Where will you go with Kobo?
Last year I tested out the Kobo Glo HD and it changed the way I read. I haven’t bought a paper novel since last spring. I found myself reading more than I had in years because it was so portable (I was reading waiting to pick up my kids) and it was so easy to add novels, to keep reading the next book in a series without going out of the house.
I loaded up this Kobo for our latest vacation. We took along more books than we could read, more than I would ever have packed in my suitcase. Plus carrying it around in my beach bag was so light!
I like that the brightness adjusts to the amount of light in the room. I like that the screen emulates an actual page. I like that I can still turn the page, albeit virtually. I like that there are no more lost pages and no more too windy days.
This year our Kobo library is growing with the addition of the Kobo Aura H20. Oh how I wish I had this for while we were on vacation. I could have read in the pool with this Kobo because it is waterproof for up to 30 mins in 1 meter of water.
And it is dust proof so whether you are poolside, dockside or at the beach you are protected from accidents, blowing sand or errant waves. Heck even kids playing with a hose in the back yard and you don’t need to stress about a bit of water mixing with your electronics.
The Kobo Aura H20 is also glare proof so reading in the summer sun is not going to be an issue.
When I compared the Kobo Aura H20 to the Kobo Glo HD the first thing I noticed is that the Aura is bigger and a bit heavier. Noticeably so but not in such a way that it is a deal breaker. The Kobo Aura H20 is still smaller than an ipad mini.
Still if you prefer reading on a larger screen, the Kobo Aura H2o is somewhere between a paperback and a hardcover. The font and its size is fully customizable, which means that you can make the font as large as you need to easily read.
Forgot your Kobo at the cottage? Sync your bookmarks and you can finish your book on your Kobo app on another device or even another Kobo.
Want a chance to win your own Kobo Aura H20 and some fun summer swag? I know you want to take your library wherever your summer vacation takes you so get entered below:
Kobo Aura H2O Influencer Campaign Giveaway
Where will you take your KOBO?
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Disclosure: I am part of the PTPA Brand Ambassador Program with Kobo and I received compensation as part of my affiliation with this group. The opinions on this blog are my own.Â
57 Comments
Sandra Martin
Sounds great!!
Jane the torontoShopoholic
it is – you will have to try one out!
joanne darell
The High Mountains of Portugal is on my summer reading list.
Jane the torontoShopoholic
oooh I haven’t heard of that one – I need to check it out 🙂
Amy Heffernan
Before the Fall
by Noah Hawley
Jane the torontoShopoholic
One for me to check out!
angela m
The Girl on the Train.
Jane the torontoShopoholic
OOOH I read that last summer – it is GOOD!
Treen Goodwin
I Let You Go ….. by Clare Mackintosh sounds like an awesome read ! thanks for the chance !
Jane the torontoShopoholic
you are so welcome!
joy
so many books – everytime i go on twitter i make note of another book i want to read! Beware that Girl looks good!
Terri Baker
The Shadow Queen by C.J. Redwine Sounds like a good read
Florence C
I am going to read Medicine Walk by Richard Wagamese.
Christine Murray
Any Maggie Sefton Books. Love her books.
Bailey Dexter
I am looking forward to read over the summer Magic and Loss by Virginia Heffernan!
Laurie
I have a bunch of books on my waiting list at the Library – but I need a better device to read my ebooks so I’m hoping the Kobo also includes the Overdrive app. One book I’m looking forward to is Girl on a Train, which I’ve been waiting for forever…
Angela Mitchell
I have so many books on my summer reading list! I’m not sure which ones I’ll actually get to! My best bet is that I will read through the Chevy Stevens catalogue. She lives near me and writes thrillers set where I live so looking forward to reading the rest of her books.
MaryG
The Time Travelers Wife & My Secret Sister are on my summer reading list!
Belinda McNabb
I have not yet read the game of thrones series and want to see they are better than the shows!
