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I think my Kobo is no more. It won't register when I plug it into the computer, won't power off, totally frozen, and even the paperclip in the button on the back trick to reset it has no effect.
It's two years old (or is it three?) so it's way out of warranty, and the next page button is worn to a nubbin but still...meep.
I looked at options for a new one. They don't make mine any more. It's all touchscreen ones and though the new ones coming out in October look fancy-dancy, they don't hold more books. Why? Because they're cluttered with apps and connections to Twitter and other such fiddle-faddle, and the battery time? Pfft.
I never wanted that in an e-reader. I wanted to be able to READ BOOKS on it, no more, no less. I have a computer for the other stuff. WiFi to be able to buy books outside the house? Sure. I don't mind that.
The rest of it?
No, thanks.
I have friends who bought their kids Kobos and they're lying in their rooms, thick with dust.
Maybe I'll see if they want to sell them...
It's two years old (or is it three?) so it's way out of warranty, and the next page button is worn to a nubbin but still...meep.
I looked at options for a new one. They don't make mine any more. It's all touchscreen ones and though the new ones coming out in October look fancy-dancy, they don't hold more books. Why? Because they're cluttered with apps and connections to Twitter and other such fiddle-faddle, and the battery time? Pfft.
I never wanted that in an e-reader. I wanted to be able to READ BOOKS on it, no more, no less. I have a computer for the other stuff. WiFi to be able to buy books outside the house? Sure. I don't mind that.
The rest of it?
No, thanks.
I have friends who bought their kids Kobos and they're lying in their rooms, thick with dust.
Maybe I'll see if they want to sell them...
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And I *hate* when I finish reading something on the kindle when the lastle page comes up with 'Now that you've finished this book, share that you have on Facebook...' Why? Why should I give them free advertising? My friends know my taste in books! In any case I don't have a Facebook account and don't want one - there's a pushy aggressiveness in Facebook that puts my back up.
It's like mobile phones - all I want one for is to make the occasional call. I don't want to connect to the web, I don't want to play games on it, I don't even text anyone (the one time I tried the message got totally lost). Nobody can call me on it - I don't even know the number - it's switched off unless I use it to phone someone, which I do about half a dozen times a year. I have one for *emergencies*! Though where I live, odds are I can't get a signal in a place where I might want to call for help...
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I live with a Gadget Guy, so everytime he buys a New Thing I get all jealous. I'm still a bit of a luddite, but I could totally be talked into a smart phone or tablet just for the GPS functions. ESP. since it's basically impossible to get paper maps to carry around with you anymore!
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I get terribly carsick if I read, so our Garmin is a lifesaver.