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I’m curious why you switched from kindle to kobo? I’ve used a few kindles over the years, what does the kobo offer that’s better?
by Calamitous 5y ago
I’m curious why you switched from kindle to kobo? I’ve used a few kindles over the years, what does the kobo offer that’s better?
- drakonka 5y agoAside from the already great points made by others, I am trying to move away from the Amazon ecosystem a bit as both a reader and a writer, since I do not think Amazon is good for writers (in the long-term). Since I also plan to start publishing my fiction "wide" (ie on stores other than Amazon), it was a good time to get a non-Amazon reader to preview my books on.
- Haegin 5y agoI'm not the person you asked, but I switched from Kindle to Kobo when I realised I could get ebooks from my library on a Kobo. Now pretty much everything I read is from the library and I've not turned on my Kindle in well over a year.
- madvoid 5y agoRecently switched from a Kindle to a Kobo and here are my findings so far: Kobo Pros: * Natively handle .epub files * Overdrive integration for library books * Dropbox integration so it's quick to transfer files from my laptop * Pocket integration. Being able to read long form web articles on an e-ink screen is a game changer for me. * OS is generally better * Minor, but I like seeing the book I'm reading on the sleep screen Kobo cons: * Buttons are slightly worse than the Kindle's * For the Sage, the battery life is worse than the Kindle. I've heard the other models are better though.