What simply occurred? Kobo has launched a premium different to the Kindle Scribe that is only a hair extra reasonably priced than Amazon’s providing. The firm’s month-to-month subscription service can be now out there in additional areas together with the US.
The new Kobo Elipsa 2E is described as a best-in-class studying and writing product. It includes a 10.3-inch E Ink touchscreen show (1,404 x 1,872 decision, 227 PPI) with a glare-free coating and built-in tech to cut back eye pressure from blue gentle. The slate is powered by an unspecified processor clocked at 2 GHz alongside 32 GB of native storage and is claimed to be good for weeks of battery life (your mileage will differ, after all, relying on utilization).
Kobo’s newest comes with 802.11 b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi and Bluetooth baked in, measures 193 mm x 227 mm x 7.5 mm, and weighs 390 grams. It natively helps 15 file codecs, and is simply as a lot about creating as it’s consuming. The included Kobo Stylus 2 permits customers to write down straight on eBooks and PDFs or take notes at their leisure. If you make a mistake, merely flip over the stylus and use the eraser to return in time.
It can be price mentioning that Kobo Plus, the corporate’s all-you-can-eat subscription service, is now out there within the US and the UK.
Priced at $9.99 per thirty days, Kobo Plus Read and Listen grants entry to greater than 1.3 million eBooks and north of 100,000 audiobooks. Optionally, you may get one or the opposite (eBooks or audiobooks) for under $7.99 a month. The service will be accessed straight on Kobo readers or through the devoted cell app for Android or iOS.
The Kobo Elipsa 2E is accessible to pre-order for $399.99. At that worth, it’s going to compete with related choices already in the marketplace together with the Amazon Scribe and the Onyx Boox Nova Air C. For a restricted time, consumers can rating a $25 Kobo eGift card with their pre-order. Look for it to ship on April 19.
