I no more than published the article on
eReader/Tablet Computer selection than I received a request for
information on the Kobo. I had never heard of it but have learned a
lot in a short time. There is an article in The Beacon (3-5 Dec 2012
pg 2A) about the Kobo being the savior of local book shops. I'm not
sure how that applies when all of the usual sources are selling the
Kobo.
NOTE - YOU CAN USE THE KOBO STORE BY INSTALLING THE KOBO APP ON OTHER DEVICES
NOTE: DRM is "Digital Rights Management" which requires a license to use content. Adobe DRM provides, free, a program for your computer that manages your DRM files. Example: eBooks you borrow from the public library.
Ref:
"Family Book Shop" DeLand
1301 N Woodland Blvd
Deland, FL 32720
(386) 736-6501
Kobo is a Canadian Company. Learn more about them and their products: Kobo - about us
Presently there are four models of the
Kobo, Mini, Glo, Touch and Arc. Kobo eReaders Here are the specs for those and for
the original models as well, with links to the reviews of each model:
Mini 5" e-Ink (b/w) 2GB memory,
micro SD slot (32gb max); WiFi 802.11 b/g/n; wt 4.7oz White, USB
Cable, WiFi 2GB Battery life over 2 weeks w/wi-fi off; $80 @ Best
Buy
Glo 6" e-Ink, Card slot, ePub and
all Adobe DRM; WiFi; USB; no headphone jack (no audio
capability) wt: 6.52 oz $130 @ Best Buy, $120 @ Amazon
Touch , 6"
e-Ink (b/w); 600x800 dpi max, USB & Card Slot, Browser, WiFi wt: 200gr supports
ePub, PNG CBZ PDF JPEG HTML GIF CBR; 2GB built in memory; $113 @ Amazon
Arc Android 4.0 ICS (UPGRADE TO JELLY
BEAN WHEN AVAILABLE), 1GB RAM, 7" color, wt 364g; available
in 8 or 16GB [Kobo just announced that it will now be available in 16, 32 and 64 GB]; Micro USB connection, "Wi-Fi Direct";
1.3 mp forward looking camera; 10hr reading w/WiFi off; Black or white w/ available blue or
purple back. NO MICRO SD CARD SLOT;
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ORIGINAL MODELS
N647-KBU-B 6" b/w
1GB expandable to 32GB in card slot wt: 8oz (1st gen Kobo) Supports
ePub & pdf $70 @ Target
WiFi eReader 6" eInk (16 levels of
grey) 6" 1GB (as N647 w/Wi-Fi to Kobo store) supports ePub, PDF
(Adobe DRM and non DRM) and TXT $85 @ Amazon
Vox (K080-Kbo-B) 7" Color 1024x600 7" Vivid Color, 8GB internal memory, Mini SD card, slot 32GB
max, not included; micro USB port 802.11b/g/n; wireless; wt:14.2oz; up to 7 hrs
battery life. Now Google certified with access to the Google Play Store
apps. Headphone jack, no camera. $180 @ Amazon
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