Subj : Books and ereaders
To   : August Abolins
From : Alan Beck
Date : Sat Oct 10 2020 08:40:08

 AA> Hello Alan!

 AA> ** 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 to put up with.

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

I also have a Kobo  


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

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


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

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

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


I tried the $300 Forma and the Libra is better and newer.

The form was nice to hold but the screen was grey in spots.



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

 AB>> Very nice.

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

The Clara is the obvious choice. No shadowing  from the LED's at all. Thier best offering.


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

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


 AB>> The case also doubles as a reading stand.

 AA> The Sleepcover at $35?


 AB>> All for $139.00 CDN

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

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


I think Kobo dropped thier price. 10 bucks.

Very affordable for the Clara, best choice.


Cheers,

Alan



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