usability, portability, price, performance, durability

reliability

75% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

usability, portability, performance, screen, size

price, reliability

84% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Textured back adds grip ; Even backlight ; Long battery life

A little expensive ; No standby sync

Reading Life is a quirky final feature. It has a selection of reading-related achievements that you can unlock, Xbox 360 style. We can’t imagine any user over the age of 18 actually using this feature, but it could be a way to encourage the younger...

Dedicated backlight button ; Pocket for reading offline ; Very compact

Glass front attracts smudges ; Store can't match Amazon ; Over-emphasis on sharing

A screen as big as a paperback book ; Clever lighting, which won’t keep you up at night ; Your new waterproof bathtime companion

You can’t buy your books from Amazon ; That bigger screen means more to lug around

The best ereader yet and it’s not a Kindle, which is arguably its only downside

Available in a choice of black or pink, with my review unit being of the former hue, the Kobo Aura is certainly significantly smaller than its HD sibling. In fact, with its dimensions of 150 x 114 x 8.1 mm, it could almost fit within the screen area of...

Ergonomically pleasing design, light and compact, good quality E Ink display, broad file type support

Still no where near as responsive as an Android or iOS tablet, you will have to faff around with options to get it to work how you want

The Kobo Aura is very good ereader for the price, mainly due to the extensive range of ebook file types it supports, the reading features it has and its decent backlit display that presents ebooks clearly, offering a good replacement for physical...

I love reading, and the ability to carry your books with you, without actually carrying a heavy backpack is really interesting. The ability to keep going for months and months, and browse the internet on the go, or read articles later, is all really...

Light and dinky; Anti-reflective light-up touch-screen; Good online store; Expandable storage

Price; Top brightness kills the battery

Great design and screen ; Seamless e-reading experience ; Reading Life awards are a nice extra

Weak Wi-Fi ; Slightly clunky bookstore browsing

Kobo’s $190 Aura e-reader continues the company tradition of getting out of the way of your reading. The Aura’s design is unobtrusive with some nice aesthetic cues, and the hardware is fast enough to be responsive to user input. Apart from its slightly...

Great build quality for an e-reader ; Best-in-class frontlighting ; Integration with Pocket

Expensive ; Touchscreen can be unresponsive

Kobo's built a terrific e-reader, but the high price is tough to justify.