Kobo Libra 2 | eReader | 7” Glare Free Touchscreen | Waterproof | Adjustable Brightness and Color Temperature | Blue Light Reduction | eBooks | WiFi | 32GB of Storage | Carta E Ink Technology | Black

Pros: UI is lovely. Screen is crisp and clear. Frame is ergonomically perfect for one handed reading. Cons: A bit slower than new Paperwhite in terms of processing speed. After turning page or selecting a option, a bit of text ghosting is there,which goes away after a second or two. Frame is plastic but light and buttons are stiff at the start.

This is my first ereader, and so far I'm enjoying reading on it. I had used a friend's Kindle sometime back, but overall I'm liking my new Kobo ereader better. But this so far has been convenient for side-loading and organizing books into collections and series. I am using calibre for organizing and sending books to this ereader. Doesn't have annoying ads, unlike Kindle. You can buy books and audiobooks from the Kobo store. Of course, if you are going to be buying books from the Kindle store, which is better than the Kobo store, imo with it's extensive ebook collection -- then you're better off with a Kindle. The battery life on the Kindle is also slightly higher, although it doesn't matter much. But for side-loading and organizing, I've found this ereader to be a bit on the better side.

Just keep in mind if something broken you probably can't repeat kobo in india. Maybe better go for kindle

i own the kindle PW 10 th gen. which is a very good device in itself. I bought Kobo libra 2 a week ago. Rakuten has been a close contestant of amazon in e-reader market since long. But still the major market chunk goes with Amazon. After using the Kobo Libra 2 i found it to be a good device. Positives- clean and crisp screen with a pleasant display to read. Good and well-designed portion to hold it in hands Quickly acting switch buttons. Never failed me till now. USB cable pf the Good quality. Less cluttered front page. One can adjust the lights by just scrolling upwards or downwards. on the screen. no need to open the tool bar Advanced settings with pre and post adjustment panels. The reading stats it provides. Good battery life Negatives- Not looking elegant. They use a cheap material in order to cut the cost. So I didn't fell in love with it at first site. no premium feel after paying the premium price. (It reminded me of Tata Nano, otherwise, a good car). No firm grips. it is difficult to find the earmarks as compared to Kindle. Very feeble browser. In reading settings they couldn't differentiate between reading tips and settings. No Devnagari fonts. No "go to page or location facility like Kindle e-reader. Limited use of open drive in India as there are very few online libraries . The Kobo book store is not well equipped with the Indian languages books.

SUMMARY One of the best eReaders available thanks to its comfortable design, great customisation options, excellent battery life, and fantastic library integration. You just need to find a library in the UK that supports Libby or Overdrive. FULL REVIEW The Kobo is designed for convenience in almost every aspect. The curved design makes it comfortable to hold and the buttons are exactly where my thumbs end up. I use the buttons to turn pages all the time and never need to tap the screen anymore. They offer good travel but are not loud and clicky, so they don't get annoying when you read (especially at night). I also like that the Libra 2 is waterproof so you can read in the bath, if you want. That's where the buttons really come in handy, since tapping the screen doesn't always work when it's wet. The size is also ideal because the 7-inch screen feels massive and comfortable to read on, but the Libra 2 is small enough to fit in (most of) my pockets. The screen refreshes quickly and there's no lag moving between pages or the overall system UI. The backlight gets plenty bright, and I love that you can change the temperature. So you can make it warm/yellow when reading in the evening, and make it cool/white when reading during the day. I also love that you get the option for Dark Mode, which makes the text white and the pages black (great for reading at night). There are also a bunch of text customisation options to make the reading experience the best for your needs. You can read in 4 orientations, with an option to invert the buttons if you're reading it “upside down” (i.e., holding it in your other hand). I read in landscape a lot, which I didn't think I would when I first got the device. But it's really comfortable when holding the Libra 2 with 2 hands. The textured finish at the back definitely helps with the comfort and grip. Arguably the best thing about the Libra 2 is that it works with Libby/Overdrive! So you can get books from your library directly onto the Libra 2. You can also get magazines, comics, and graphic novels. Unfortunately, there aren't that many libraries in the UK that support Libby. But there are libraries in the US that offer international membership for a small fee. You can also listen to audiobooks using Bluetooth headphones with the Libra 2, but it only supports audiobooks you buy from the Kobo store. It would have been cool if it worked with audiobooks you can get from the library. The Libra 2 charges using USB C and the battery lasts a long time. I can go almost a month on a single charge, reading for an hour or so every night before bed. Getting back up to 100% takes close to an hour.

