Amazon Kindle VS Kobo ebook reader Comparison

    Borders library with eBook Reader Kobo Australia and consumers buy Kindle directly from the U.S. site, Amazon.com, there are many reasons to see these two e-readers and see where they different.

    On a scale of prices is limited Kobo shops or through the website for $ AUD199.  

    The Kindle is $ US259 plus shipping costs, another $ US25, but with the fall of the Australian dollar at the moment due to financial difficulties in Europe, the Kindle is more expensive by the day.

    The question is what you get for your money with these two and it's worth?

    The Kindle 2, which is the designated international model has a  6 inch electronic ink display up to 16 levels of gray or white to black. No details of the gray levels of Kobo at the moment, but the screen is similar (6 inch electronic ink).

    grayscale capability is important because it determines how can eReader images and graphics appear.

    As for storage, the Kindle 2 is about 1.5 GB of free space, but can not be updated. You need the original Kindle DX or more external aid of flash cards. The Kobo comes with 1 GB of internal memory, but you get an expansion slot for SD cards.

    Kobo is support for PDF and EPUB, and the support of Adobe DRM (Digital Rights Management) or copy protection. 

    Amazon Kindle 's AZW format supports a subset of Mobi Mobipocket and PDF, the Republic of China in MOBI format books. Not compatible with the EPUB format, which is a disadvantage.

    2 While the Kindle has a QWERTY keyboard, navigation keys Kobo has four single on the left side and a D-pad in the upper right. In terms of ease of use, Kobo is probably less threatening for beginners Kindle. 

    One thing about Kindle is its ability to use the right or left of the page navigation buttons are located on both sides of the unit. This is something that the lack of Kobo.

    As for battery life, it is difficult to measure, but would be similar based on the display technology used.  

    Borders says that the battery can be up to two weeks or more practically, 8000 "page turns". e-ink display almost no power, but use it when the pages have to "redesign."

    In terms of weight, weight 221grams Kobo ,while the Kindle is about 290grams, so there is a reasonable difference. However, if the difference in additional cost and the Kindle is now on your computer.

    The Kindle supports MP3 playback (although the "experimental") is quite rudimentary, but effective, choice of text to speech.

    However, the flagship for the Kindle 3G  around the world, allowing users to book directly from Amazon.com, you can not touch a computer or browser. 

    In addition, the 3G service is free. No registration is required for all contracts - just turn and go. Sure, you can access the eBook Store Amazon.com, but given the demand could be linked to much more practical than trying to save an e-book during the holidays.

    Kobo Ebooks necessary for the purchase through its online store through a computer.

    The Kindle 2 is more technically advanced Kobo, but for anyone with a toe into the water ebook immersed in foreign purchases of agreement that is very hard to beat Kobo its price of $ 199. And it is certainly another ebook reader of wood sold in Australia for about $ 300.

    So, technically, not the Kindle 2 more, but cost more.  

    Borders is not to give too many details about the inner life of Kobo, but since it is compatible with PDF and EPUB, perhaps the world's two most popular e-book formats, users are not lost.