Kobo Glo HD e-reader gives Kindle Voyage a run for its money

There are plenty of reasons to like Kobo, but the most compelling may be the simple fact that the company isn’t Amazon

As chief competitors like Barnes & Noble and Sony have faded or altogether disappeared from the market, the plucky Canadian company (granted, one currently owned by a giant Japanese retailer) has made it a mission, year in and year out, to offer the best e-reader money can buy

Along the way, Kobo’s competitive streak has gone a ways toward pushing the whole industry forward, experimenting with screen size, upping the game on front-lit displays, introducing the concept of a truly high-end devoted e-reader and even going waterproof Read more...