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Do you usually purchase digital or physical books? Why? (self.asklemmy)

submitted 7 months ago by nitefox to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I go through spurts of reading, and I had been putting off ebooks because I like to own the physical books and have them fill up a shelf etc.

I recently got a Kobo and it's been amazing. Definitely been reading more, and as others have mentioned, it's so great when travelling. I've got a little camera sling bag that I carry when travelling, and it just manages to fit in there so I can have a quick read when I'm waiting for something/got some down time etc.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I’ve never heard of kobo, just looked it up. So it’s a kindle paper white competitor essentially?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Yeah, essentially.

Obviously made by different companies, Kindle - Amazon, Kobo - Rakuten (A Japanese multinational).

When I was doing my research on what to buy, I was weighing up between the Kindle Paperwhite vs Kobo Clara 2e.

I think most people say that the Kindle has a better selection of books available in their store (though I've only had one book I couldn't find for the Kobo, but I solved that issue by purchasing it while in a different region), and the Kindle is Larger. The Kindle also has a top screen layer than makes it flush with the body.

In the end I went into a physical store to have a look at both of them, and went with the kobo, mainly due to how I preferred the smaller size.

edit - oh and just remembered as I read another comment in this thread, Kobo is compatible with Libby, which is what is used to "borrow" ebooks from your local library (I believe in most places around the world?, not too sure on that), while Kindle is not. Though I havent used it yet, as when I went looking for a few books I wanted to read, they had already been checked out by other users, and there was a waiting list for them.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

The Libby functionality alone might be enough to get me onboard tbh

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Yeah, though I haven't used it yet, it's good to know it's right there when I want it.