- Brand Name: Kobo
- Model: 0F00018
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Product Description
Features More book than device --Available Colors Porcelain & Lilac, Porcelain & Silver, Onyx, Device Size 184mm x 120mm (7.2 in. x 4.7 in.),Device Depth 10mm (0.4 in.), Weight 221g (7.8 oz.),Diagonal Display Size 6" E Ink,Screen Grey-Scale 16 Levels, Book Storage Over 1,000 eBooks,Memory Expansion Up to 10,000 eBooks with a 32 GB SD Memory Card, Connectivity Wi Fi, USB,Battery Life 10 days or 10,000 Page Turns,Supported File Formats EPUB, PDF, Pre-Loaded eBooks 100 FREE Classics Included,Fonts 2 Font Styles, 5 Available Sizes
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Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
93 of 97 people found the following review helpful
My wife and I both love our Kobos!
It's a basic ereader with no frills...no wi-fi, no 3G, you download books to your computer and then to the Kobo. The payoff for this featurelessness is minimal size and weight, making it very light and about as small as you'll get with a 6" screen.
This is not a good device for reading PDFs, which are not really designed for ebook readers with 6" screens. You want ePub, which allows you to resize the text.
The Kobo comes with 100 classics pre-loaded. You can buy books from Borders, Kobobooks, Smashwords, and non-DRMed ePubs from B&N, Sony, and others. If you want a top-notch ebook library management program, download the free "calibre" program. It will recognize the Kobo automatically and lets you organize your library YOUR way.
I'm sorry the one-star reviewer had problems, and I wish I knew where he lived so I could grab his Kobo out of the trash!
EDITED TO ADD: Being able to log onto my local library's webpage and check out ebooks is pretty cool!
It's a basic ereader with no frills...no wi-fi, no 3G, you download books to your computer and then to the Kobo. The payoff for this featurelessness is minimal size and weight, making it very light and about as small as you'll get with a 6" screen.
This is not a good device for reading PDFs, which are not really designed for ebook readers with 6" screens. You want ePub, which allows you to resize the text.
The Kobo comes with 100 classics pre-loaded. You can buy books from Borders, Kobobooks, Smashwords, and non-DRMed ePubs from B&N, Sony, and others. If you want a top-notch ebook library management program, download the free "calibre" program. It will recognize the Kobo automatically and lets you organize your library YOUR way.
I'm sorry the one-star reviewer had problems, and I wish I knew where he lived so I could grab his Kobo out of the trash!
EDITED TO ADD: Being able to log onto my local library's webpage and check out ebooks is pretty cool!
58 of 60 people found the following review helpful
JANUARY, 2013 UPDATE: Although my wife now has a Kindle Fire HD and a Kindle Fire - and i still have my Kindle 3/Keyboard - I still keep my Kobo on the nightstand and charged. For the exact same reason as I wrote about earlier: it MAKES me read, and not play 'round on the 'Net.
ORIGINAL REVIEW: My wife has a Kindle2, and is enjoying it. But every tme I pick it up, I am tempted to mess with its connectivity features...
So I purchased a Kobo when they were intro'd by Borders US earlier this year. It is a solid eBook reader. Extremely legible (I prefer the Sans Serif font that it offers) display. Painless purchasing and updating via the Kobo online system. Kobo has reps online who are responsive and helpful. There are some "negative" reviews from those who purchased the original unit and firmware - many of those snags were addressed with a firmware update. And the units I see now in my local Borders stores ae the latest firmware version.
I am very pleased with my Kobo. I intentionally purchased it knowing it did NOT have WiFi and/or 3G connectivity. When I pick up my Kobo, I am going to read. It is a very enjoyable unit for READING eBooks.
ORIGINAL REVIEW: My wife has a Kindle2, and is enjoying it. But every tme I pick it up, I am tempted to mess with its connectivity features...
So I purchased a Kobo when they were intro'd by Borders US earlier this year. It is a solid eBook reader. Extremely legible (I prefer the Sans Serif font that it offers) display. Painless purchasing and updating via the Kobo online system. Kobo has reps online who are responsive and helpful. There are some "negative" reviews from those who purchased the original unit and firmware - many of those snags were addressed with a firmware update. And the units I see now in my local Borders stores ae the latest firmware version.
I am very pleased with my Kobo. I intentionally purchased it knowing it did NOT have WiFi and/or 3G connectivity. When I pick up my Kobo, I am going to read. It is a very enjoyable unit for READING eBooks.
40 of 41 people found the following review helpful
By M. Moffatt
This is my first ebook reader and I'm really enjoying it!
I've downloaded lots of free books in epub format and they are a delight to read on the Kobo. The e-ink is fantastic, looks just like a normal printed page with no screen glare and is fine for reading outside in direct sunlight.
Also there is a very good Kobo community that help each other out with any problems and ideas.
I've done lots more reading since getting my Kobo.
I've downloaded lots of free books in epub format and they are a delight to read on the Kobo. The e-ink is fantastic, looks just like a normal printed page with no screen glare and is fine for reading outside in direct sunlight.
Also there is a very good Kobo community that help each other out with any problems and ideas.
I've done lots more reading since getting my Kobo.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
1.0 out of 5 stars
Customer support
Customer service is abysmal
Updates are not automatic or even advised, when Kobo release an update the first you know about it is any new books you purchase don't work. Read more
Updates are not automatic or even advised, when Kobo release an update the first you know about it is any new books you purchase don't work. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Rob
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good little E-reader
I really like this e-reader as a no frills, just simple to use. Good battery life and easy loading of documents.
Published 2 months ago by Dave Mitchell
5.0 out of 5 stars
Kobo Wifi eReader
Greetings all. Please read this review all the way through. I actually purchased my Kobo Wifi eReader at a Sears store that is going out of business. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Stephen Mitchell
1.0 out of 5 stars
Kobo customer service is useless
Kobo e-reader broke down after 4 months. I sent it back to Kobo. They said they would send me a replacement. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Prof Chris
4.0 out of 5 stars
Amazing!
I bought this for my mom for her birthday. She opened it and fell in love with it. I can't even get it away from her to add more books.
Published 10 months ago by perngahnah
1.0 out of 5 stars
Disappointing and frustrating to use
I have been reading ebooks on my iPad for some time, and have used the Kobo, Kindle and iBooks software on it. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Rick B
5.0 out of 5 stars
Brilliant
Bought this for my elderly mother - I have two, one for my bag and the other for home - and she loves it, it's changed her life and now she reads all the time. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Anne Crofts
5.0 out of 5 stars
kobo 6" ereader
this is a great ereader to use in all type of lighting, it is light and with my bad wrist that makes it perfit to hold. you will be suprized with the simple ease that it works
Published 15 months ago by john
5.0 out of 5 stars
A NEW TOY
I THOUGHT ABOUT BUYING ONE FOR A LONG TIME,THEN I DID I CANT PUT IT DOWN. I AM LUCKY WITH THE FREE BOOKS AS THERE ARE MANY I ENJOY SO THAT IS A BONUS. Read more
Published 16 months ago by R. Walker
1.0 out of 5 stars
Don't Buy
Although the KOBO works adequatly, the service is non existant. I have service questions that have not been answered in two weeks. Read more
Published 18 months ago by N. Haynes
