![]() Switch between devices easily without losing your spot with the synced bookmarks feature. The high-res, low-glare E Ink screen reads just like print on paper to minimise eyestrain. Then, highlight the passage and add notes.Īdjust the brightness by swiping up or down along the left edge of the screen. Press and hold on the beginning and drag your finger to the end to select a passage. Tap the centre of the screen to bring up the reading menu and Home icon.ĭon’t know a word? Press and hold a word to see its definition. Tap the page turn buttons or swipe the sides of the screen to turn pages. Browse the library with a database of 6 million eBooks, comics and kid’s titles, including New York Times bestsellers, classics, and new releases.ĭownload eBooks Over Wi-Fi and Start Reading Kickstart your reading journey by connecting your Kobo to a stable Wi-Fi network. The quick start guide was fuss-free and straightforward: Never have a dull moment anymore because this portable gadget will follow you wherever you go. The best part? The Kobo Forma (8GB) stores up to 6,000 books. As we so excitedly unboxed our new gadget, we were caught by a pleasant surprise to find that the Kobo Forma is extremely lightweight, weighing just 197 grams. By far the largest out of all generations of Rakuten Kobo, the 8-inch HD Carta E Ink Screen Kobo Forma is perfect for those who like to indulge in comics, graphic novels and mangas. Let’s delve into what’s so unique about the Kobo Forma. We are lucky to do a review of Rakuten Kobo’s bestseller – the Kobo Forma. Even those who hardly read are picking up new books for enrichment and self-improvement. Rakuten Kobo offers therapeutic escape during the lockdown, as reading habits evolved with a 270% increase in reading minutes due to the pandemic. Did you know that Singaporeans spent at least 10,409 days reading in 2020, an equivalent of 28 years? For better or worse, Singaporeans are reading more this year.īid goodbye to cabin fever – and say hello to the future of reading. We buried our heads deep into books and the literature – before we become servants of short-form, incessant content we didn’t need ever since the dawn of social media.Ģ020 may be a turbulent year, but many Singaporeans has sought comfort in mind food and literature amidst the pandemic. Remember the simpler times before Facebook notifications, YouTube auto-play videos, and Instagram ads? Aside from traditional entertainment like TV and radio, you already know the drill. Here’s why the Rakuten Kobo Forma is the most superior eReader for fellow Singaporean bookworms. The Kobo Elipsa costs $400 and comes with a sleep cover.Move aside, Kindle. Its resolution of 227 PPI is a little less than the Scribe's and though it does come with front LED lights, it lacks the warm light of the Scribe. The included pen requires AAA batteries to work, but the Elipsa comes with 32GB of storage, handwriting conversion, and DropBox support. It even lets you mark up library books borrowed from OverDrive and will remember your markings if you later buy the book or take it out again from the library. The Elipsa is a 10.3-inch E Ink tablet and it works seamlessly with Kobo's own extensive library, allowing users to markup PDFs, and other Kobo books and ePubs. In fact, the Kobo Elipsa may well be the Kindle Scribe's most direct rival. ![]() Kobo, which is owned by Rakuten, has long been nipping at Amazon's heels when it comes to its e-reader lineup. Of course, Amazon isn't the only company that has made a name for itself on e-readers. Unlike the Kindle Scribe, the Kobo Elipsa lets you write directly on Kobo books. It offers a ReMarkable 2 protection plan, along with unlimited cloud storage and the ability to add notes in your notebooks when you're on mobile and desktop devices. The Connect subscription itself still exists, but now costs $3 a month instead of $8. Those services used to be part of ReMarkable's Connect subscription, but are now included for free with every device. ![]() It has 8GB of internal storage and now includes handwriting conversion and Google Drive, Dropbox and OneDrive integration. ![]() Users can write directly on the screen to mark up PDFs or unprotected, DRM-free ePubs. Like the Scribe, the ReMarkable 2 also comes with a pen that pairs automatically and does not need to be charged. This tablet's 10.3-inch 226 PPI display is not quite as sharp as the Scribe's, but the screen is ever-so-slightly larger. Sarah Lord/CNETĬurrently, the ReMarkable 2 is one of the most popular E Ink tablets available and one of the best for handwritten notes. The ReMarkable 2 is great for handwriting notes, but doesn't have a backlight. ![]()
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