: Kindle Paperwhite VS Kobo Glo: Screen Contrast Comparison The two e-readers are almost evenly matched in the physical features department. The only variable left out is the quality of the screens.

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EDITED TO CORRECT WRONG INFORMATION:

The question is between e-ink Pearl and Carta.

Here's some screenshots illustrating the difference:
blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2013/11/11/screen-comparison-e-ink-carta-vs-e-ink-pearl/ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E_Ink
As I pointed out already, the improvements with each generation of e-ink were significant in the naughts, but are less significant now.

Focusing too much on HW specs and not on human factors is a tendency that all geeks are sometimes guilty of.

BTW, e-ink displays are still great and affordable. People have always predicted that LED tablets will make e-ink irrelevant, but e-ink devices are still useful and affordable. (My only regret is that after the Nook Simple Touch, the vendors have eliminated hard buttons to turn the page). My main "usability" problem on my current Kindle Touch is that I accidentally tap on the surface to cause the page to advance...

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The Paperwhite uses a Carta e-ink screen with a contrast ratio of 15:1 however, here's a German test that says the contrast actually is 12:1 (assuming Google translate was accurate -- my German is horrible). It has comparisons with other models, too.

The Kobo Glo uses a Pearl screen with a contrast radio of 10:1

Here is an older comparison of the two models that puts the Kindle Paperwhite's contrast ratio at 11.5:1

Also, in terms of lending Kobos are compatible with library lending systems.

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This is really an opinion question, but I can offer my superficial thoughts:

Amazon has more free titles and lending capabilities (with Overdrive, etc). It's nice to have the cloud just deliver these things. I know you say that you don't care about the e-store, but prices on Amazon in USA are generally lower and discounted more often.
SD cards let you store a lot more books than the Kindle does.
Previously Kindle e-ink devices had an inferior format (and often looked like crap), but they updated the format after releasing the Kindle Fire. Kobo glo can read epubs -- though I don't think any epub3 features.

Both devices are basically in the same class of readers, and the technical differences between them are not significant. I suspect that Kindle would have better software running on it though and better add ons (dictionary, notetaking, social features, etc). Each generation of e-ink displays touts small differences, but I don't think they are not important at this point. (You could probably look it up, but refresh rates have improved a lot on the Kindle and probably Kobo too.

I would choose the Kobo over the Kindle if and only if:

1)I mainly bought DRM free titles and read a lot of public domain stuff AND
2)the price on the Kobo was more than 25% cheaper than the Kindle.

One more thing: avoid the Special Offers Kindles. They really take up too much space on the home page.

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