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Kobo Aura Ebook Reader
Kobo Aura
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Kobo Touch Ebook Reader
Kobo Touch
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Tolino Shine Ebook Reader
Tolino Shine
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Tolino Shine 3 Ebook Reader
Tolino Shine 3
Editiorial reviews
11
3.6 out of 5
4 user ratings
5 stars
0 %
4 stars
75 %
3 stars
25 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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7
7 editorial reviews
Read your favorite titles any time and carry your entire collection wherever you go on the Kobo Touch eReader.Read more
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I like eReaders. I like the idea of them far more then the practice of using one, the idea that you can carry about hundreds or thousands of books in a littleRead more
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1
1 editorial reviews
Tolino has issued three different generations of the Shine e-reader, which is their mid level device. This is the first model in the lineup that was designed by Kobo and the Shine 3 is basically the Kobo Clara HD shell and internals. It does have Tolino software and the Tolino bookstore, which is appealing to the German audience. In late 2017 Kobo purchased the Tolino ecosystem from Deutsche Telekom.  The deal gave Kobo full control over the hardware and software of the Tolino brand.  The other members of the Tolino Alliance still sold ebooks via the Tolino Bookstore and soldRead more
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1 editorial reviews
Tolino has issued three different generations of the Shine e-reader, which is their mid level device. This is the first model in the lineup that was designed by Kobo and the Shine 3 is basically the Kobo Clara HD shell and internals. It does have Tolino software and the Tolino bookstore, which is appealing to the German audience. In late 2017 Kobo purchased the Tolino ecosystem from Deutsche Telekom.  The deal gave Kobo full control over the hardware and software of the Tolino brand.  The other members of the Tolino Alliance still sold ebooks via the Tolino Bookstore and soldRead more
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User rating
33
4.3 out of 5
33 user ratings
5 stars
45 %
4 stars
42 %
3 stars
9 %
2 stars
3 %
1 stars
0 %
40
4.2 out of 5
40 user ratings
5 stars
40 %
4 stars
45 %
3 stars
12 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %
46
4.1 out of 5
46 user ratings
5 stars
41 %
4 stars
32 %
3 stars
21 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
2 %
61
3.8 out of 5
61 user ratings
5 stars
27 %
4 stars
39 %
3 stars
19 %
2 stars
8 %
1 stars
4 %

Display

Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
ColourNNNY
Screen size6.0 in6.0 in6.0 in6.0 in
Screen technologyE Ink PearlE InkE InkE Ink Carta
Screen resolution1014 x 758 px
N/A
1024 x 758 px1072 x 1448 px
Shades of grey16161616
Aspect ratio16:9
N/A
N/A
N/A
DPI211.0 dpi
N/A
N/A
N/A

Technical details

Book capacity3000
N/A
2000
N/A
Supported book file formats
  • CBR
  • CBZ
  • EPUB
  • HTML
  • MOBI
  • PDF
  • RTF
  • TXT
  • CBZ
  • EPUB
  • MOBI
  • PDF
  • EPUB
  • PDF
  • TXT
  • EPUB
  • PDF
  • TXT
Supported image formats
  • GIF
  • JPG
  • PNG
  • TIF
  • BMP
  • GIF
  • JPG
  • PNG
  • TIF
N/A
N/A
Built-in memoryyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Memory size4GB2GB2GB8GB
Memory card readeryes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Compatible memory cards
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
Secure Digital
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
N/A
Maximum memory card size32323225
Built-in processorYFreescale 508YY
Processor speed1000.0 MHz
N/A
800.0 MHz1000.0 MHz
RAM size256.0 mB
N/A
256.0 mB512.0 mB
Supported video formats
N/A
N/A
Not supportedNot supported

Dimensions

Height5.91 in6.5 in6.89 in6.16 in
Width4.49 in4.49 in4.57 in4.34 in
Depth0.32 in0.39 in0.36 in0.33 in
Weight6.14 oz6.53 oz6.46 oz5.86 oz

Connectivity

Wi-Fiyesyesyesno
Wi-Fi standards
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • Wi-Fi 4
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • Wi-Fi 4
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • Wi-Fi 4
N/A
3G (UMTS)no
N/A
N/A
N/A
AC adapter includedyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Headphone outno
N/A
nono
Bluetoothnononono
USByes
N/A
N/A
N/A
USB versionUSB 2.0USB 2.0USB 2.0
N/A
USB typeMicro-USB B
N/A
Micro-USB AMicro-USB
Total USB ports1
N/A
N/A
N/A
USB powered (only mha USB)yes
N/A
N/A
N/A

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Often compared with Tolino Shine

Often compared with Tolino Shine 3