So I'm new to "readers," but have read off my tablet for a long time. I'm not a big reader, but I'm trying to do that more, so a nice, light-weight, dedicated reader seemed like it would help. I chose this one because it has OverDrive already in place and ready to go -- and I read mostly library loan books, so I thought that would be more convenient. I had a couple of hiccups getting that working (mostly my ignorance). I don't have any previous experience to compare it to (except it's far superior to reading on a tablet), but I'll say that reading is a pleasure. Good screen, touch-screen or buttons work perfectly. I thought the small screen would bother me, but it's so easy to page up it's not an issue at all. I love that it has auto-rotate, I'm learning that for holding it when I'm reading outside I like vertical where I can hold the large side handle, but I have a "thing" to hold it while I sit leisurely by the window indoors, and then I prefer horizontal. It's okay to be spoiled :-) It has very nice and easy adjustments - just slide a bar to increase type size or brightness. I like their typeface and spacing options. I've had it for four days and I'm mostly playing with it so far, and it's lost half its charge in that time. I don't think that's a huge deal, but others have commented about it. I'm struggling a little about just one thing -- it does not support the X-Ray feature that Kindle has to keep track of characters -- for whatever reason I have a problem remembering the names of the many secondary characters even a day later, and I have used X-Ray pretty regularly to keep up. I like that feature. It may only available on Kindles, but for an expensive and high-end reader, I think it should have such useful features as this. But the quality of the screen (and the bigger size) are top notch.

Premetto arrivo da 10 anni di eBook kindle, prima il paperwithe da 6” poi con quello ancora di mia proprietà da 6.8”. Sono uscito dall’ecosistema amazon per una necessità, prestare un mio libro a mio figlio. La cosa più semplice del mondo noh? Ora voi direte passali il tuo ebook e io rispondo e io come leggo? Gli compri un’altro kindle no? E no non funziona così il libro va ricomprato, è così in realtà il libro che hai acquistato da Amazon non è tuo, diciamo che è come un noleggio a lungo termine, ne acquisisci i diritti finche hai il tuo account, il libro è solo tuo non può essere prestato regalato immagazzinato, è legato indissolubilmente al tuo account personale se decidi di chiudere l’account addio i libri fanno puff spariscono. Un giorno potrei non esserci più o più semplicemente non voglio più avere un Account Amazon, è una mia scelta no? E quel centinaio di libri acquistati? Perché non li posso passare a mio figlio a mia moglie a mio fratello amico ecc? Tu dirai ma io li ho legalmente acquistati sono miei. Questa è la domanda che ho fatto ad un gentilissimo operatore Amazon, la sua risposta è stata “cerchi di non perdere l’account”, un ora dopo ho acquistato il kobo. Ringrazio ancora quella mente geniale. I libri possono essere acquistati dovunque basta che siano .epub e li puoi scambiare da un dispositivo ad un’altro, acquisto il signore degli anelli per esempio lo leggo e poi lo passo all’ebook di mio figlio senza problemi, questo lo salvo sul pc, nas, hdd dove voglio e fra 10 anni lo posso ri leggere, come un normalissimo libro. Sembra la cosa più semplice del mondo ma per qualcuno non è così. Per quanto riguarda al lettore è ottimo, leggibilità, retro illuminazione, colore della luminosità regolabile, rotazione della pagina a seconda della disposizione in cui si utilizza, pulsanti per cambio pagina oltre al touch invertibili, dizionario, legge qualunque cosa tranne i file Amazon. L’unico appunto forse è un po lento su l’apertura di qualche tipologia di file tipo epub senza drm, più che altro penso sia un problema di firmware, una volta aperto non ci sono problemi. Cinque stelle ampiamente meritate. Ringrazio ancora l’operatore Amazon.

Je fais ce retour après 2 mois d utilisation quotidienne : la Kobo libra 2 c’est juste le top du top. En 2 mois en lisant chaque soir je ne l’ai rechargée que deux fois ! Elle tient trop bien. La luminosité s’adapte parfaitement. Moi qui étais CONTRE les liseuses j’étais vraiment pro livre à mort je pouvais me battre pour le livre papier croyez moi bah maintenant j’accepte d’évoluer avec mon temps et c’est vraiment un plaisir c’est léger, fluide, pour acheter des livres c’est simple. Bref foncez même quand on est anti-liseuse avec la Kobo on devient pro liseuse. La taille c’est l’idéale je ne voulais pas trop petit. Là c’est parfait. Bref UN RÉEL CONFORT. Vous voyez quand vous lisez un livre papier et qu’il devient lourd au poignet vous connaissez cette sensation c’est obligé et bien avec la Kobo plus ce souci ;) Je l’aime ! (Mais j’aime toujours autant mes livres papier)

After used all types of ebook reader I am falling in love with Kobo. The software is absolutely amazing and perfect and you can have a chance to categorise your library what is a huge adventage. It is really waterproof so i can uses in on the holidays y or in the swimming pool or at home in the bath. I like the bottoms how easy to manage my reading method. The background’s is really great and i can controll the power of light or the yellow light whats is really important because it is helpful when your eyes are tired. The charger is a C-type charger and it is make me an easier way to charge. No need to to worried if I forget to readers cable at home when I am away. The 7 inch is big enough and the square format is really nice and so much better than rectangular for me. I have chosen a nice cover and I do not need worries about my reader. Highly recommended because the Kobo is the best reader on the market, based on my several previous ebook reader’s experience.