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Kobo Aura Edition 2 review

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OverDrive library support View more details.

Some e-readers, notably Kobo e-readers, allow the user to enter their library card number into the OverDrive app to borrow ebooks from their local library. Kindle does support this feature, but it isn't available for Kindle Australia users. 

Yes
Audiobook support View more details.

Some e-readers, notably Kobo e-readers, allow the user to play audiobooks through Bluetooth headphones or speakers. While most Kindles support this feature it isn't enabled for Kindle Australia users.

Touchscreen
Yes
Adaptive lighting View more details.

Adaptive lighting automatically adjusts the e-reader lighting to suit the ambient lighting of the environment. Other features include the ability to reduce blue light exposure to help improve your sleep quality.

No
Multiple fonts types View more details.

A model with multiple font types lets you change the typeface.

Yes
Landscape/portrait mode
Yes
Text to speech View more details.

The introduction of Bluetooth support for speakers and wireless headphones combined with support for Audible allows some of the latest e-readers to play audiobooks on an e-reader.

No
Wireless View more details.

Wi-Fi support lets you wirelessly connect to the internet or an online bookstore. Every device we tested (that's currently available) can connect to the internet using Wi-Fi.

Yes
Built-in speakers View more details.

None of the currently available e-readers using e-ink have speakers except for the Onyx Boox Air C.

No
Headphone jack View more details.

Headphone jacks are becoming increasingly rare on e-ink e-readers.

No
Web browser
Yes
EPUB file format View more details.

The most common format is the electronic publication file (EPUB). Also check if the file is locked with digital rights management (DRM).

Yes
AZW file format View more details.

Amazon's proprietary file format. It's only supported on Kindle e-readers, but the Amazon Kindle application is available on PC, Mac (OSX/iOS) and Android devices.

No
MOBI file format View more details.

A DRM-free file format.

Yes
RTF file format
Yes
DOC file format
No
PDF file format
Yes
Dictionary
Yes
Removable storage (microSD)
No
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