![]() ![]() The latter is designed to make text easier to read for people with dyslexia. There’s full control over how each book looks with a choice of nine fonts (Amasis, Avenir, Caecilia, Georgia, Gill Sans, kobo Nickel, Malabar, Gothic MB101, Ryumin and OpenDyslexic). Tap the screen once and you get a menu of options, including one option for in-book navigation, where you can search inside the book, look up words and get a table of contents. You can adjust this setting and choose the number of pages before a full refresh, with a range from one to six. When the screen isn’t fully refreshed you can make out a bit of ghosting from the previous page, although this generally isn’t too bad within the same book it’s more noticeable when moving from one book to another – but most people rarely do this. Page turns are smooth and quick, with the default setting only fully refreshing the page every six page turns. Once you’re in a book, you can turn pages into two ways: tap (left-hand side of the screen to go back and right-hand side to go forwards) or swipe (right-to-left to go forwards and left-to-right to go back). The touchscreen is responsive and makes it easy to navigate through the menus and turn pages This is much closer than it was even a year ago and Kindle doesn’t quite have the lead for content that it once did. Pretty much every book available on the Amazon Kindle bestseller’s list is available from Kobo with a couple of minor exceptions. If you’re buying books it’s generally better to use the Kobo website and have the book delivered to your device. The store is merely a search box that you type into, missing out on Amazon’s trick of letting you view lists of books and browse through everything. The Discover tab, which shows you books you might be interested in, displays a carousel of book covers, but this isn’t particular easy to navigate on an E Ink device, as it takes a relatively long time for the page to refresh. ![]() You can also buy books directly from your device, provided it’s connected to Wi-Fi, but the experience isn’t quite as slick as Amazon’s devices. From the front page you can quickly select the book you want and tap it to open it. Kobo’s interface is, for the most part, a pleasure to use thanks to the touchscreen, which is as responsive as you’ll get from an E Ink device. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |