readers with built in light?

[mruk]

I'm looking for a new reader and since I'm a sucker for new and shiny my eyes glomed onto glowy e-readers. Not having seen any in real life, I figured I'd ask for your opinion. Any of you tried kindle paperwhite or kobo glo? maybe something else? What's your experience?

Comments

[jesse_the_k]

I had a Kobo Aura HD for a couple weeks.* The light was excellent, the big fonts were beautiful, the screen was outstanding, but the outside frame had slightly sharp edges. So sharp I couldn't hold it comfortably without thin piece of foam in my hands. The HD was a limited-edition, so there weren't any custom-made silicone cases; it can be hard to get hands-on with the Kobos before purchase so something to keep in mind.

Passed it along to oyceter, who's loving it for readying manga scans.

[lauredhel]

There have been new cases coming out for the Aura HD recently, and skins too. It seemed to take a while for the case industry to catch up - possibly not surprising, since it was launched as a "limited edition" as you say and no one quite knew how many would end up being released into the market (and they still don't know, I guess).

The new Aura (six inch) isn't being launched as a limited edition, so hopefully there will be the full panoply of cases available. It's a new design, too - who knows how pointy the edges will be!

I like my Gecko Slimfit case on my Glo. And it's lime green. And has a gecko. It's all good.