compared the Kindle and Kobo Glo Paperwhite, two major players in the digital market. Check out the clash between the e-reades and find which one best suits your needs.
Kobo’s products, which are distributed in Brazil by Culture Bookstore, are already in our market since November 2012. However, the model Kobo Glo hit stores on January 22 this year. Amazon, responsible for the production of Kindle readers, also came to the country in late 2012, but only in March this year was launched in Brazil the most advanced version of its e-reader, the Kindle Paperwhite – the main competitor Kobo Glo.
Lighting
Many readers have not yet acceded to the conventional digital readers by claiming that the lighting is tiring and is not natural. However, the two devices discussed here bet on one important characteristic: the lighting itself. Both promise a light emitted from the back of the page, providing a glow evenly distributed.
Number of books available
Kobo Glo allows the user to read books in ePub, which is one of the most common market. The Kindle, on the other hand, uses the main file format to mobi.
This factor, however, should not be the determining factor in purchasing an e-reader. This is because both models allow the user to purchase e-books from other sources and transfer, eg via USB cable to the gadget.
Considering that there are plenty of converters e-books on the market, including free, it is highly unlikely that either of them let the user “by hand”. A good program for this job is the Caliber.
But if your option is acquired e-books only through the online shop, the Kindle Paperwhite takes the best. The collection is impressive international Amazon, and Brazil seems to be following the same path.
Size
The size difference between the two products is minimal: while the Kobo Glo weighs 185g, the Kindle Paperwhite is 213 g. As for the screen size, we also have a technical draw: both the reader from Amazon as the Kobo have six inches.
Touch Sensitivity
According to the analysis of the users themselves, the touchscreen Kobo Glo leaves much to be desired. Although it works well to turn pages and navigate the menus of the device, use the virtual keyboard is a challenge. When you type a word in the search field, for example, the user may notice that lack sensitivity to touch, and in some cases, need to touch the screen more than once to get the desired result. In this aspect, the Kindle Paperwhite wins. The device Amazon has only one physical button – to turn it on and turn it off – but the touchscreen buttons work efficiently: just a single light touch.
Price
model Kobo Glo is the cheapest option for Brazilians, sold for U.S. $ 449 through the Bookstore Culture. The store also offers a discount to clients registered for free in relationship program + Culture and the Kobo device happens to cost U.S. $ 399. The shop already Brazilian Amazon suggests the value of R $ 479 in Paperwhite Kindle without 3G and R $ 699 in the device with 3G.
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