Follow Matt on Twitter at or subscribe to Matt's RSS feed. Matt Hamblen covers mobile and wireless, smartphones and other handhelds, and wireless networking for Computerworld. It also has 1GB of memory that can hold about 1,000 books. It weighs 200 grams and is 184 by 120 by 10 mm in size (7.2 by 4.7 by. In addition, side buttons are provided for home, menu, back and display. While its size is similar that of some other e-readers, it has an unusual D-pad navigation button for moving a cursor and making selections, similar to D-pads used on some cell phones. Unlike some e-readers that connect to a wide-area wireless network to download books, the Kobo device can connect to select smartphones through Bluetooth or will update via a USB cord connected to a desktop or laptop computer. The glare-free screen is ideal for indulging in several hours of reading. One of its unique features is the color-changing backlight, which is very easy to regulate. The 8-inch widescreen of this e-reader produces a resolution of 1920 x 1440 pixels and offers a good reading experience. Barnes & Noble, a larger competitor to Borders, began offering its Nook device late in the fall and is planning to offer an application to support the iPad, as will 's Kindle e-reader. Kobo Sage 8-inch Water-Resistant E-Reader. this summer and will come preloaded with 100 classic books. The Kobo eReader will sell for $149 through Borders bookstores in the U.S. The Sage supports the Kobo Stylus to let users take notes, while the Libra 2 has the same waterproof capabilities. "Consumers want choice and the freedom to read on any device," Serbinis said. Kobo has announced a pair of new e-readers: the 260 Kobo Sage and 180 Libra 2. : Kobo Elipsa Pack eReader 10. Kobo already has provided e-reading applications for the iPhone, BlackBerry, Palm Pre and Android smartphones and will have one for the upcoming iPad. "The demand for e-books has recently accelerated tremendously," he said.Īnother reason Kobo expects to do well is because it just announced a standard e-reading application called "Powered by Kobo" that will be used in an array of e-readers to be launched this year. While many forecasts show that e-books will take up only 3% of the total market for books in five years, Serbinis said he has talked to several major book publishers who think that number will be closer to 25% in five years. Amazon's Kindle 2, for example, sells for $259, which is $110 more than the Kobo. Serbinis said part of the reason Kobo will be able to compete in a crowded market is because of its low price and because the e-book market will grow faster than some forecasters have predicted. At $149, the Kobo e-reader is one of the cheaper reader devices to come to market.
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