Google's not being much a help here (though that may be due to sleep fun on my end) - so any idea how the fluff to fix this or is it a known issue with the fluffing old kobo touch readers that I'll have to live with?
At least until I can find a hole in teh budget (currently buying new PC parts over 12 months, while on NZ welfare, all hail afterpay and Laybuy) at some distant point in the future I can fit the NZ$244.99 price of a Clara into the budget. Though if the 2nd gen touch doesn't have this issue I could just buy a replacement screen for my busted one off ebay.
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The Kobo Touch has good haptics. It is relatively light with about 185g and has a surface texture that makes it easy to hold in one hand. The E-Ink display is great; all current ereaders have one of those. Text quality depends on font and size; on the settings I read I can see almost no difference to printed books. Of course you have shadows of former pages because they completely refresh the display only every few page turns (for sake of turning speed). You can adjust the number of turns before that happens between one and six, though, so every taste should be catered.
PDF reading better than expected. Kobo Touch does not reflow so you have to zoom and pan. Thanks to touch screen and good implementation, panning is quite comfortable. On 200% zoom typical PDFs are very readable and fit on the screen horizontally if in landscape mode, so you have to scroll only in one direction. Document internal links and some features you have in EPUB books do not work; I think this is due to the touch screen being fully devoted to navigating the document so you can not actually select anything in PDFs.
I like reading ebooks with the Kobo Touch more than I thought I would. It has certain advantages over real books, both logistically and technically. There are lots of DRM free and even free books around today; I have read classics, self-published books from indie writers and books hard to get in Germany. I hope that there will be DRM free mainstream books in the future to fully exploit my ereader.
The Kobo Touch e-reader just came out today and we have been fiendishly playing around with the first touchscreen device from Kobo. How does it stack up against the previous iterations of the Kobo e-Reader family?
The Kobo Touch has a full touchscreen e-ink Pearl display that has a full six inches of screen real estate. It features an Infrared Touch or IR touch that drastically enhances the touchscreen sensitivity and makes interacting with the screen a pure delight. Part of the reason why the unit is so responsive is due to the Freescale 508 Processor.
You have by default 2 GB of internal storage, which should be enough for around 1000 ebooks. If this is not enough for you, it can be enhanced via the MicroSD card up to 32 GB. Keep in mind the SD card slot does not have a flap or any kind of protection, so you might want to make sure water does not get into the device.
Unlike the Kindle e-reader there is no QWERTY keyboard on the device, instead everything is touchscreen. I was pleasantly surprised with the virtual keyboard the Kobo Touch employs. There is little to no screen lag when you type in characters. My first experience with the keyboard was to setup the WIFI. The alpha-numeric keys went very fast and I was happy with a show-password option to make sure you did not make any mistakes.
One of the drawbacks with the Kobo hardware is that there are no speakers, headphone jacks, or audio functions. I would have liked the ability to listen to audio books. Battery life is solid thus far and is said to last around 2 full weeks.
The Kobo Library is the source from which you can intuitively access your ebooks and other content. It is divided into various sub-menus such as Books, Newspapers and Magazines, Previews, and Shortlist. The Library is your main bookshelf where all of your ebooks are located. It lists everything in alphabetical order and has arrows to go forward and backward. You can also access all of the newspapers and magazines you purchase via the Kobo store. Since I purchased my device from Canada, most of my newspaper options are all of the major newspapers, and same with magazines. The previews menu gives you a short introduction to various bestselling books. Finally, the Shortlist function allows you to basically create your own shelf. This is a handy function to make your short term reading list a little bit more manageable.
One of the most important aspects that differentiates Kobo from its competition is the store. They currently have over 2.3 million titles, so everyone should find something they want to read. The store allows you to browse by bestsellers, categories, recommended reading, and free books. The free books section mainly contains public domain books, but there are some short stories as well.
Kobo hit a home-run with the Kobo Touch due to the quality build design and the robust functionality! 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. I hardly experienced ANY LAG at all when using this e-reader extensively.
