#Kindle vs kobo how to
#Kindle vs kobo download

The Kindle is barely audible when clicking through pages. Its not something that you'd notice right away, but the Kobo button starts to sound like a pop-o-matic dice popper when you are trying to get to sleep next to someone reading The Hunger Games at 2 in the morning. This makes for perfect one-handed reading, and is Lori's favourite feature.

#Kindle vs kobo how to

The Kindle has a pair of forward and back buttons on either side of the screen, which gives you more options for how to comfortably hold the device while you are reading. The Kobo has one button in the lower right hand corner below the screen for turning pages forward or backward. It seems instantaneous compared to the sluggish Kobo response time. Whether you’re turning on your Kobo or waiting for it to come out of sleep mode, it takes 30-60 seconds depending on the size of the document. Navigating through a book with the Kindle is much easer than with the Kobo.

#Kindle vs kobo download

It takes about 10 seconds to download a new eBook to the Kindle and we don't even have to get out of bed to do it. Our Kobo needs to be plugged into a laptop, which really didn't seem like a hardship until we saw how easy it is to search for new books wirelessly on the Kindle. We like the wireless option on the Kindle for searching and downloading new books. Our comparison would be fairer if we were comparing the new Kindle Wi-Fi to the new Kobo Wi-Fi, but this is what we’ve got.

Apparently the new generation Kobo has much better screen resolution with 16 level grey scale and improved background contrast. Since Tim purchased the Kobo in July, a new Kobo version has come out.

The Kindle's screen has a sharper contrast than the first generation Kobo, which Lori appreciates at night. The Kindle's screen is the same size as the Kobo, although it has a 16 level grey scale screen, which is imperceptibly better than the 8 level grey scale on our old Kobo. The Kindle is a little thinner and longer than the Kobo, but they're pretty much the same size. The new Kindle Wireless eReader meets all of the cost and size advantages of the Kobo and blows it out of the water with its keyboard, search functions, speed, and design. The model we have is the first generation Kobo, without Wi-Fi. At the time it was one of the most affordable, paperback-sized readers on the market and seemed like a good entry into eReading. Tim has had a Kobo since the start of the summer and really liked it. Six weeks ago, Lori got a new 6' Kindle Wireless eBook reader (US$139).