Pages Tagged “Kobo”

Reviews

Kobo (eBook store and readers) ★★★★☆ A solid alternative to Kindle, from the eBook selection through apps and hardware. The app works well on my eink tablet without too much tweaking, though it still wants to sell me more books before I can open the one I want to read.
Wallabag ★★★★☆ A read-it-later type service built on open-source software that you can run yourself if you want (but don’t have to). Not as polished as Pocket, but it’s sticking around, and you know it’s not using your saved bookmarks to train a recommendation engine.
Where to Get eBooks A round-up of places I’ve used to find, buy, borrow and download eBooks.

Using BOOX Devices’ Page Flip Buttons With Third Party eBook Apps A few eBook apps work with the buttons out of the box, but most need you to enable page-flipping with volume buttons, one app at a time.

Les Mis: Looking Back at the Book A snarky but affectionate review of Victor Hugo's Les Misérables has made me think about re-reading the novel for the first time in 20 years.
Finding a Specific eBook Translation It's hard to tell which translation of Les Mis you're getting, especially in an eBook store. Here are direct links to the major ones.

Dealing With Multiple E-Book Stores
I’ve bought books on Kindle, Google Play and Kobo, and read on all three apps. Here’s why I’ve sampled different stores, despite the problems it introduces.
(Apr 2013)