Kobo clara nia1/21/2024 ![]() My library's OverDrive browsing page is pretty spare-it shows me new releases, but not nicely categorized shelves-so I went in through the Kobo store and just started putting holds on books I want (a big part of the e-library-reading game is putting down a whole bunch of holds, then seeing the books pop up over the upcoming weeks). You should know that you can only have one active OverDrive account at a time per Kobo, though you can keep deleting and switching accounts if you belong to multiple library systems as I do. With Kindles, you have to go through the library's site on your phone or PC-not a huge deal, but an extra step that gets in the way. You can put holds on books and check your holds on the device. You can plug OverDrive into the native store here, letting library results come up when you search the Kobo store for books (something Kindles can't do). Kobo's real strength is in its integration with OverDrive, the ebook system that most libraries use. Kobo integrates Overdrive into its on-device store Unlike Kindles, there's no Goodreads integration like Kindles, there's an experimental web browser. You can also look up definitions in a dictionary. You can make bookmarks, highlights, or jump to a page or chapter. You get 11 typefaces with a range of sizes. So the Nia is fine for reading EPUBs from places like the Baen Books site, but the Libra H2O is a better solution if you intend to read PDFs. I'd also note that with the small screen, PDFs of larger-size pages aren't easily readable. You get 11 faces and a range of type sizesĬopying over EPUB and PDF files via USB to the Nia, I found that the device maintained the internal links and formatting in EPUB and PDF files, but page flips in large PDFs were slow and there was ghosting when I had several pages with dark backgrounds in a row. You can also link your Kobo to Pocket and read articles from Pocket on the device. On the other hand, Kobo's broad native file format support means you can download PDF, EPUB, and MOBI books from a range of sites and stores, and copy them over to your Kobo using a USB cable. Kobo also lacks Amazon's subscription reading deal, Kindle Unlimited, where you can read all the books you want for a fixed price per month. ![]() Jemisin, and others, you'll have to read them on a Kindle (yes, there are ways to break Kindle DRM, but we don't advise breaking terms of service on purchased items). For example, if you want to read the Forward Collection of sci-fi short stories by Andy Weir, N.K. Kobo has its own store that has all the popular, major-publisher books that you'll find at Amazon, but it lacks Amazon's many exclusives, self-published books, short stories, novellas, and such. Kobo ebook readers can't read Amazon ebooks. (I've torn one Kindle screen until the backlight shone through, something I like to call "a rip in the universe.") The Nia's Sleep Cover protects it in style They don't make the it waterproof, but they do protect the screen. You can add one of three different $29.99 leather Sleep Covers that the Nia slides into. I got to nearly a full charge in an hour. I got through Lawrence Wright's 380-page The End of October on a charge with about 20 percent remaining you'll probably want to charge the device once per large book. There's no 3G option, unlike with Kindles.īattery life from the 1,000mAh cell is fine. It connects and downloads using 2.4GHz or 5GHz Wi-Fi I had no trouble connecting to each. The Nia has a single-color, blue-white frontlight with a brightness level you can adjust manually. There's a single-color, adjustable blue-white front light ![]() For those kinds of works, the extra screen size of the Libra H2O really helps. A lot of manga and comics fans like Kobo because of the company's broad file support, but the screen is just a bit too small for viewing pictures. With its 6-inch, 212ppi E Ink screen, the Nia is best for reading plain text. For protection against splashes or spills, you'll have to opt for the Kobo Libra H2O or the Kindle Paperwhite. Like the base Kindle, the Nia isn't waterproof. The only physical button is the power button on the bottom, next to the micro USB charging port. You turn pages by tapping the sides of the touch screen. It's super easy to hold, and not slippery at all. The Nia has a buttonless front with a touch screen, and a hard plastic back with a stippled texture to make it easy to grip. It has the same 6-inch display you find on the Kindle, the Kindle Paperwhite, and the Clara HD Kobo just shaves off some of the bezel here. At 6.20 by 4.40 by 0.36 inches (HWD), it's the smallest ebook reader currently available. The most surprising thing about the Nia is how small it is. The Kobo Nia has a micro USB charging port
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