As most of my regular readers will know, I have a tendency to keep up to date with my eReading devices. I currently use a Kindle Paperwhite second gen, Kindle Fire HDX and a Kobo Aura. This means that I have a bundle of perfectly good older models just sitting on my bedside table, so it’s time I sold them on to good homes. I have: Kindle Paperwhite First Generation WiFi version Amazon’s first gen eInk eReader with front lighting technology. Comes with original box and USB cable. Used, but in excellent condition. $40 Kobo Touch WiFi Original Kobo Touch non front lit device. No original packing, comes with USB cable Used but in excellent condition Lilac backing $15 Kobo Glo WiFi front lit reader Kobo Glo WiFi eReader with comfort light Comes with original box and USB cable Comes with grey cover Used but in excellent condition $30 Kindle Touch Wifi Non Frontlit eReader Amazon’s Kindle Touch non front lit eReader WiFi version Comes with original box and USB cable Used, but in excellent condition Provided: Amazon burgundy leather cover – cover scratched. $25 I will be posting these on eBay, Craig’s List and Kijjiji shortly. However, I’d love…
So in the last 48 hours both Kobo and Amazon have released details of the next iterations of their ereader products. Full details can be found at the Kindle and Kobo websites. It should be noted that I watched the Amazon press conference, but all I know of the new Kobo offerings is what Kobo has put on their website. At the lower price point end of the scale, Amazon has refreshed the screen and reduced the price of their base model Kindle – it now costs just $69. It doesn’t have a touch interface. The Kobo base end model is now touch based, but reduced in size to a 5 inch screen. It costs just $79 dollars. As an advocate of e-reading it’s great to see that the entry level models are so reasonably priced. Naturally, I was most interested in the touch readers. The big selling feature of both the new Kobo and Kindle touch devices is the front lighting to allow you to read when in a darkened environment. I often like to read in bed in the morning when I wake up, and don’t like to disturb my husband sleeping next to me, so this is…