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switching from one corporation to another isn't rebellion, it's what capitalism does what it does best, which is selling us the idea of rebellion (www.youtube.com)
submitted 3 months ago by to c/books@lemmy.world
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I believe the solution for all this Amazon Kindle shenanigan is not about buying a Kobo. It's about how we do not allow corporations to determine how we protest. Responsible consumption combined with political and social activism is a more sustainable way to challenge corporate power.

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[–] 3 points 3 months ago (1 child)

Hm. All you said is opposite of my experience with Kobo. I have a Forma bought in 2019 that does not lag, has great battery life (after almost 7 years) and all my ebooks work. I have some that I purchased directly from Kobo, some from ebooks.com and some from local stores (no DRM). The Kobo software always has been snappy, I always tell people that Kobo has quality build AND good software, unlike PocketBook (I had InkPad 3 Pro and Era) which lacks in that regard.

I agree that sync tends to be flaky between multiple devices.

I bought a Kobo Libra Colour a couple months ago because I wanted to try a color e-ink reader. Now I have two and I couldn't tell which one is better because each has some pros and cons over the other model. :)

I had multiple Kindles before switching to PocketBook and Kobo.

I wonder if your particular device had some issues or maybe it was a particular model. Forma was the high end Kobo device, now discontinued.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago

    That’s good. I was inclined to think i got a dud but my experience trying to read my vast purchased kobo library on the kobo app on my iphone, ipad, and boox palma 2 (the app is basically unusable for me and my account now), plus my terrible customer service experiences with kobo, have left me with an overwhelming idea that kobo as a company sucks and their products are inferior to kindle products.

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