Kobo Forma is a durable, 8-inch take on the Kindle Oasis

Rakuten's Kobo has, for years, been launching e-readers that offer just a little more than Amazon's Kindle devices. 

The company's latest e-reader, Kobo Forma, follows a similar formula. Its design is similar to the Kindle Oasis, but Forma matches it on most features and offers a bigger screen (8 vs. 7 inches) and resistance to drops, bends and twists. 

Even though the last version of Oasis has been out nearly a year, the Forma is directly comparable to it in so many ways that the best way to describe it is to note the similarities (and the differences) between the two devices.  Read more...