Kobo Libra Colour Walk-Through
I think I've found the perfect e-reader for me. The notebook usability depends on how well you can tolerate the not-great writing experience, but as a pure e-reader with DIRECT ACCESS to library books it gets two big thumbs up from me!
🙏🏻 Watch to the end for a question I have for viewers.
(Sorry for the air conditioner noise!)
In summary:
☑️ The good:
Physical page turn buttons (plus ability to turn with swipes and taps)
Full auto-rotation
Crisp, bright screen
Ability to highlight in color / color-code
Ability to write directly on books (yep!)
Lightweight and suitable for long stretches of reading
Ability to connect with Dropbox and Google Drive
Check out library books DIRECTLY from Overdrive though the Kobo store just like buying a book (I can die happy!!)
Connect your Kobo account to your favorite local bookstore and they get some money when you buy books
Advanced notebook features that Scribe will probably never give us
See your bookshelf covers in color - pretty!
☑️ The not-so-good:
The writing feel/experience/responsiveness. If you've never used any other write-on e-ink device, it might be okay, but if you're used to anything like the Supernote, Scribe, reMarkable, etc...it's a big downgrade.
The device feels cheap, but OTOH it IS affordable and the light weight makes it very comfortable for reading in bed.
Based on past experience with Kobos, I doubt it will last as long as my Kindles have and I bought the extended warranty just in case.
The pros outweigh the cons for me be a lot, as someone who is in love with libraries and appreciates a company that makes it easy for me to get my library books!
Yes, despite what I said about Amazon in this video, my store there with a bunch of other stuff I like helps support this channel!
Kobo Libra Colour: https://amzn.to/4hyQsaJ
A bunch of other stuff: https://tinyurl.com/fz56zwb7