Kobo Ereader

[FreeThinker]

Anyone know anything about this ereader (wifi ) non touch model. On sale in the uk at Asda for £67?

[RCMR]

I have never used one myself but speaking to a few people who have, they're not so good -- the Kindle is a much better bit of kit apparently.

[FreeThinker]

My main issue with the kindle is that you are tied to a supplier (Amazon) and a proprietary format. Kobo uses epub and you can source from many places, but I agree it is technically inferior but at £67 is it good value if it performs reasonably. What are the main complaints?

[The_Penguin]

My main issue with the kindle is that you are tied to a supplier (Amazon) and a proprietary format.

Not completely true.  With an awesome free program called Calibre, you can convert between formats in seconds. Also the Kindle supports PDFs natively.  I have all manner of content on my Kindle that didn't come from Amazon.

[amspire]

Love Calibre. Totally brilliant.  Also there are Kindle DRM removable tools available, so it is possible to add your Kindle books to Calibre, and then export to any format and device you want. Works for now anyway. Kindle do upgrade their protection from time to time.

[FreeThinker]

Yes I know about calibre etc but it is still a faff on and probably not very legal. Have you tried the latest Kobo's? they seem to have addressed most of the issues of earlier firmware versions and be keenly priced any comments on build qualiy and features?

[FreeThinker]

Well I bit the bullet and bought a Kobo Touch for £75 (Remarkable value) Build quality seems fine and it works well. My Epubs I had on my pc worked well and so do PDF's so well pleased at the moment time will tell but 10/10 so far.

[WhyMe]

Well I bit the bullet and bought a Kobo Touch for £75 (Remarkable value) Build quality seems fine and it works well. My Epubs I had on my pc worked well and so do PDF's so well pleased at the moment time will tell but 10/10 so far.

I really like the Kobo. I had the WiFi Kobo and liked it very much. I love the fact I don't have to buy books in one format. If I have txt files I just throw them on the Kobo and read them, no conversion. I bought myself a Xmas gift and got the Kobo touch. I like it even better than the WiFi. Happy reading FreeThinker!

[Hypernova]

Well I bit the bullet and bought a Kobo Touch for £75 (Remarkable value) Build quality seems fine and it works well. My Epubs I had on my pc worked well and so do PDF's so well pleased at the moment time will tell but 10/10 so far.

You know what we say here on the EEVblog, so get on with it!!!

And +1 for Calibre, use at at work too to manage all the datasheets and app notes.

[FreeThinker]

Well I bit the bullet and bought a Kobo Touch for £75 (Remarkable value) Build quality seems fine and it works well. My Epubs I had on my pc worked well and so do PDF's so well pleased at the moment time will tell but 10/10 so far.

You know what we say here on the EEVblog, so get on with it!!!

And +1 for Calibre, use at at work too to manage all the datasheets and app notes.

Well 2 things stop me from "Taking it Apart"
1 Its a relatively unproven design and I don't want to void the warranty
2 I'm buggered If I can find any screws in it. It would appear to be that the quilted back cover is clipped into the bezel and my tentative attempts to part them have failed Lol. Maybe later (unless someone beats me to the punch).