When the Kobo Mini, I’ll admit that I was intrigued. An even smaller, more portable, and cheaper eReader than the Touch, with the same UI. It surely would fit in my pants pocket now (the front ones I mean). I waited until it was out and poked around the net for some of the reviews, well mostly the pictures. It sure was small, but I was a bit put off by the enormous bezel. I’m sure it takes up half the surface area.

So I held off purchasing one. Then the Christmas season came around it was dirt cheap. $50 on Black Friday (in Canada), and $50 with a interchangable back cover. Or if you bought a Kobo Arc (for $200), you could get a Mini for free! Nevertheless, I was able to exert my willpower and prevent myself from impulse buying one as a toy.

After this “fire sale” I finally caught a glimpse of one in the wild. It sure IS small. In fact, it’s so small that it’s about the size of my phone now (just fatter). The screen fit about a single paragraph of text, although perhaps if the leading was changed you might fit two! I don’t think a long battery life is worth carrying around another device like that on a day-to-day basis, and I’m happy with a thin 6″ eReader for travelling.

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