanently connected to Wifi, downloading books or apps, using for facebook/internet surfing/email I need to recharge daily. With Wifi off and just using for reading it lasts a week for me though. I tried it out for a flight I've got coming up and in total I read for nearly 6 hours before the battery started to give out.

The other thing is that it has 'factory reset' itself twice I'm currently trying to establish whether mine is faulty and to be fair, their customer communication/resolution system is a good one. This causes you to lose your apps but after the first time it happened I learned how to back everything up and it was a 2-minute job to restore everything after it happened the second time. Less than ideal but as I say, for me, the benefits of the Vox definitely outweigh the negatives.
IvanIV
15-02-2012
Vox does not have an eInk screen or does it? That would be a problem for me, but then Vox is more a tablet.
paulj48
15-02-2012
You cant really compare a Kindle to a Kobo Vox they're both different devices.

Kindle has eInk and Vox is a backlit display.
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