Rakuten has finally opened an official Kobo store on Amazon in the US

Kindle better watch out

Mar 6, 2025 - 16:01
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Rakuten has finally opened an official Kobo store on Amazon in the US

It's no secret that Amazon mishandled the launch of its latest generation of Kindle hardware last year, rushing out devices that seemingly didn't receive any quality control. Current customer reviews are telling, especially for the Colorsoft, with 25% of its reviews listed at 1-star. Both the new Paperwhite and Colorsoft suffer from yellow banding issues, and despite many claiming the issue is fixed, reviews paint a different picture. While Amazon does state it will replace any device that suffers from this banding defect, you have to wonder why anyone would take the gamble.