Kobo Aura One for beach reads that safe to splash

Kobo Aura One

This latest e-reader from the brand is thin, large, light-weight and is even water resistant. Kobo has now unveiled the Kobo Aura One, its latest e-reader. This device has a larger screen while being light weight, thin and water resistant. The device will officially launch on September 6, 2016. The Aura One will cost $229 and $249 in the United States and Canada, respectively. The Kobo Aura One e-reader will also launch in a number of other regions. These include the United Kingdom, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Turkey and…

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E-reader ownership is dwindling with competition from other mobile devices

e-reader tablet commerce

As smartphones gain larger screens and tablets have smaller ones, these e-book reading devices are fading in popularity. According to new data that has been released by Pew Research, the ownership of e-reader mobile devices has reached an all-time low, having cut itself nearly in half when compared to data collected in previous years. Pew’s report on the data showed that this year, only 19 percent of adults currently own a dedicated e-reading device. This is a striking drop from the figure from 2014, at which time 32 percent of…

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