Still, the Glo’s light is even and consistent across the screen and doesn’t suffer from the weird lighting issues that plague the Kindle and, to a lesser extent, the Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight. Overall, the Kobo Glo is a decent e-reader with good features and an average design. It doesn’t score a definitive win over the Nook or Kindle, but it is competitive in a way previous efforts from the company weren’t. Highs Other improvements to the hardware include a faster processor for snappier performance, a much higher resolution screen, a larger battery, and the removal of the home button. It can happen if the firmware wasn't designed for your device and / or the update was corrupted and / or the update was interrupted. Getting the best out of the Kobo Glo requires a little bit of fiddling, because it gives you so much control. Conversely, the Kindle range takes a more Apple-like approach, largely dictating how text looks.

Customizability with 11 different fonts and over 50 font styles with a font weight and sharpness setting Kobo. "Rakuten Kobo Launches Kobo Clara HD: Its Newest Entry-Level, Feature-Rich eReader". Kobo . Retrieved 5 January 2019. Hands On With Kobo Aura One Night Mode (video)’, The Digital Reader, 2016-8-17, retrieved 18 August 2016. It isn’t the most attractive or most elegant e-reader in the world, but it’s comfortable to hold in one hand and you can operate it without needing a manual. Win, win. Reading Experience and ComfortLightLots of wasted space when reading, needs option for fullscreen mode and removal of spaces between paragraphs.

Store, Rakuten Kobo eReader. "Kobo Aura ONE". Rakuten Kobo eReader Store . Retrieved 12 December 2018.Engadget praised Kobo for "hitting front-lighting out of the park on their first try", without the "splotchiness" and "uneven lighting" present in the Nook Simple Touch with Glowlight and the Kindle Paperwhite. [9] Wired also commented on the lighting, stating that Kobo had "nearly managed to eliminate the lighting inconsistencies that plague the other two devices". [10] CNET appreciated the inclusion of a microSD card slot and the compatibility with the ePub standard. [1]

The main screen shows tiles that automatically update based on actions the user has performed. Tiles may appear for books, newspapers, magazines, store categories, or user has recently read, browsed, or played, respectively. The main screen is called "Reading Life". [5] This software feature originated on the Kobo Aura HD and was brought to the Kobo Glo with a software update. I can't think of where Kobo says that, but, I'm pretty sure it is referring to manually installing firmware by sideloading the files. That doesn't invalidate the warranty, it just isn't something Kobo wants people doing. And the first step in their problem solving is to do a factory reset. But, opening the device and pulling the internal SD card out is another matter. That will invalidate the warranty. a b Haselton, Todd (28 September 2013). "Kobo Arc 7, Arc 10HD and Aura Hands-On". TechnoBuffalo. TechnoBuffalo LLC . Retrieved 4 June 2014. So has Kobo gone all-out on the design? Absolutely not. Ereaders never look too flashy because, well, they’re just not meant to be are they? They help you hide you’re reading Dan Brown-grade trash on the train, not draw attention to it.Next to the Paperwhite, the Glo’s light is definitely brighter, but it’s not as well distributed and there’s a clear strip of light at the top where the LEDs are. With the light turned on the Glo’s screen is easy to read, but the text looks a little more washed out. Kobo advertises a month of reading with light and Wi-Fi off, assuming 30 minutes of reading per day. It also claims up to 70 hours of continuous reading with the light on. [3] Software [ edit ] IF NONE OF THE METHODS ABOVE WORKED, TRY REPLACING THE FIRMWARE WITH THE CORRECT ONE. FOLLOW THE STEPS BELOW! There was a time when Kobo would have been your port of call if you wanted to display the book cover on the sleep screen of your ereader, but Kindle now lets you do that too. One of the best things with Kobo's software is that it offers more layout and font settings than most other ebook readers. You can fine-tune font boldness and sharpness exactly how you want it, along with margins and line-spacing, and you can even load in additional fonts of your choice to go along with the 10 already available. The only downside is that not all the layout setting always work for every ebook, especially sideloaded ebooks. Sometimes it's hit or miss when adjusting margins and line spacing.