![]() (The more expensive iPad Mini 4 downloads it just fine.) Remember, however, that Google Books PDFs are a strange beast unlike most other PDFs.ĭespite the clear superiority of the iPad Mini 2, I’m still curious about the Kobo Aura One and would like to see it carried in Best Buy here in America, if only for the exceedingly selfish reason that I could fondle and test it. The Aura One (230 in the US, 190 in the UK and AU350 in. The only limitation of the iPad Mini 2 my latest testing (with both iOS 9 and iOS 10) has revealed is its inability to download massive Google Books PDFs, such as the 290MB version of The American Magazine: Instead of going small with its new top-of-the-line e-reader, Kobo, now owned by online retailer Rakuten, has gone big. ![]() Because Apple lowering the price of the iPad has created a Death Match:įor $40 more, the iPad Mini 2 has 32GBs of storage, can do Kobo books and Amazon Kindle books and Google Play Books and iBookstore and handle the majority of PDFs better plus likely do public library eBook loans easier (if your library has an app like the NY Public Library’s SimplyE).Įven though the iPad Mini 2 has an LCD screen, it now has Night Shift, which reduces the blue light and also makes the screen look more like eInk: It has the same pixel density as other flagship e-readers on the market, such as the Kindle Oasis. Maybe he’s using a beta version still being finished?Īnyone considering a Kobo Aura One better stop to think first. The Kobo Aura One features a 7.8 E-Ink Carta 2 display with a resolution of 1872 x 1404 and 300 PPI. But what’s weird is that KOReader doesn’t yet seem to work on the Aura One! At least according to the developer page. The Kobo Aura One costs 229.99, and while the Kindle Voyage starts at 199.99, it costs 219.99 to buy that e-reader without the advertisements that display on its lock screen. ComfortlightPRO: By reducing blue-light exposure, the front light technology protects your eyes and provides the best nighttime reading. The edge-to-edge design is lightweight and comfortable to hold for hours of reading. Included PDF reader with Japanese Chinese PDF: Big, brilliant screen: 7.8 inch Carta E-ink display delivers a superior print-quality reading experience in bright sunlight. Our eReader range includes Kindle and Kobo, which means a. ![]() Given how crappy all PDF handling has been in videos (another one below), I wouldn’t be at all surprised to find the browser being crappy when it comes to trying to download something too.Īnother video shows it working with KOReader. Rafi Letzter/Business Insider The Aura Ones 7.8-inch screen is the largest and highest resolution display on any mass-market ereader you can buy today. eBook readers give book readers the benefit of having their favourite stories with them all the time. Still no indication, at post time, of Best Buy in America carrying it.Īnd as for that test? I don’t know the filesystem setup, so it might not be possible to download directly onto the device itself. But now I wonder if I’d be able to get to my Google Books PDF Test page, download a PDF, and try it while at a Best Buy? I had no idea until today that the Kobo Aura One included a web browser.
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