You can zoom in but you need to zoom out again to turn the page. The only irk I've had with Kobo is that the default PDF reader doesn't let you set a zoom level to reduce margins as you read. I couldn't search for 'act' without getting results for 'actor' as well. My old Kindle's search was too greedy which made it pretty much useless as I couldn't narrow results. The Kobo search features are much better. The Elipsa also has much crisper text but again I thought my anchient Kindle was mostly good enough. It's much faster than my old Kindle but I was never really that bother about the old Kindle's page turn speed. In general I think DX or Elipsa sized screens are more useful for text books even in epub format. The Kobo Elipsa is the first ebook reader I've used where I can read PDFs without zooming, which is a game changer for me. Unfortunately I've never actually seen a Kindle DX in the wild and they're rare as rocking horse poo on ebay here in the UK. I can't say for sure how they compare but the DX was what I was originally looking for. Amazon offers nothing I want that Kobo doesn't have.ĭifferent people have different usecases but I don't think I'll go back to a Kindle now I've switched. Installing Koreader, Plato or anything else is simple even if it's not required for everyday use. They're also priced similarly if you match specs and available for same day delivery from Argos in the UK.įinally, I know I could hack my last Kindle but Kobo make that really easy out of the box. The other stuff you mentioned, like Kindle having a large purchasable library, is also true for Kobo right from the homescreen. In theory I could also use the pen and take written notes on my Elipsa too but it's not a feature I was looking for. (Dropbox does support email though if you do want that).

Overdrive support so I can borrow books from my local library for free.įree Dropbox syncing without having to email everything when I buy a book from someone that isn't Amazon e.g PragProg, Packt, etc. There's also Pocket support for reading offline web articles.

IMHO that makes the Kindle only really useful for fiction. Like a screen big enough to comfortably read PDFs.

Kobo had distinct features I wanted that no Kindle offered at the time I last purchased.

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