well, you might be- you just don't know it yet. So basically, if you're looking for a water resistant, large screen, or non-blue light, the Aura One is the only game in town. It also supports more fonts, and has a very nice frontlight that is both adaptive and can change color (has both blue/white and red). The Aura One also has a state of the art eInk Carta display (300 ppi) which is comparable in resolution to any modern Kindle, and has 8 GB of storage (more than any current Kindle) and is water resistant. The only comparable Kindle is the DX, which dates back to 2009- good luck finding any in decent shape. First off, the screen: it is bigger than any modern Kindle. Kindles require conversion.īut here's what sold me on the Aura One. Furthermore, if you want to read epub format books, Kobo supports them natively. The Aura One has built in Overdrive support (Rakuten, Kobo's corporate parent, also owns Overdrive), which makes borrowing eBooks from your local public library a lot easier. You can use Cali bre or other eBook converters to view your Amazon library on anything else (including Kobo). However, there are workarounds to the major drawbacks of escaping from Amazon. I've also found that Kindles are better at zooming which helps if you like to view PDF files. X-ray is a somewhat useful feature if you like to leave off a series and come back months later (when you've forgotten who such-and-such is). There's also the Kindle owner's lending library which offers free access to some good titles. Amazon does offer prices that are usually a bit cheaper than Kobo or B&N, and has superior selection. That isn't to say there aren't downsides to escaping Amazon's eBook dungeon. This is the first one I've decided to spring for, and I don't regret it one bit. I've used Kindles since the 2nd gen, have seen competitor's eReaders but never thought them good enough to try.
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