Designed by book lovers for book lovers.  | Read Freely
The Kobo eReader Touch Edition is the touchscreen eReader that comes with a store of 2.5 million books, including over a million free. Kobo's open platform gives you the freedom to read your books on any open device you choose. With the Kobo eReader Touch, you can read freely. |  | Read Anywhere
A 6" eInk, no-glare screen is optimized for outdoor reading, even in bright sunlight. The responsive touchscreen lets you quickly turn pages, and adjustable font sizes makes reading easy on any set of eyes. |  | Read Together
With Kobo's revolutionary Reading Life program, you can share your experience with friends and family. Track your personal reading stats, earn fun awards just for reading, and share what you’re reading, favorite passages and more friends on Facebook and Twitter. Reading has never been more social! |
Plus more great features... - Kobo's open platform means your books are your books: read on any open device you choose, plus bring eBooks you already own (ePub, PDF, Adobe DRM) to your Kobo eReader
- Seven adjustable font styles and 17 font sizes make reading easy for anyone
- Just swipe or touch the easy-to-use touchscreen to turn pages
- Borrow eBooks from your local library and read them for free on your Kobo eReader
| Features |
Kobo eReader
Touch |
Sony® eReader
Touch Edition |
Barnes & Noble
NOOK™ Touch |
Amazon
Kindle 3 Wi Fi™ |
| Available Colors |
Blue, Lilac, Silver, Black |
Black, Red, Silver |
Black |
Black, White, Graphite |
| Free Book Previews |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Borrow Library Books |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Connectivity |
Wi Fi, USB |
USB |
Wi Fi, USB |
Wi Fi, USB |
| Newspapers & Magazines |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Supported File Formats |
EPUB, PDF, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP, TIFF, TXT, HTML, RTF, MOBI, CBZ, CBR |
EPUB, PDF, BBeB Book, TXT, RTF |
EPUB, PDF, PDB, JPEG, PNG, BMP |
AZW, AZW1, TXT, MOBI, PRC, AA, AAX, PDF |
Import Books from other
open-standard bookstores |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Automatic Bookmarking
across Devices |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Free eReading
Applications |
iPad™, iPhone®, Blackberry® Smartphone, Blackberry® PlayBook, Android™ Smartphones, PC and MAC OS® |
PC and MAC OS® |
iPad™, iPhone®, Blackberry® Smartphone, Android™ Smartphones, PC and MAC OS® |
iPad™, iPhone®, Blackberry® Smartphone, Android™ Smartphones, PC and MAC OS® |
| Device Size |
165mm x 114mm (6.5 in. x 4.5 in.) |
168mm x 119mm (6.6 in. x 4.7 in.) |
165mm x 127mm (6.5 in. x 5.0 in.) |
190.5mm x 121.9mm (7.5 in. x 4.8 in.) |
| Device Depth |
10mm (0.4 in) |
9.65mm (0.38 in.) |
13mm (0.47 in.) |
8.5mm (0.34 in.) |
| Weight |
185g (6.5 oz.) |
215g (7.6 oz.) |
212g (7.48 oz.) |
241g (8.5 oz.) |
| Diagonal Display Size |
6" E Ink® Pearl |
6" E Ink® Pearl |
6" E Ink® Pearl |
6" E Ink® Pearl |
| Screen Greyscale |
16 Levels |
16 Levels |
16 Levels |
16 Levels |
| Book Storage |
Over 1,000 eBooks |
Up to 1,200 |
Up to 1,000 |
Up to 3,500 |
| Memory Expansion |
Up to 30,000 eBooks
with a 32 GB microSD
Memory Card |
Expandable with a
32 GB memory card |
Expandable up to 32 GB with microSD slot |
No |
| Adjustable Font Size |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Choice of Font Styles |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
International Bookstore
(Coming Soon) |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
| Battery Life |
Up to 1 month* |
2 weeks or
10,000 page turns |
Up to 2 months* |
Up to 2 months* |
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