![]() The Extras section is a catch-all of sorts for nonreading stuff, including chess, sudoku, a Web browser and the Sketch Pad app.Ĭlick to EnlargeThe extraordinarily lightweight 6-ounce Kobo Mini will never cause even the most frail person to tire from an extended reading marathon. Lefties will appreciate the ability to customize what part of the screen you touch to turn back or forward in a book. However, to update your profile, billing address or credit card details, you must go to From the settings menu, you can tweak your date, time and language change default power settings as well as manage your wireless connections. Tapping Settings opens a new screen for all sorts of apps and presets.įrom Settings, you can sign in to your Kobo and Facebook accounts. Tapping the menu button shows the wireless status, battery percentage, last date content was synced with the cloud, a help icon and a settings menu. On the top right is the battery icon and the menu button. ![]() Nor can you immediately see the percentage of a book you've read and how many hours you have to go.Īlong the top left edge of the Mini's interface is the Home button, which can be accessed from any other screen by tapping the bottom/middle of the display. But unlike the Mini's bigger cousin, the Aura HD, you cannot see your reading stats and any other recently opened apps on the home screen. From the graphically appealing home screen, you can see recently read content and get book recommendations. Overall, we found the Mini's interface easy to navigate. While the screen was accurate, we did note a second or two of flickering. Like the Nook Simple Touch, the Kobo Mini's touch screen is controlled via infrared, not capacitive or resistive technologies. The Kobo Mini does beat the basic Kindle by offering a touch screen, which Amazon does not. We imagine this helps keep the price down, but it would still be a nice feature to have. Unlike the Barnes & Noble Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight, the Kobo Mini doesn't offer a backlit reading experience. The Vizplex V110 display has 16 levels of grayscale. As a result, picking a winner here is nearly impossible. By comparison, the base model Kindle and the Nook Simple Touch offer an identical pixel density and resolutions. The Kobo Mini's resolution of 800 x 600 pixels equates to 167 dpi. The Mini's 5-inch E Ink touch screen is even smaller than the Samsung Galaxy Note II Android smartphone's 5.5-inch screen. You start to move your head to follow words or have to considerably increase the reading distance.Click to EnlargeSize is definitely the first thing you notice about this little device. Is it worth it to go from 8” to 9”? Not for reading books. If you have big hands the sage would probably feel just perfect, but libra is also big enough to be held comfortably. Also keep in mind tgat if you have medium sized or small hands libra will be more comfortable to hold. If you’d like to use it for mangas too i’d definetly suggest the 8”. I don’t think the difference is worth the price, and between libra and sage you have to consider another tradeof, the flush screen: the flush screen looks cool and tablet-like, but the glass and the wacom layer also makes the text on tge sage a tad less clear and less sharp. Is it worth it to go from 7” to 8”? It depends from your preference, you may like 7” more or you may like 8” more. Is it worth it to go from 6” to 7”? Imho yes, but you loose some portability. Having more words per line makes reading less stressful, your eyes doesn’t shift back and forth so often and you change page a lot less. Long (but more accurate) answer: it’s resl that a bigger screen allows you to fit more words per line, assuming you are using the same font and font dimension. Discussion of DRM removal is allowed for books you have purchased legally but please note that legal requirements for DRM vary by region. Please use direct links.ĭRM & Piracy - We do not allow links or names of sites that distribute pirated material or any encouragement of piracy. No affiliate links - Recommendations are great but when they come with an affiliate link, they are less trustworthy and lead to spam. This is not a buy/sell/trade sub, no selling will be allowed. No book promotions or selling - general Kobo sales/promotions are allowed but if you are looking to promote your book, try r/ebooks, r/freeebooks or similar. No hateful or offensive submissions will be allowed. Keep it Kobo related - we are here to discuss all things Kobo related, comparisons are fine but discussions of other ereaders or ebooks in general are better suited to other subsīe respectful - argue the point, not the person. Welcome to the new and improved Kobo Reddit Rules Anything and everything about the Kobo eReader.
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