

It doesn't have quite the ease of use as the Kindle Paperwhite, nor some of the advanced features, but it has a lot more font settings, a more uniform frontlight, no annoying advertisements, and it supports Adobe ePub for ebooks from a variety of sources, making it a solid alternative to the Kindle. The Kobo Glo is the sleeper pick of the year. Frontlit ereaders tend to have slightly grayer text than non-frontlight ebook readers and subtle shadows near the LED lights-the Kobo Glo is no exception.

No landscape mode for ebooks (PDFs have it).Lots of wasted space when reading, needs option for fullscreen mode and removal of spaces between paragraphs.Kobo's overall approach still isn't nearly as polished and streamlined as Amazon with the Kindle Kobo isn't as easy to deal with and learn for newbies and non-techies.Noticeable speed boost with the 1 GHz processor.It feels well-built and comfortable to hold.Learn how to borrow ebooks directly on a Tolino. Note: Tolino ereaders don't use ADE to transfer ebooks. Original Kobo Aura, Aura H2O, Touch 2.0, and Glo (no longer manufactured).Learn how to borrow ebooks directly on these Kobos. Note: These Kobo ereaders don't use ADE to transfer ebooks. Kobo Sage, Libra 2, Libra H2O, Forma, Nia, Elipsa, Aura ONE, Aura H2O Edition 2, Aura Edition 2, and Clara HD.Adobe Digital Editions (ADE) for Mac or Windows (to transfer EPUB and PDF ebooks from a computer to some ereaders).If you have a Kindle ereader, please see our Kindle ereaders page instead. Note: Kindle ereaders work a little differently than other ereaders in this profile because they're made specifically for Kindle Books. They're used primarily for reading ebooks.

Ereaders (also known as ebook readers) are available from a number of manufacturers, and have displays that resemble ink on printed paper.
