Kobo Glo vs Tolino Shine
April 17, 2026 | Author: Dhaval Parekh
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The Kobo Glo is discontinued e-reader that was the first to feature ComfortLight technology, which softly and smoothly illuminates the screen, allowing you to read e-books at any time of day (previously, only models without backlighting were available). It features a 6-inch XGA Pearl E Ink touchscreen with a 1024x768 resolution, a legacy Micro USB port, and 2 GB of memory (but does have a Micro SD card slot). Its main advantage over modern e-readers is its battery life of over a month with Wi-Fi turned off. The e-reader comes with colorful, signature Kobo softcovers. The e-reader supports the "Reader's Life" feature that allows to track reading statistics and share your reading, favorite passages, and "Reader's Life" awards on Facebook and Twitter.
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Tolino's small (6-inch) e-book reader which is essentially a rebranded version of Kobo Clara BW with Tolino's software. Kobo is Tolino's technology partner and manufactures the device, while Tolino sells books through it to European bookstore chains (Thalia, Onleihe). Moreover, the Tolino Shine is cheaper in Europe than the Kobo Clara, as the company makes its money primarily from books. Tolino software supports the following formats: EPUB (with DRM), PDF, and TXT.
Kobo Glo vs Tolino Shine in our news:
2017. Kobo makes managing ebooks simpler
Kobo updated firmware for its e-readers. The update added Manage Books feature: under My Books, you can now select several books at once, mark them as finished or unread, remove them, or add them to collections. My Books section got a cleaner layout of information, including the Filter and Sort menus. The reading experience was also improved. Now you can tap the middle of your page to open reading menus, access the Table of Contents, or adjust Reading Settings. Your screen will refresh after every chapter instead of every six pages.
