It allowed you to share book passages via Twitter and Facebook. It also gives you statistics of your reading patterns, how much you read, how often, and how many books you have read.
There was also a reward system where you earned badges and achievements for reading. I had the original Kobo e-Reader and the Kobo Wireless. This model seriously puts those two to shame! The touchscreen display should be easier for your average user to wrap their heads around, since almost all hand held mobile devices are touch screen. I found the older Kobo models to have flimsy design and the DPAD was awful, not to mention you would hit a key and 12 seconds later the command would go through.
The Kobo Glo. This was the first e-reader that really really hit the mainstream. It surpassed their prior models in responsiveness and design.
The big selling point was the illuminated display screen, which borrowed a page of the Nook Simple Touch with Glowlight and the Kindle Paperwhite. The Kobo Glo eliminated all physical buttons and relied in a capacitive touchscreen with a resolution of x This marked the first major advancement in resolution, which really made text and PDF files look amazing. It was hampered a bit by the same processor used on the Kobo Touch, a year prior. The back of the unit has a different quilted pattern than previous models.
Advanced users may dig the fact that there is a ton of control over your reading experience and it allows you to load in your own fonts. The Kobo development team is also fairly active on the MobileRead forums and often directly answers questions and employs many people in testing out beta firmware builds. They also use this fiendishly obsessed e-Reader community to farm ideas on future features they might employ in automatic firmware updates. Luckily Kobo has a list of Kobo models and how to tell them apart in the help section of their website.
They list a couple of distinguishing characteristics for each model, along with a corresponding model number. Looking up the model number is the easiest way to find out which model you have. You can find the model number on the bottom edge of your Kobo ereader. Kobo Aura Edition 2 — N With this, you can adjust the brightness of the screen and the color temperature to your liking. This way, you can also read a book in the evening without straining your eyes.
On the handle of the Kobo Libra are physical buttons with which you can easily browse through the menu and your books. It works a bit faster and more accurate than browsing via the touchscreen. Thanks to Comfortlight PRO, this model also gives you the option to adjust the brightness of the screen to your preference.
You don't have to turn pages as often on the large 8-inch screen of the Forma. The e-reader is also excellent for reading PDF files magazines , manga, or graphic novels.
You almost never have to zoom in, something that's often fairly slow and awkward on e-readers. Just like the Libra, the Forma has an ergonomic handle with physical buttons.
You set the brightness of the lighting via Comfortlight PRO and you have storage space for e-books. The Kobo Clara is the easiest to carry thanks to the compact 6-inch HD screen. The 8-inch Kobo Forma is useful if you also read magazines, manga, and comics. The Libra falls exactly in between. In addition, the Libra and Forma both have an ergonomic handle with physical buttons, and they're waterproof.
This makes them more luxurious and user-friendly than the Kobo Clara. Business Stores Customer Service. Written by Jesper 21 September For example, the Libra and Forma have an ergonomic handle with buttons, and they're waterproof. This information helps us design a better experience for all users. To learn more about cookies, please see our Cookie policy.
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