Reviews and recommendations make the Amazon store quite enjoyable to browse through. It doesn’t really seem alive because of it. The Kobo store contains lots of books, but it lacks the Amazon rating and review system, which I really miss. On the software side, the Kobo software itself does its job. On the Aura HD it’s quite easy to find what you’re looking for, especially if you use Calibre to manage your books and use the functionality of the Kobo driver entirely. If you put lots of books onto your reader and you want to find a specific one, it can take some time because of the many page turns. On the Sony, you could only search by author or by title. One time, years ago, somebody in a train asked me if my ebook reader was an iPad (obviously when the iPad was still quite new)! There is a clear difference in thicknessĪll the other options, like having an onboard dictionary, being able to make collections, the ability to make annotations, the little games (you can play solitaire for example) and the achievements and reading stats all sound quite nice, but I didn’t use all of them yet. The back of the Kobo is curved, which makes it nice to hold, but it also adds some bulk to the reader. The Sony does feel more high end, though, because the Kobo is made of plastic and the Sony has a metal casing. The screen space is much larger, though, because no hardware buttons are needed. The Kobo is thicker than the Sony, but it’s only less than a centimeter wider, and just as high. The Aura HD is not that much heavier than the PRS-505, and is actually similar in size. Sony on top of Kobo: just a little narrower I didn’t mind the hardware buttons to turn pages, though, not having a touch screen would not be a deal breaker for me. The Kobo also features a touch screen, so just sliding or touching the page will turn it for you. When turning a page on the Sony, I always had to stop and wait for the new page to show up, which disturbs your reading experience. Turning a page goes much quicker, especially if you don’t need a complete refresh of the screen (can be set to once in every 1-6 pages in the settings). The intensity of the light can be adjusted as well.Īnother improvement is the speed. Also, the Aura HD has built-in lighting, which makes reading in darker environments much more comfortable. The background of the Sony was quite grey, and over the years real improvements have been made with regards to contrast. The contrast of the Aura HD is also much, much better. You can make the font even smaller and reduce the spacing between lines, make the margins small, and even more will fit on your screen. ![]() When I set the font size of the Kobo to the size I like, I can put almost two Sony pages on one Kobo page. The Sony’s smallest font size is somewhere around medium size on the Kobo. You really notice it when you set the font size. It has quite a big screen, 6,8″ (my Sony only had 6″), with a very high resolution of 1440×1080 pixels and a dpi of 265 (extremely sharp). ![]() ![]() The Aura HD also has way more settings that can be adapted, so it appeals a bit more to my “tweaker” nature. I do purchase books there, but not only there, and I don’t want it to be a hassle to get other books onto my reader. Its closest competitor is the Kindle Paperwhite, but I didn’t want to buy into Amazon’s environment. The Aura HD is a high end ebook reader, and is top of the line at the moment. However, after six years, although it was still working, modern techniques and hardware had improved so much (quicker page turns, bigger screen, lighter, higher resolution, built-in wifi, more contrast, etc.), so I started looking around for a replacement. It was built sturdily (with a metal casing). It had a 6 inch screen, the memory could be expanded by adding a memory card, and it even had a built-in mp3 player (which I never used). Six years ago, I got the Sony PRS-505 for my birthday, one of the first ebook readers, which I had to order from the USA (and pay some heavy custom duties) to get it. I am an avid reader, and usually prefer reading about something instead of watching instruction videos. I also love reading fiction, especially fantasy. And now for something completely different: a review of an ebook reader! You see, all that stuff that I’m doing would be much harder if I didn’t have the opportunity to thoroughly read about it.
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