Jane the torontoShopoholic
oooh that is a good one – I need to add that to my KOBO too!
Kait
I’m currently reading Arianne Huffington’s The Sleep Revolution and I’m loving it! I really want to read her other book this summer once I finish it.
Kim Tanti
On my reading list is the series of a woman of substance series by Barbra Taylor Bradford
Jenny
The Girl on the Train
Vesper Meikle
I love reading and one of the many books that I will be reading is The Pursuit of Mary Bennet by Pamela Mingle
LILLIAN BROWN
I am going to read “Amazing Grace” by a local author Leslie Crewe, love all of her books
CLC
I’d take it in the boat with me so that when the fish aren’t biting I’ve got something great to do. (and heck, it’s waterproof!)
CLC
I too am hoping to read Girl on the Train as well as The Nest.
Mark Martin
A Hero of France
by Alan Furst
Lauren Martin
I will be reading The Island House
by Nancy Thayer
Martha Martin
I intend to read The Fireman
by Joe Hill
K Yee
I would love to be able to take a book easily when out and on the go this summer. Thank you for the chance. My reading list this summer includes getting caught up on Graham Hurley’s Jimmy Suttle series.
heather sibley
I want to read Modern Lovers by Emma Straub and I Let You Go by Clare Mackintosh
Sarah De Diego
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing by Marie Kondo.
Thanks for the chance to read it!
Besos, Sarah
Journeys of The Zoo
Linda Svarovsky
I am reading lee child, jack reacher series
Judy Thuy Duong
There are so many which I want to read this summer but “The Girl on The Train” is on my must read list.
Sandi Tymchuk
I plan to finish reading Ken Follett’s Century Trilogy this summer.
Patsy
Wedding Cake Murder by Hannah Swensen (and any other “baking mysteries” I can find :)).
Thanks!
Stephanie Simpson
It’s waterproof?!?!? I need this so I can relax this summer with my kids around the pool!
Stephanie Simpson
It’s waterproof?!?!? I need this so I can relax this summer with my kids around the pool! And on my summer reading list are some new biographies!
Bernice
I’ve been wanting to read me before you ,
Wayne Lecoy
It would be great to win this Kobo Aura H2O Prize Pack.
In response to your question of
What’s on your summer reading list?
I am planning on reading Flesh and Blood by Patricia Cornwell.
Thank you for having this giveaway.
Courtney
I’ll be reading a few by Nicholas Sparks….he’s my favourite!
AD
I am re-reading Nikolai Gogol’s ‘The Overcoat’… I try to re-read the classics every summer.
Phil
The Fireman by Joe Hill will be the next one I am reading.
Seamus O'Toole
I haven’t picked yet. Perhaps a nice relaxing read of War and Peace. It’s perfect for the hammock during the summer.
Darren Scrubb
My summer reading Find Your Own Lightbulb by Mike Harris
CL Chin
i’m very behind on reading so i’d like to read the new one by Sylvia Day and hopefully read Bridget Jones mad about the boy before the movie comes out!
Edmond
Great Scout , Marty I am reading the Fireman by Joe Hill . Divine. Wow, prize kobo is fab. & splendid. 2 fingers snap. It is tight, fly & off the chain. Thank you for the awesomeness, the contest, and generosity. 🙂 Pick me, pick me!
eric
One Last Time
by John Edward
Alison Braidwood
I’m currently re-reading Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice; followed by Emma and Persuasion.
mike k
im reading Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
Ivana Milosevic Salacanin
The Queen of the Night by Alexander Chee
lori butler
girl on the train, the art of decluttering
Wanda Tracey
I am reading Grey Mountain by John Grisham.He is my favorite author but I do have many others I like too.Having a Kobo to read with would be awesome!!
MrDisco
Finishing Codex and Hitman Anders
Amanda Fontaine
I personally have no books on my reading list for me but there will be lots of children’s books as I read to my kids. 😀
dawn walsh
to my sons house as i will be looking after the grandkids