14 DAY TRIAL // On top of the tablet unveiling today, Kobo has also produced three new eReaders on the Indian market, the Kobo Glo, Kobo Touch and Kobo Aura HD, NDTV reports.
These three new lightweight reading slates arrive in the developing Indian ecosystem, which is yet to fully absorb such products. Kobo is trying nevertheless.
&Executive VP & General Manager at Kobo Wayne White explained why the eReaders were needed.
ldquo;As e-commerce continues to expand and demand for digital content continues to grow, we are thrilled to be launching in India and look forward to introducing passionate Readers to our world-class digital reading platform.”
“India is in the early stages of what we believe is a 25-year transformation from print to digital reading. In partnership with some of the leading booksellers and retailers in the country, Kobo is poised to lead this transformation, by delivering a fully localized experience designed to meet the increased demand for digital content in India.”
Let’s see what these devices can do. The Kobo Touch eReader comes sporting an anti-glare 6-inch Pearl E Ink touchscreen and can be purchased for a price of Rs 7,999 / $130 / €96 (the reduced price for the festive season is Rs 6,999 / $114 / €84).
The Glo eReader represents Kobo’s answer to the Kindle Paperwhite. It comes bundled with the same technology as Amazon’s device and allows users to read in the dark. The screen boasts no-glare XGA HD capabilities. The 6-inch reader allows readers to play with fonts and tweak the way they turn pages. The Glo can be purchased for Rs 10,999 / $179 / €132.
Last but not least, the Kobo Aura HD is the most appealing of the bunch. For Rs 13,999 / $228 / €168, customers will get an impressive resolution of 1444 x 1080 mounted on a 6.8-inch front-lit Pearl E-ink touchscreen. It also features a decent enough processor, a 1GHz one and offers 4GB of storage capacity. The ability to extend it to 32GB is given via the microSD card.