Libra Colour | eReader | 7” Glare-Free Colour E Ink Kaleido™ 3 Display | Dark Mode Option | Audiobooks | Waterproof | Black

I've had this in hand for about a week and I'm growing to love it more and more every day. First, I've owned four or five kindles over the last decade++ and while they're incredibly convenient and ubiquitous and have led the e-book charge, the operating system has always felt clunky to me… all of the features you need daily are generally three or four steps into settings. Combine that with awkwardly placed power buttons, no option for physical buttons other than the oasis which has been discontinued, the need to always have a cover with a handle in order to hold it while reading. Much more but other than the e-book idea and implementation, it's never felt natural to me. The Kobo Libra Colour, on the other hand, feels a joy to hold, it's very light, has a screen auto rotate option which, combined with the lip at the buttons, are a perfect place to put your thumb of either hand. Yes, it's a similar designed to the Oasis but the Oasis (which I own for five years until it crapped out on me after having babied it and then Amazon not supporting diagnosing/fixing) was a much heavier device and although it was formed and weighted on the side with the buttons, it always felt like holding a Lego block or something rigid and awkward in my hand. Plus it was just heavy. The Cobo Libra is kind of the same form as an Oasis but much more comfortable to hold because it's not only much, much lighter (ounces?) but also because of the slight upward lip at the buttons... your thumb on either hand just slips into that corner so easily and it's incredibly smoth to position and move from one hand to the other. I've always had cases for Kindles but after a week with the Libra, I can't convince myself to get anything other than a sleeve for it… it just feels that nice in your hand. Then there's also the color book covers and color highlights, both surprisingly pleasurable additions. But those are really bonuses, the gem is the operating system and interface which is without a doubt more focused on the READER… it does the little things well like the mentioned auto rotate view we've all grown accustomed to with cell phones. Then there are a ton of similar details in the interface... being able to increase or decrease the brightness of the screen by one simple slide touch in the upper left corner, no digging into settings. The home screen showing the most recent four books and % read, or on the same page an area where you can access all your books, another area showing just your unread books, another area showing a link to overdrive to borrow books from the library, another spot to press showing the holds you have at your library on overdrive… in other words an actual home screen giving you all your options in one view. Not trying to sell you anything, not trying to distract you by anything. Your stuff where you want it. Which is of course another fantastic feature, it lets you directly and easily rent books from your library… The focus is on getting you what you want to read and having you enjoy the experience… NOT up selling you more books. What a concept. Oh, and the power button is recessed and on the BACK of the device… So no turning it on and off accidentally when resting it somewhere. In other words, great functionality making for a pleasurable experience using it. Amazon seems to have lost that with the Kindle… like the device itself is secondary to them pushing more product. Anyway, I could go on but this is already too long. Buy it, you'll love it and just look online for ways to transfer your already purchased Kindle books over… Kobo doesn't make YOUR books proprietary, you buy them, you own and can read them anywhere in standard formats. Again, what a concept....

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Ich habe mit dem Kobo nun das zwei Buch gelesen und habe mich bewusst gegen ein Tolino oder Kindle entschieden. Ich habe in der Vergangenheit sowohl Kindle als Tolino Reader benutzt. Bei Amazon Kindle ist man an Amazon gebunden, bei Tolinos ist man zwar nicht gezwungen den jeweiligen Buchhändler zu nutzen, wird aber penetrant darauf hingewiesen. Der Kobo Libra Color und der Tolino Vision 6 unterscheiden sich nur softwaremäßig. Da die Colour und Monochrome Version sich bei Kobo preislich kaum unterscheiden, habe ich mir die Farbvariante geholt. Pro: - Schrift ist scharf und gut zu lesen - Anbindung an Google Drive erlaubt es einem Remote Bücher auf das Gerät zu laden - nach knapp 700 Seiten ist der Akku bei mir immer noch bei knapp 80 Prozent - Farbe - Dunkelmodus - Einstellungen vom Farbschema über den Entwicklermodus möglich - sehr leicht und dadurch über Stunden in der Hand haltbar - Stiftunterstützung - die Kobo Bibliothek zum Kaufen ist nicht aufdringlich Negativ: - Der Reader braucht ein paar Sekunden zum Einschalten - Comics lassen sich nicht lesen. Die Sprechblasen sind zu klein. Beim Zoomen wird die letze Position nach dem Blättern gemerkt, so dass man immer noch oben scrollen darf. - Man benötigt einen Kobo Account. Wer möchte kann hier problemlos KoReader installieren. Die Installation ist einfach und mach viele Softwareprobleme weg. Wer Farbeinstellungen änderrn möchte, muss den versteckten Entwicklermodus aktivieren. Dazu gibt man in die Kobo Readersuche devmodeon . Die Suche wird nichts finden, aber in den Einstellungen gibt es dann den Entwicklermodus. Kobo ist eine Partnerschaft mit iFixIt eingegangen. Dadurch kann man selbst nach der Garantie das Gerät selbstständig reparieren. Das bedeutet, dass dieses Gerät noch Jahre weiter benutzbar sein wird.

So idk if its the seller’s issue or kobo’s issue, but the backlight of my unit did not work one bit, making it useless since i mainly read at night, in the dark.