Author Topic: About kobo (Read 8617 times)

Night_Sky · « **on:** October 23, 2012, 12:23 PM »

Well, I had a low cost reader I got from China which worked very well (had a terrible battery life though) but it is dying.

What I liked about it was that it read both epub and mobi an was... well... cheap, lol

So recently Kobo came to my country (Portugal). So far only the kobo touch is for sale and I am waiting for Kobo Glo because I read a lot when it's dark.

Most reviews I find say it's pretty good but don't dwell much on the files suported, so my basic question is: is it good with both epub and mobi as they advertise? And pdf can be read without loosing one's mind?Doesn it have dictionary in more than one language? For that matter is it possible to change the device language? The battery is ok? Also, is the micro SD card interface easy to use, because I read that in other readers it sucked.

Thanks munchly for any tips.

DarkGuyver · « **Reply #1 on:** October 24, 2012, 01:53 AM »

1st of all the Kobo range of eReaders only support epub and pdf file formats. It can read mobi files but you will only be able to view it in the raw markup text format. So it might be worth your while to convert your mobi files to epub with calibre. As with all eReaders with a small screen, reading a pdf will require you to zoom in and navigate page to read the text. The microSD card function is properly similar to that used in most android tablets so I would imagine you would have very little trouble with that.

You should be able to change the language settings very easily via the settings menu. The only thing that I can say is bad about the Kobo Touch is that the eInk screen doesn't refresh with every page turn. So you will get a little bit of ghosting on the next page. Apart from that it's a pretty nice little eReader.

Night_Sky · « **Reply #2 on:** October 24, 2012, 01:30 PM »

Ok, thank you for the info.

I think I'll get one.

lunacee · « **Reply #3 on:** February 09, 2013, 10:09 PM »

I'm sure it is too late for my two cents but I am loving the Kobo Glo. I would prefer a Kindle paperwhite (just from reading reviews) but am very happy with the Glo

cavey · « **Reply #4 on:** February 13, 2013, 07:57 PM »

Also probably too late, but I have a Kobo touch and have not experienced any ghosting mine is 1 year old and I have read nearly 400 books on it Love it to pices

laner20111 · « **Reply #5 on:** April 26, 2013, 04:48 PM »

Also probably to late, but I have had the Kobo Vox and now have the Kobo Arc
I would recommend getting the Kobo Arc if you ever get a chance,
It is very similar to a tablet, you can search the web, play games, download app's ect and of course load all your favorite epubs into it's library
It has a great battery life, 10+ if you are on it all day,, or a 2 - 3 week standby
I had the Kobo Vox and I absolutely HATED it, It would constantly freeze. The battery only last about 4 hours and the internet was very touch and go

I would highly recommend getting the Kobo Arc

booklover888 · « **Reply #6 on:** May 11, 2013, 04:33 AM »

Chiming in because I am an ereader addict....I recently got a Kobo Mini and it is Fabulous. I Love it!!! It would be better if it was lighted, so I had to order a Kobo Glo. I hope it will arrive today. I have a Paperwhite and love it, but automatic collection management using Calibre is much easier to do on the Kobo. (As easy as with my Sony T1, which I am selling to pay some of the cost of the Glo). Even though I have taken steps to allow collection management on the Paperwhite, it still involves extra steps and time to achieve (almost) the same result.

(P.S. don't bother asking how I do that with the Paperwhite, it involves a lot of device hacking).

carebearconnor · « **Reply #7 on:** September 11, 2013, 03:40 AM »

I have recently purchased a Kobo Arc and cannot figure out how to play music and audio book on it.

Would anyone be able assist me with this?

cavey · « **Reply #8 on:** November 04, 2013, 07:31 PM »

watching this thread as I have purchased and Arc as well ( 3 days ago)

kitshiv · « **Reply #9 on:** November 07, 2013, 08:14 AM »

just bought the kobo arc hd too, love it

cavey · « **Reply #10 on:** December 01, 2013, 07:15 PM »