QAPHELA: Ekubeni eli nqaku lishicilelwe, umhlaba we-reader ushintshile kakhulu. I-Amazon yinkonzo ye-facto kwintsimi kunye nabathintana nabo njengo-Sony ukuphuma. Kodwa ke uKobo, uqhubeka edlala kumdlalo emva kokuthengwa yiJapan e-commerce enkulu iRakuten. Abafundi ababini beKobo bafakwe kwiluhlu lwethu lwe- E Ink Reader Alternatives to Kindle Amazon .
ISIHLOKO ESIFUNDWAYO
Kwihlabathi le-e-ncwadi kunye nabafundi be-e, abadlali abathathu abaqhelekileyo bayabonwa ngokuba yi-Amazon, Barnes noNoble kunye no-Sony. Ngolunye lwale nkampani lunikeza umgca othengiswa ngokugqithiseleyo we-e-reader hardware, exhaswa yi-e-book storefronts ekhompyutheni. Kukho ngamakhulu eminye imizekelo ye-e-reader ekhoyo, kodwa abavelisi abanalo i-e-book edibeneyo yokugcina impahla okanye ukuthengiswa kweentengiso, bebashiya ukuba bancintisane ngeqhezu elincinci labathengi. I-Apple igxotha kwiqela eliphezulu kunye ne- iPad , kodwa kukho inkampani yesine ephakamileyo apho kwaye iqwalasela umthengi ophezulu kunye nomthengisi we-e-book enikela i-hardware ebiza ngexabiso eliphantsi - ayifumananga ingqalelo efanayo ezintathu ezinkulu. Abafundi be-Kobo baziwa ngokuba yi-hardware yokufunda ezinikezelweyo: akukho 3G, amafilimu ephazamisayo okanye imidlalo yokudlala.
UKobo yinkampani yaseToronto (eCanada) esekelwe; Igama lenkampani li-anagram "yencwadi." Ngezizukulwana ezintathu ze-Kobo e-readers phantsi kwebhanti layo kunye nokufumaneka ngokubanzi, kunye ne-Kobobooks.com e-book store kunye nentsebenziswano kunye ne- (ebhoxayo) I-Borders book chain, uKobo uye wanda ngokubonakalayo kwiminyaka emibini nje kwaye ngoku ubiza ukulawula malunga neepesenti ezili-10 ze-e-book ye-e-book market. Umfundi we-e-reader, u-eReader Touch, ufumene iimpendulo ezintle xa ii-Kobo ze-e-reading zifake i-iTunes Store kwaye ziyi-platform ye-e-book epheleleyo kwiipilisi ezisuka kwi- Samsung kunye ne- RIM .
Iindaba zeKobo Corporate
- Isekelwe eToronto.
- Kwaziwa ngokutsha njenge-Shortcovers.
- Umnini-nxaxheba omkhulu ngumthengisi wencwadi ye-Indigo Chapters.
- I-Kobo hardware ithengiswa ngeMida, iiSahluko, iWalmart, i-Best Buy kunye nabanye abathengisi.
- UKobo ufunda iifayili ezifumanekayo kwiiplatifti ezinkulu eziquka idivayisi ze-iOS (i-iPad / iPhone / iPod Touch), i-Android, i-Palm Pre, i-BlackBerry, i-Windows, kunye ne-OSX, ibangele abasebenzisi abayizigidi ezingama-3.6.
- UKobo uye wagxininisa ukugxilwa kwehlabathi, ukubala abathengi be-e-book kumazwe angama-200 ahlukeneyo, ulandela i-intanethi yaseYurophu kwaye uthengise iincwadi zeencwadi ngeelwimi ezintlanu.
- Ngonyaka ophela ngo-Apreli 2, 2011, uKobo wabika ukulahleka kwemali eyi-32.26 yezigidi kwiingeniso ezingama-89.98 yezigidi.
Ubume be-Kobo E-Readers
Kobo E-Reader:
- Ekhutshwa ngoMeyi, 2010.
- Ixabiso loyiNtlawulo eyi-$ 149.
- Iimpawu eziphambili: i-intshi e-6 E Ink Inkcazo ngamanqanaba angama-8, amanqanaba amafonti amahlanu, i-Bluetooth (akukho wireless), i-1GB yokugcinwa (ukwandiswa ngekhadi lomgca wamukelwa kwi-memory card ye-4 GB SD), isekela i- EPUB , PDF, imeko okanye ezimhlophe (kunye ne-turquoise accents), ubomi bebhetri bubekwe kwiiveki ezimbini.
- Iphawulwa: Ikhutshwe "ikhutshwe" emva kokubanjwa ngokukhululekile.
I-Kobo Engenazintambo ze-E-Reader:
- Ekhutshwa ngoOktobha, 2010
- Ixabiso lokuqala lika-$ 139
- Iimpawu eziphambili: Iinkcukacha eziphambili: I-E intshi ye-6 E Ink Inkcazo ngamanqanaba angama-16, ubukhulu befonti ezintlanu, i-Wi-Fi, i-1GB yokugcinwa (ukwandiswa ngekhadi lomgca wamukela i-32 GB SD memori khadi), ixhasa iPUB, PDF, icala abamnyama okanye abamhlophe (nge-accents), ubomi bebhetri babalwa kwiiveki ezimbini, zifumaneka kwi-lilac, zesilivere kunye ne-onyx.
- Iphawulwa: iprosesor yaphuculwa kwi-original ukuze iphendulwe ngokukhawuleza kwiphepha, yavelisa ukhetho lombala olutsha. Okwangoku ikhona njengemodeli yentengo ephantsi kwexabiso likaKobo.
I-Kobo E-Reader Chukumisa:
- Kukhishwe ngoJuni, ngo-2011.
- Ixabiso lokuqala: $ 129.
- Iimpawu eziphambili: I- E intshi ye- E Ink Pearl yokubonisa isikrini kunye ne-grayscale engama-16, ubukhulu befonti eyi-17, iprojekthi ye-Freescale 508, i-Wi-Fi, i-2GB yokugcinwa, ubomi bhetri bhala ngenyanga 1, luxhasa i-EPUB, PDF, MOBI, TXT, HTML, I-RTF, i-CBZ, i-CBR kunye neefayile zefayile (akukho mculo okanye inkxaso yevidiyo), ifumaneka nge-blue, lilac, isilivere kunye nomnyama.
- Kuphawulekayo: kwi-7.05 oz kunye nokushiya amaqhosha ekhredithi yokuthintela, enye yezixhobo ezincinane kakhulu ze-e-reader ezikhoyo.
Kobobooks.com Amaqiniso
- Webstore: www.kobobooks.com.
- Iibhloko ezipheleleyo ziphathwe malunga nezigidi ezi-2.3 (kuquka ipapasho kunye namaphephancwadi).
- Amabango ama-10 ekhulwini e-US e-book sales.
- Ingaba yincwadi yokuqala yokugcina i-e-ncwadi yokubonelela ngeendlela zobugcisa.
- Iincwadi ze-Kobo zilawula amandla e-eBookers.com e-book store.
- Ifom yeprayimari enikezelwa yi-EPUB (nge-Adobe DRM)
- U-Kobo uye wakhuthaza kakhulu i-platform ye-Social Life Reading platform equka ukusebenzisana nabanye abafundi ngokusebenzisa ii-media media (facebook kunye ne-Twitter) kunye nethuba lokufumana umvuzo wokufunda.