It is Chapters bookstore's version of the Kindle and comes with 100 free classics. This allowed me to finish the last half of Middlemarch, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Treasure Island over the Christmas holidays and I am now working my way through Persuasion by Jane Austen, all without having to lug a pile of books around.
The screen takes a little getting used to as it has no backlight. This means that you need an external light to read the books but this gives the screen a "paper" quality. The screen never shuts down, however. While the Kobo is technically "off" the cover of the book that you are reading remains on the screen.
I see a huge advantage to having this over real books. You can store up to 1000 books on the unit and probably more in your online account so it's useful when travelling, particularly on planes. It's small, around the same size as a book but very thin, making it easy to carry in a bag or briefcase.
You can also download newspapers, magazines and read pdf files. I'm a convert.
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