![]() Kobo says this may change in the future, but the company wouldn’t put a timeline on when. So if you really don’t want Anna Karenina popping up in your library every day, you don’t have the option to delete it. And for now, you can’t touch the 100 preloaded classics because they live on that partition. Instead, the memory includes a hidden partition that’s accessible only via this app. However, the onboard memory is not fully accessible for the consumer. The device has 1GB of onboard memory, and accepts SD Cards (up to 4GB) in a card slot on top of the device. In the future, Kobo intends for consumers to fully manage their libraries through this app–including which e-books are stored on the device itself.īut that leads to another gotcha. Still, it is far better than most such interfaces–and provides a better shopping process than you get with competitors like Aluratek, Cool-er, and Cybook. After two crashes during installation, I got the app up and running, and found a visually pleasing, albeit a rough-beneath-the-surface shopping and e-book mangement interface. It’s not clear from the included start guide that there even is an app to install, and the app lacks an autolauncher or other clear means of installation. Unfortunately, that’s where my bumps started with this product. You can access your account via the Web, or via an app you can install off the e-reader. Instead, readers are greeted by a well-thought-through user experience that marries the online store–home to 2 million plus e-books–with a value-priced e-reader. The Kobo eReader is brought to market by a division of the big-box bookseller Chapters-Indigo in Canada, though the north-of-the-border connection is not evident anywhere on the surface. However, in spite of its refreshing interface, its usability suffers from sluggish performance and stiff buttons. ![]() At $150, the Kobo eReader is almost half the price of an Amazon Kindle 2, and one of the least-expensive E-Ink devices available (price as of June 7, 2010). ![]() In this mission, Kobo only partly succeeds. Kobo has its sights set on delivering a satisfying e-reading experience, without the cost premium of blue-chip competitors like Amazon and Sony. Somewhere between the premium e-readers and the bare-bones, low-cost models lies the Kobo eReader. ![]()
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