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Kobo eReader Touch Reviews
#130 in Books

Description

The Kobo eReader Touch offers the new touchscreen technology. E-ink Pearl screen, Wifi, different fonts and sizes, and faster page turning. For more information, go to http://kobobooks.com/touch

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    95% OF CHICKS DIG IT

    4.2/5
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    Anonymous
    April 29, 2015

    I love this device! Great for reading on the go (especially when travelling) and super easy to load library books.

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    4.8/5
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    March 12, 2015

    I was hesitant to buy the Kobo eReader Touch because I'd owned the original Kobo eReader and had some difficulties with. Luckily, I was given the Kobo eReader Touch for my birthday and have been enjoying it for several years now.
    I love how easy it is to upload new books and to turn the pages. The built-in dictionary is great too because so often when I'm reading and come across and unfamiliar word I think, 'I'll look that up later' and never do. This gives you the ability to look it up instantly.
    This eReader supports the ePUB format which means it is compatible with most Canadian libraries, so you can read lots of books for free too!

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    3.7/5
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    February 27, 2015

    i love my kobo reader! works great and i enjoy reading my books and doing other stuff on it as well!

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    5.0/5
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    Anonymous
    December 29, 2014

    So easy to use and hold tons of books!!! I love my Kobo eReader!!!

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    4.8/5
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    Anonymous
    August 10, 2014

    LOve love Love it use it everyday

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    3.8/5
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    June 19, 2014

    I love my Kobo touch, although the touchscreen is not as responsive as I'd like. The fact that I now can carry around The Thin Executioner in my purse and it not weigh 2 pounds and taking up 2/3 of my purse is a delight. Any Kobo product is a definite buy in my books (see what I did there).

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    March 24, 2014

    I use the Kobo Vox eReader. I love it. I think it is just as good as the iPad. The only difference is that it does not have a camera so you can't take photos or videos. Who cares. That's what my smart phone is for. I surf the web on it and download pictures and videos. I can download books and read it off the large color screen.

    The battery life on it is pretty decent too.
    I highly recommend it.

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    3.0/5
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    Anonymous
    February 20, 2014

    I have the Kobo light and would not go anywhere without it. It is the best invention since sliced bread. I can downloard books from many sites at a push of a button. I can read anywhere, any time. I can set my download choices to my preferred genre and are many free books available out there. When I use my background light, the battery does not last as long but always have my charger handy and charge my Kobo while I am reading or when I am not reading. The Again, I purchased my Kobo at Amazon.ca so it was quite affordable.

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    February 17, 2014

    I have had my Kobo going on 2 years now. Im a avid reader. I will admit it took me a few months to get into. I was even going to Chapters and still buying books. Eventually I brought it with no other books to my cottage. we fell in LOVE!! lol. I love this Kobo. The battery power is great, im still actually shocked how well it lasts. i usually read for approx 1 hr every night, and i usually only charge every few weeks, however it isnt even dead yet. I will still buy classics in paper form, there is something great about building a library of great books, but the KOBO is a great gadget and I will continue to use on a daily basis.

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    February 17, 2014

    This is my second ebook reader I have purchased and I could not be happier. It's been around 6 months that I have owned it and I use it every single day.

    Pros
    The charging cord is not a proprietary cord (like apple has for their ipods). If something happens to your cord then you can go to any electronics store and purchase another one (if you do not already have one around the house for another electronic device).
    The battery life is amazing. Even with the backlight on and hours of use almost every day I can still go over a week on a single charge.
    The backlight isn't so powerful that it is hard on the eyes when used at night or in a dark room
    The screen is always easy to read, even in the sun.
    It supports so many different formats. I can use the librarys digital edition program to rent books (which I could not do on a kindle).

    Cons
    The touch control can be a little finicky. I've had multiple instances of trying to turn the page and the touch control will think I am trying to change a different setting.
    Maybe it's me but I have a horrible time getting the dictionary function to work on the first 10 tries of trying to get the definition of a word. Maybe this and the other con listed above are because I have fat fingers.
    The WIFI function is a major battery drain (like on every other electronic that has a WIFI function). I suffered in the beginning of ownership with horrible battery life till I did some research online and found out that how I had the kobo configured, it was constantly trying to connect to the WIFI even if I was nowhere near a WIFI signal.
    It's black and white, no color. I just thought I should mention this because while I use mine to read digital magazines and comics and went into the purchase knowing that if this is a major issue to you then this might not be the best purchase in your case. The greyscale on this makes pictures still stand out beautifully.

    Overall though if I was looking for a new ereader I would certainly purchase another one of these. The next step up from this product would be to purchase a tablet and current technology makes battery life on them horrible. If you are looking for something to read your books, magazines and comic books then this is the best ebook reader on the market.

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