Subj : Books and ereaders
To   : Alan Beck
From : August Abolins
Date : Sun Oct 04 2020 09:40:00

Hello Alan!

** On Sunday 04.10.20 - 09:40, Alan Beck wrote to August Abolins:

 AB> I pulled the trigger on a Kobo Clara.

 AB> The other new ones have problems that I was not prepared
 AB> to put up with.

I would have thought that now 10+ years after their first  
introduction, they would have nearly perfected all of their  
models.

 AB> Kobo Libra H2O. Parts of  the screen were not lit up and
 AB> it was from one side or another.

THAT would be totally annoying. I'd rather wear a headband  
light, or have a light clipped to the device in that  
situation.


 AB> The top end Kobo has a Display that flashes to maintain
 AB> brightness. Could be trouble at best it is enough to give
 AB> you a headache.

At $300/8GB and $350/32GB for the top Kobo Forma, that's  
ridiculous.

The last time I dropped into an Indigo (which is now over 8  
years ago), they had the various Kobo models on display and  
available for public testing.


 AB> Kobo's now have an orange candlelight mode for reading in
 AB> the dark. All of them have it including the ability to
 AB> borrow library books.

 AB> Very nice.

The integration with Canada's library systems via Overdrive is  
pretty nice.  But you can still end up stuck in a waiting list  
until another copy of a book is "returned".  As a bookseller,  
I'm getting more and more people frustrated with the waiting- 
list and the pressure to read a new-release 400+ book within 1  
week that they option for the real thing.


 AB> It fits in my oilskin vest pocket better than anything
 AB> else did (OK, Kobo Glow with no case). This one goes in
 AB> with the case.

My original Kobo slips into a sport-jacket's outside pocket  
quite well.


 AB> The case also doubles as a reading stand.

The Sleepcover at $35?


 AB> All for $139.00 CDN

I see the Clara HD at $149 + $35 for the Sleepcover, online.

Did you acquire yours for a lower price in-store?


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