![]() ![]() This 9.7 inch device came out in 2009 and one year later they released the international edition and the graphite. It did not have a touchscreen, instead it featured a keyboard with a D-Pad. The only truly large screen e-reader that Amazon ever released was the Kindle DX and it was ahead of its time. I think it is time that Amazon, Barnes and Noble and Kobo release their own large screen device. The upcoming Wiskey EE Write Pad has received a ton of attention for a first time product and I believe this will be the e-reader to beart in 2019. The Onyx Boox Note, Remarkable, Sony Digital Paper and Boyue Mimas have been selling like crazy and there is a huge demand for these products. The Forma has a 300 ppi E-ink display, which makes the deepest blacks of your manga pop beautifully.Over the course of the past four years the e-reader industry has taught us that large screen e-readers are in demand. This eReader has a huge brightness adjuster, as well as the aforementioned natural light filter (which is also adjustable). Ideal Visual DesignĮvery aspect of the Kobo Forma’s visual design is ideal for my reading tastes. ![]() You also gain points for every purchase, which you can gather to eventually get yourself a free manga. In the UK, VIP membership to the Kobo Store costs £6 per year, and this discounts almost every single volume of manga by 10%. Not only that, but it’s all wonderfully affordable. That’s it.Īs a big reader of shounen manga, shoujo, slice-of-life manga, and seinen manga, I was happy to find all the latest, and many classic, manga available on the Kobo Store. In fact, here are all the manga I was disappointed not to find on the Kobo Store: Kingdom, Planetes, Vagabond. I have rarely searched for a manga on the Kobo Store and come up empty handed. I had no idea if all my favourite manga - or manga I was excited to read - could be found on the Kobo Store. One worry I had came from my lack of experience with Kobo devices. The impressive battery life of the Kobo Forma is another important reason why it’s the best eReader for manga. The Kobo Forma, when used for nothing but manga, still lasts longer than my Kindles did when used for reading only text-based books. Manga does drain the battery faster than prose does, but that’s what makes the battery doubly impressive. The Kobo Forma has seriously impressed me with its battery life, which far exceeds those of my previous Kindle devices. I read a lot (reading is my main hobby and part of my job), so maybe I just read more than the average Kindle owner, but when Amazon promises two weeks of battery life and yet I’m worried about my Kindle dying during a long-haul flight, something is off. I mentioned before having owned two Kindle devices before my Kobo Forma, and I was constantly surprised by the poor battery life. ![]() Then just rotate back and continue reading a page at a time. The Kobo Forma rotates automatically, allowing you to quickly flip it on its side and take in the full impact of that double-page spread. Whatever it is, and whatever manga it’s in, the power of the double-page spread is impactful. It might be a cityscape or a final blow in a shounen fight. So many manga wow their readers with periodical double-page spreads featuring gorgeous art. “Auto rotate” is another awesome feature that’s particularly good for manga readers. This is a satisfying and time-saving quirk of the Kobo Forma that I hugely appreciate. When you hold down the page turn button, the eReader quickly cycles through pages as though you were thumbing through a physical book. “Rapid page turn” is a cool aspect of the Kobo Forma. The Kobo Forma having this is another blissful aspect of the device, and another reason why it’s the best eReader for manga. I leave it on all the time, and my eyes thank me for it. It switches out the harsh blue glow of most screens for a warming yellow glow that is much healthier and easier for your eyes.Ī lot of people turn this natural light setting on at night, before bed. ![]() “Natural Light” is a setting that most phones and laptops have these days. I’ll say up front that I’m no tech expert, but here are some of the settings and options that I have enjoyed with the Kobo Forma. You’ll never find yourself needing to squint or to pinch and zoom. The difference is so slight, in fact, as to be unnoticeable. The Kobo Forma has an 8 inch screen, making its screen size almost exactly the same as the average tankobon manga volume. The feeling of turning on your eReader, opening a manga, and having it look and feel like a physical manga volume is absolutely magical, and that’s what you get from the Kobo Forma. Squinting at dialogue boxes and getting a headache, pinching to zoom in almost constantly, or simply having panels too small to appreciate the art. As I already mentioned, the most important factor for me was the size of the display. ![]()
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