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#311270 1-Jan-2024 11:31

Hi.

Does anyone have a relatively recent Kindle or Kobo (still supported) they are happy to part with for a very reasonable price?

I am looking for something to give my daughter that doesn't have a E-Reader. So she doesnt have to read with a backlit screen before sleeping.

We are an Amazon household, but Kobo would allow me to get her books from the Library, which given the books she likes to read (which are expensive on Kindle) would be cheaper.

Let me know if you have something suitable.

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#3176679 1-Jan-2024 12:33

If you're looking at Kobo it may be useful to note whether it needs to have built-in Overdrive or not. I'd recommend this, as otherwise it's a real hassle borrowing books from the library (requires connection to a computer, using a terrible Adobe product). All pretty recent models have Overdrive, but they'll also be trickier to find (as many will upgrade their old Kobo to get this feature).

I recently got my son a Kobo Nia from FB Marketplace (after also asking here on GZ and got zero nibbles); well-priced and as-new, as it has been bought for her daughter who never used it. I reckon you may have better luck there or FB.

Oh, my son has a fantastic Kobo he'd be willing to sell - it's got this great feature of being able to transfer library books onto it from a computer via this excellent Adobe app. Let me know if you're interested!

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#3176681 1-Jan-2024 12:42

jonathan18:

If you're looking at Kobo it may be useful to note whether it needs to have built-in Overdrive or not. I'd recommend this, as otherwise it's a real hassle borrowing books from the library (requires connection to a computer, using a terrible Adobe product). All pretty recent models have Overdrive, but they'll also be trickier to find (as many will upgrade their old Kobo to get this feature).

I recently got my son a Kobo Nia from FB Marketplace (after also asking here on GZ and got zero nibbles); well-priced and as-new, as it has been bought for her daughter who never used it. I reckon you may have better luck there or FB.

Oh, my son has a fantastic Kobo he'd be willing to sell - it's got this great feature of being able to transfer library books onto it from a computer via this excellent Adobe app. Let me know if you're interested!

If the one he is selling has Overdrive, I am potentially interested.

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#3176684 1-Jan-2024 12:54

networkn:

jonathan18:

If you're looking at Kobo it may be useful to note whether it needs to have built-in Overdrive or not. I'd recommend this, as otherwise it's a real hassle borrowing books from the library (requires connection to a computer, using a terrible Adobe product). All pretty recent models have Overdrive, but they'll also be trickier to find (as many will upgrade their old Kobo to get this feature).

I recently got my son a Kobo Nia from FB Marketplace (after also asking here on GZ and got zero nibbles); well-priced and as-new, as it has been bought for her daughter who never used it. I reckon you may have better luck there or FB.

Oh, my son has a fantastic Kobo he'd be willing to sell - it's got this great feature of being able to transfer library books onto it from a computer via this excellent Adobe app. Let me know if you're interested!

If the one he is selling has Overdrive, I am potentially interested.

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#3176702 1-Jan-2024 14:11

One option that you may not have considered is Kindle Unlimited.

AU$13.99 per month, and it can be used on multiple devices if they are all signed in to the same account.

I go through several novels a month, as does my wife, with the vast majority of them covered by this program, and it has saved us a fortune.

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#3176705 1-Jan-2024 14:38

Gurezaemon:

One option that you may not have considered is Kindle Unlimited.

AU$13.99 per month, and it can be used on multiple devices if they are all signed in to the same account.

I go through several novels a month, as does my wife, with the vast majority of them covered by this program, and it has saved us a fortune.

I have kindle Unlimited, on the US Site, and need to revisit it as $14AUD is cheaper.

Having said that, whilst it's pretty good for me as an adult, a lot of what my daughter wants to read, isn't included.

Hence considering an option for Library borrowing.

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#3176709 1-Jan-2024 14:58

networkn:

Gurezaemon:

One option that you may not have considered is Kindle Unlimited.

AU$13.99 per month, and it can be used on multiple devices if they are all signed in to the same account.

I go through several novels a month, as does my wife, with the vast majority of them covered by this program, and it has saved us a fortune.

I have kindle Unlimited, on the US Site, and need to revisit it as $14AUD is cheaper.

Having said that, whilst it's pretty good for me as an adult, a lot of what my daughter wants to read, isn't included.

Hence considering an option for Library borrowing.

Ah. Fair enough. I guess I'm lucky that most of the stuff I read is covered. Buying multiple books a week would add up pretty quickly.

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