kobo ebook reader -- first impressions

[blars]

I bought a kobo ebook reader yesterday for $50 at a borders bookstore that was closing down.&nbsp; (While the store claims to be discounting from $139, the website has the same model for $99.)<br><br>The epaper display is readable, and works in dim to bright light.&nbsp; I'd prefer the display to be a bit bigger.&nbsp; Display of PDF files can be hard to read -- you need to scroll around unless you can read really tiny fonts and it's not very good at pictures or diagrams.&nbsp; <br><br>It only handles epub and pdf files, so I needed to install calibre on my linux system to convert formats.&nbsp; Calibre had problems with some of the books on the baen cd I was trying to convert until tryed the rtf files.<br><br>It can take sdhc cards up the 32gb if the thousand or so books you can store on the internal 1gb drive isn't enough.&nbsp; However, it will scan the card at powerup and that takes a few seconds with only a half dozen files on the card.<br><br>The internal recharable battery isn't replaceable, and you need a usb power source to charge it.<br><br>The interface uses bottons rather than a touch screen, and it's a bit hard to use with only the left hand.<br><br>Overall, it's quite usable for reading books.&nbsp; I have not tried the wifi mode on it, or purchased any books from their estore.<br><br><br>

 

[Guest]

Cool Blars....I just got a Nook ereader for my birthday and am excited to learn to use it...as I told you before I am not intuitive with this stuff so I need to study the manual before I start....<br>I chose this guy over the Kindle mostly because I could use the library so will have to see how it works....<br>Have fun with yours...<br>bri<br><br>

 

[sl1966]

I got the kindle for xmas. Regardless of brand these things are a god send because of how much space they will save you. The best part is that I've hardly spent anything on replacing books because most of what I owned is in the public domain and I've been able to find free copies of them.<div><br></div><div>Enjoy</div>

 

[Guest]

Good news Steve...maybe a lot of my stuff will be free too...<br>Bri<br><br>

 

[blars]

I usually read science fiction, and many of books from Baen are available free in electronic form.&nbsp; Unfortunatly other publishers arn't as generous.<br>

 

[blars]

There is now a more complete review on my blog.&nbsp; (see sig)<br>

 

[Tara]

Awesome! &nbsp;I have a sony pocket reader and have similar issues with the pdfs...&nbsp;