QAPHELA: Kusukela lesi sihloko sishicilelwe, umhlaba we-reader ushintshile kakhulu. Ama-Amazon ungumholi we-facto wensimu nabathintana nabo njengo-Sony ukuphuma. Kodwa uKobo uqhubeka edlala umdlalo ngemuva kokuthenga kwakhe ngeJapan e-commerce giant Rakuten. Abafundi ababili beKobo nabo bafakiwe ohlwini lwethu lwe- E Ink Reader Okuhlukile ku-Kindle ka-Amazon .
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Ezweni lezincwadi ze-e-e-readers, abadlali abakhulu abathathu babhekwa njengama-Amazon, uBarnes noNoble no-Sony. Ngayinye yalezi zinkampani inikeza umugqa othengiswa kakhulu we-hardware e-reader, exhaswa ngokuhola i-e-book storefronts e-intanethi. Kunamanye amamodeli e-e-reader angamakhulu amaningi, kodwa abakhiqizi abanalo i-e-book esitolo edidiyelwe noma ukuvezwa kokudayisa, okushiya ukuba bancintisane ngenxenye encane yamakhasimende angase abe khona. I-Apple igxila ekuqoqweni okuphezulu ne- iPad , kodwa kunenkampani yesine ephezulu futhi ibhekwa njengomthengisi ophezulu we-e-book ne-e-book enikeza i-hardware ebiza izindleko - ayitholi ukunakwa okufanayo amakhulu amathathu. Ama-e-e-Kobo aziwa ngokuba yi-hardware yokufunda ezinikezele: ayikho ama-3G amahle, ama-movie aphazamisayo noma ukudlala umculo.
UKobo inkampani yaseToronto (Canada) esekelwe; Igama lenkampani li-anagram "lencwadi." Njengoba kunezizukulwane ezintathu zama Kobo e-readers ngaphansi kwebhande layo futhi zitholakala kabanzi, kanye ne-Kobobooks.com e-book esitolo kanye nokusebenzisana ne-chain (edlulayo) yezinketho zezincwadi, iKobo isiye sabonakala ngokubonakala eminyakeni emibili kuphela futhi manje ithi ilawula cishe amaphesenti angu-10 emakethe e-US e-book. I-e-reader yayo yakamuva, i-eReader Touch, ithole ukubuyekezwa okuhle kakhulu ngenkathi izinhlelo zokusebenza ze-Kobo e-reading ziye zanyathela iTunes Store futhi ziyi-platform e-book ezenzakalelayo kumathebulethi avela ku- Samsung naku- RIM .
Ama-Kobo Corporate Facts
- Isekelwe eToronto.
- Eyaziwa ngokuthi yi-Shortcovers.
- Umnikazi wesabelo esikhulu ngumthengisi wencwadi ye-Indigo Chapters.
- I-Kobo hardware ithengiswa ngeMingcele, Izahluko, i-Walmart, i-Best Buy nabanye abathengisi.
- I-Kobo efunda izinhlelo zokusebenza zitholakalayo kuma-platform amaningi amakhulu kufaka phakathi amadivayisi we-iOS (i-iPad / iPhone / i-iPod Touch), i-Android, i-Palm Pre, i-BlackBerry, i-Windows, ne-OSX, ithi abasebenzisi abayizigidi ezingu-3.6.
- UKobo uye waphishekela ukugxila emhlabeni jikelele, ukubala amakhasimende e-book avela emazweni angaphezu kwama-200 ahlukene, ukuphishekela izitolo ze-European ngokuzikhandla futhi uthengise ama-e-izincwadi ngezilimi ezinhlanu.
- Ngonyaka ophela ngo-Ephreli 2, 2011, uKobo wabika ukulahlekelwa kwenetha ngamadola angama-32.26 wezigidi ngemali engu-$ 89.98 million.
Uhlolojikelele lwe-Kobo E-Readers
I-Kobo E-Reader:
- Kukhishwe ngoMeyi, 2010.
- Inani langempela $ 149.
- Ama-Key Specs: I- E-Inkinobho E-Ink Inkinobho Ekhombisa-ama-8-ama-grayscale, amasayizi amafonti amahlanu, i-Bluetooth (akukho wireless), i-1GB isitoreji (ukunwetshwa ngekhadi le-slot kuvuma kuze kufike kumemori khadi le-4 GB SD), kusekela iPUB , PDF, icala elimnyama noma umhlophe (nge-accents eyama-turquoise), ukuphila kwebhethri kubalwa ngamasonto amabili.
- Okuphawulekayo: Kulethwe "okukhishwe" emuva kokubambelela okukhululekile.
I-Kobo Wireless E-Reader:
- Kukhishwe ngo-Okthoba, 2010
- Inani langempela $ 139
- Ama-Spec Specs: Izinkinobho zokhiye: I-E-Ink Inkinobho ye-6-intshi Ekhombisa ama-grayscale angu-16, amasayizi amafonti amahlanu, i-Wi-Fi, i-1GB isitoreji (ukwandiswa ngekhadi le-slot kuvumelana nememori khadi le-32 GB SD), kusekela i-EPUB, PDF, icala omnyama noma omhlophe (nge-accents eyigugu), impilo yebhethri ilinganiswe emavikini amabili, etholakalayo ku-lilac, isiliva ne-onyx.
- Kuphawuleka: iprosesa ithuthukiswe kusuka ekuqaleni ukuze isebenze ngokushesha kwekhasi, yenze ukukhetha kombala omusha. Okwamanje itholakale njengohlobo lwe-Kobo eliphansi kakhulu lentengo yokubiza.
I-Kobo E-Reader Thinta:
- Kukhishwe ngoJuni, 2011.
- Inani lokuqala: $ 129.
- Ama-Spec Specs: Ukubonisa isikrini esingu-6-intshi E-E Ink Pearl ene-grayscale engu-16, amasayizi wefonti angu-17, iprosesa ye-Freescale 508, i-Wi-Fi, i-2GB isitoreji, impilo yebhethri elinganiswe ngenyanga eyodwa, isekela iPUB, PDF, MOBI, TXT, HTML, I-RTF, i-CBZ, i-CBR namafayela wesithombe (akukho mculo noma ukusekelwa kwevidiyo), itholakala nge-blue, i-lilac, isiliva neyomnyama.
- Okuphawulekayo: ku-7.05 oz kanye nezinkinobho zokuyeka zesikrini sokuthinta, enye yamadivayisi e-eest reader atholakalayo.
Amaqiniso we-Kobobooks.com
- I-Webstore: www.kobobooks.com.
- Izamba eziphelele ezithathwe cishe yizigidi ezingu-2.3 (kufaka phakathi iphephandaba namamagazini).
- Izimangalo ezingu-10 zamaphesenti e-US e-book sales.
- Ingabe isitolo sokuqala se-e-ncwadi esikhulu sokunikeza izinketho ze-gifting electronic.
- I-Kobobooks isebenza e-Borders.com e-book esitolo.
- Ifomethi eyinhloko ehlinzekwa yi-EPUB (nge-Adobe DRM)
- UKobo uye wakhuthaza kakhulu uhlelo lwayo lokufunda umphakathi lwe-Reading Life oluhlanganisa nokuxhumana nabanye abafundi ngokusebenzisa izingosi zomphakathi (facebook ne-Twitter) kanye nethuba lokuthola imivuzo yokufunda.