I did log on to my mother’s wifi network while I was over there picking it up, and it was a simple matter to sign into my existing Amazon and get my device up and running. The Kobo won’t let you past the first screen without signing in! I could at least turn it on and look around without having to be connected to a network. The Kindle, unlike the Kobo, did give me the option to complete it later. In order to fully make use of both devices, you have to register them. This will not be as easy a choice as I thought! Now that I have had more time to use the Kindle properly, I want to revise my first impressions. When I played briefly with the Kindle my other sister has, I was favourably impressed and found that, absent a few special features, the Kobo and Kindle were essentially equivalent. And in Part 3, I will come to a verdict over which device I will keep. In Part 2, I will cover some special features which are exclusive to the Kindle. In Part 1, this part, I will give some initial impressions and compare the general reading experience of the Kindle vs Kobo. In this review, I want to cover all aspects of the Kindle Paperwhite. I would keep the better device, sell the other and hopefully enjoy the reading experience which is truly best for me. Perhaps I was ready to return to the Kindle fold? I resolved to take in my sister’s abandoned Kindle (she reads on her tablet device these days) and give it a try. My Kobo Glo has been a little glitchy lately and I found that, given my dislike of the iOS Kobo app, I was really missing the ability to coordinate my reading across my devices. I recently found out that my sister had a Kindle Paperwhite 2 she wasn’t using, and further, that she was having a timely visit with my mother which would enable her to get it to me without us having to pay to ship it.

Kobo vs kindle