E-readers in the test: That's what the digital books can do
Kobo Glo
A hipster in white and turquoise. The operation is foolproof, only a bit stiff with dry fingers. Prima is the integrated foreign dictionary. And the reading statistics, where you can give yourself prizes - for example, for non-stop reading, is also very sweet. Typo and page layout are individually adjustable, there are extras next to chess and sudoku a notepad, but it is written on it as a Postbotendisplay. The "Kobo Glo" is an independent reader. The download offers Libreka (by the Association of the German book trade), and it is easily possible to load e-books from other providers. The battery is already limp after four weeks. The storage space of two gigabytes can be extended if necessary.
Price: from 123 euros Conclusion: Nice, fast and independent - there you can see the small weaknesses.
Kindle Paperwhite
From left to right: The e-readers "Kobo Glo", "Tolino Shine" and "Kindle Paperwhite".
With the readers it is like a marriage - you not only bring a brisk companion into the house, but enters into a close bond. The "Kindle Paperwhite" watches jealously that you do not cheat when it comes to downloading e-books. With him there are only books from Amazon. However, with a stylish screen saver and a menu that leaves no questions unanswered. One does not even have to tune the "Kindle Paperwhite" with the WLAN, he finds his way to download a book quite alone. Practical, but the more sinister. He also has eight weeks battery life, loads books madly fast, and even graphics and comics are amazingly good to look at. You can magnify the images easily with your finger.
Price: from 129 euros Conclusion: With him you get everything - you just can not go wrong.
Tolino Shine
Ambitious competitor from the Kindle. The device is very light, handy, but the fast scrolling in the browser is a festival of flickering and hardly bearable for the eyes. After all, the battery lasts up to seven weeks. The shop of the "Tolino Shine" is operated by Thalia, Hugendubel, Weltbild and Club Bertelsmann, is synchronized via Telekom. If you buy it from Thalia, their shop is preinstalled. The free samples are gratifyingly lush, up to 30 pages. With a bit of fumbling it is also possible to load books from other providers. The operation, however, is self-explanatory, in addition to changing the font size and bookmarks, there are hardly any additional features. The internal memory of four gigabytes can be extended.
Price: from 99 euros Conclusion: simple and functional - downloads from other providers possible, but with obstacles.