This new Kobo Touch gets everything right and is an upgrade in every way from previous models. The two great functions are the inclusion of a web browser to surf the internet, check your email, and even buy books from other stores directly. Also Reading Life is a very unique program that currently no other e-reader company has sought to implement. Sure some companies, like Amazon, have Facebook and Twitter integration, but they do not give you statistics, graphics, bars, achievements, or other cool things.
If you are a fan of loading in your own ebooks you are in luck! The Kobo Touch displays EPUB and PDF books. It also has support for Adobe Digital Editions. So if you have purchased books from other bookstores such as Barnes and Noble, Borders, Smashwords, or others, you can easily transport the books via Adobe Digital Editions.
One of the downsides is that there is not more Font flexibility. There are only two built in fonts with no instructions on how to add additional ones. Kobo has told us that via a firmware update new fonts will be added in the future. Many of the advanced options require you to tap the screen in weird areas to call up different functions. Quick taps, long taps, and other actions make all of the difference in the world. Another downside is the mandatory usage of the Kobo Desktop manager, there is simply NO way to get around registering your Kobo by yourself on the device. You have to use your PC or MAC to register. Finally, one of the largest flaws with this e-reader is the fact that you cannot highlight or look words up in the dictionary with books you manually load on your Kobo Touch. The long-tap function does not work with side-loaded content.
Important note: Although the OverDrive app has been discontinued, Kobo devices with built-in OverDrive functionality will still work. You can continue borrowing and reading OverDrive ebooks on these devices as usual.
Many newer Kobo models include built-in OverDrive support, which lets you add your library card and read ebooks directly on your Kobo ereader. Learn more and see which devices are supported on Kobo's "OverDrive: Common questions" page.
For older Kobo devices, you can add books you've borrowed with Libby to your Kobo using Adobe Digital Editions. Learn more about transferring books to an ereader from Libby or visit Kobo's "Add eBooks with Adobe Digital Editions" page for additional information and device-related troubleshooting.
This model of the Kobo Touch improved upon its predecessors by using a zForce touch-sensitive display; hence its name, the Kobo Touch. The infrared based touch interface does not require electrical conductivity, allowing for the user to interact with the device when wearing gloves.[4] Other improvements included an E Ink Pearl screen, a faster processor capable of smooth PDF panning, 802.11n Wi-Fi capability, and reduced size and weight.[5]
The Kobo Touch was introduced to compete with Amazon's Kindle and Barnes & Noble's Nook. By not including a physical keyboard like the Kindle Keyboard, and leaving only a home button on the front face of the device, Kobo was able to further shrink down the dimensions of the Touch.[7] The 2GB of memory was similar to what competitors offered; this memory allows for the storage of approximately 1,000 books. With a 32GB microSD card that can be inserted in the side of the Kobo Touch, the number of books that can be stored rises to 30,000.[5]
The main screen shows tiles that automatically update based on actions the user has performed. Tiles may appear for books, newspapers, magazines, store categories, or games the user has recently read, browsed, or played, respectively. The main screen is called "Reading Life".[9]
The main application, the digital reader, supports a variety of ebook formats: ePub, PDF, Adobe DRM, MOBI, RTF, HTML, TXT, Comic Book Archive file, JPEG, PNG, BMP, GIF, TIFF.[5] By flicking or tapping a side of the screen, the user may advance to the next page or previous page. Adjusting the font is possible with a feature called TypeGenius: users can change the weight, sharpness, and font size of any preinstalled fonts on the Kobo.[10] Highlighting, adding notes, and looking up definitions in the built-in dictionaries is also possible by long-tapping a passage in any part of the book.[10] The Kobo Touch also provides statistics about reading progress: average reading time per session, total time read, pages turned, and the percentage of books completed.
Books can be viewed in a list view or grid view in the user's library. They can be arranged based on title, author, file size, file type, and when they were last opened. Users can also arrange their books into collections. ff782bc1db