While e-book readership is on the rise, demand for e-readers is on the decline as tablets surge in popularity. In just the past few weeks, Sony (SNE) Announced it was abandoning e-books and e-readers in North America, while Barnes & Noble (BCS) laid off Nook its engineering staff.
however, despite the clear trend toward using multipurpose tablets, the e-reader – with options like a Kobo Aura or an Amazon (AMZN) Kindle – is not dead.
And for good reason.
single purpose e-readers like the market-leading Amazon Kindle are cheaper, lighter and more compact than tablets. An e-reader’s battery lasts for weeks or months on a charge Compared To hours for a tablet. The E Ink (PVWIF) display used in e-readers is far less reflective and looks just as good outdoors as indoors. Plus, the front-lit displays do not result in the Sleeping Disorders That reading at night with a backlit tablet Potentially can cause.
I’m a tablet guy, but I love reading … and when it’s time to pick up an e-book, I set down my iPad and turn it an e-reader. I have a collection of the devices (the result of years of writing about consumer technology) and my go-to choice is the Kobo Aura HD from Amazon Japanese competitor Rakuten (RKUNF). Good as the Amazon Kindle Paperwhite is, I would go so far as to say the best e-reader on the market Is That Kobo.
Read on for my full review Kobo Aura HD, Which will show why.
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