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Posted on December 2nd, 2011 by Nathan
I just stumbled across a new color ereader and media player at Sears, the Slick 50. At $49 it is one of the least expensive 7″ color ereaders available. It doesn’t have any bells or whistles and looks about as cheap as the price would suggest, but the two reviews are positive, if they are real.
The best thing going for the Slick 50 is that it ties in with Kobo
for ebooks, which means it supports Adobe DRM’d ebooks and library ebooks, not just DRM-free ebooks as is often the case with cheap ereaders.
Filed under: Kobo, New eBook Readers | Tags: slick 50 | 22 Comments »
Posted on November 28th, 2011 by Nathan
Kobo Books is having a big Cyber Monday ebook sale today, offering four different sets of coupon codes each valid for a specific list of ebooks.
Here is the link to the Cyber Monday sale page at Kobo with the different codes and lists and disclaimers. Basically, it goes like this…
Filed under: Kobo, Sales and Discounts | Tags: ebook sales | 4 Comments »
Posted on November 16th, 2011 by Nathan
Here’s the link to the first installment of the Kobo Vox review.
My Kobo Vox finally arrived at the end of last week. It had some major issues when it showed up that would have caused most people to return it or exchange it, but I’m used to troubleshooting Android devices so after triggering a factory reset with 6 failed boot attempts it was good as new.
Aside from a few minor bugs, it has been working well since then, and I even had enough time to test it and put together this Kobo Vox review part 1 before the Kindle Fire and Kindle Touch arrived yesterday. With all these devices arriving at the same time, including the Nook Tablet, I’ve decided to do the reviews in chunks, so expect more Kobo Vox reviews and comparisons in the coming days and weeks.
Filed under: Kobo, Reviews | Tags: kobo vox | 2 Comments »
Posted on November 11th, 2011 by Nathan
Kobo has taken a page from Amazon by jumping on the ad-supported ereader bandwagon. That’s right. Kobo just quietly introduced the Kobo Touch with Offers
for $99. That’s $30 off the regular price.
Like the Kindle with Special Offers, the Kobo Touch with Offers features advertisements on the screensavers when the device is turned off or in sleep mode. It also has an ad the bottom of the device’s homescreen. There aren’t any ads in ebooks.
Filed under: Kobo, New eBook Readers, Sales and Discounts | Tags: kobo touch | No Comments »
Posted on November 10th, 2011 by Nathan
I came across this new ereader today, the Ematic eGlide Reader Pro. It’s listed on various retail websites. Walmart has it for the cheapest at $109.
As you can see from the picture, the Ematic eGlide Reader Pro is one strange-looking device. I’ve never seen an ereader with a keyboard below the screen on its side like that. It’s also got a little kickstand on the back to prop it up. Ematic is always good for a laugh. Remember the Ematic Twig?
Filed under: Kobo, New eBook Readers | Tags: ematic | 2 Comments »
Posted on November 9th, 2011 by Nathan
The three largest ebook companies all have shiny new color ereaders that double as tablets ready just in time for the holiday season, with all of them trying to duplicate the success of the Nook Color from last year. Comparing the specs of the Nook Tablet versus the Kindle Fire and Kobo Vox reveals all three are very similar devices.
They all run Android and have the same size screen and share the same general characteristics for reading ebooks, watching videos, listening to music, browsing the web, email, and plenty more.
Filed under: Amazon Kindle, Kobo, Nook, Reviews | Tags: kindle fire, kobo vox, nook tablet | 18 Comments »
Posted on October 30th, 2011 by Nathan
An email from Kobo turned up in my spam folder a couple of hours ago proclaiming the delay of the Kobo Vox. The Vox was supposed to start shipping on October 28th, but now it won’t be going out until November 7th.
That’s interesting because they’ve already started selling them in a number of stores in Canada, including Future Shop and Chapters. A number of folks have already gotten a Kobo Vox, in fact.
Filed under: Kobo | Tags: kobo vox | 6 Comments »
Posted on October 19th, 2011 by Nathan
Kobo just announced the Kobo Vox
, an Android tablet/ereader hybrid very similar to the Nook Color and Kindle Fire. Given the specs and features, it looks like Kobo’s new toy will provide stiff competition against both of those, in fact.
The Kobo Vox has a 7″ color screen that Kobo boasts as being optimized for reading outdoors with an anti-glare screen and wide viewing angles. It is a AFFS+ multi-touch screen with a resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels.
Filed under: Kobo, New eBook Readers, Tablets | Tags: kobo vox | 29 Comments »
Posted on October 14th, 2011 by Nathan
The Kobo Touch received some new features yesterday via yet another firmware update, version 1.9.12.
The most prominent new features the update adds is the ability to add notes to ebooks using the on-screen keyboard and changing how the device interprets page turns.
Filed under: Kobo | Tags: firmware update, kobo touch | 2 Comments »
Posted on September 2nd, 2011 by Nathan
Kobo is showing off there Kobo Touch ereader in Berlin at the IFA conference. Right off the bat, Kobo announced that the Kobo Touch will be available in Germany starting October 1st.
The German-specific Kobo Touch will be sold from “leading German retailers” and will sell for a competitive 149 euros. Kobo also claims they already have over 80,000 German language ebooks, so that should be a pretty good starting point.
Filed under: Kobo | Tags: firmware update, kobo touch | 3 Comments »
