Kobo Aura One

And so my concluding thoughts on the Kobo Aura One is that for the premium price, you are paying premium features like IPX8 waterproofing, a solid bui...

At $230, the Aura One is fairly pricey, but the value proposition here is that you're getting a so-called open e-reader that has a large, crisp e-ink ...

So this e-reader could do it all as well as it's giant. So if you're reading manga, if you're reading PDF files, if you're reading eBooks, you have mo...

I really do like the landscape mode option. So it uses this file browser. It doesn't have like a home screen specifically, but it has just this file b...

The comfortlight option is a very nice addition. Physical buttons are a good addition and the curved right hand side of the device makes for comfortable reading.

I bought the Kobo Aura One about 1.5 to 2 years ago. In that time, I have only used it in its normal capacity and, just shortly outside of the warranty period, the device no longer works. As far as I know there is no straightforward way to fix or repair a malfunctioning device if the issue is a hard...

While I've had issued with inconsistent lighting across 2/5 Kobos I've had (the Aura One and Libra H2O having darker patches of the display) I would still use both more regularly than the Kindle. Using Calibre to manage the library, the Kobo just displays everything better. Be that showing series data (both name of series and number of the book on the series) while moving through the library, or displaying full page book covers as a screensaver (I think Kindle just added this, but their implementation is not as good as Kobo in my opinion - it doesn't seem to stretch the cover to fill the display) or the extent to which the display is customisable while reading.

I bought this two years ago, when Covid hit and all the libraries closed down but we could still borrow books electronically, I like having something lightweight to carry on the bus or when traveling. It's also useful to borrow books electronically when I'm out of things to read. But recently it sta...

I just couldn't justify keeping the sage when it's just a little bit speedier and only a tiny bit bigger. USB-C is cool but I don't mind the little bit longer it takes for the Aura One to charge. I did like the physical buttons for when the screen would get wet, but it's not a big deal.

I love the Kobo Aura so much I bought this to replace an older unit that was having issues. The small defect with this Aura is the bottom lights shine up through a small gap and four cast shadows along the bottom of the screen. It nearly drove me crazy at first but now it's just a minor inconvenienc...