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

After year of sticking to regular books and being a collector I finally decided to get an e-reader, and Kobo was the right choice. This Kobo has some the same feature as the Kindle Oasis at a fraction of the price, and it has over three times amount of storage. There feature of this thing that are not even advertised, for example the backlight could be adjusted based on the lighting environment, just like the Oasis but you have change a setting to do that. Kobo has all the book I need but the easy pocket integration, and being able to just plug and upload files easily make a huge difference. I just got Calibre, which allows me to upload my iBooks library to the Kobo. I am set. As a traveler, this is a must. Traveling with books was a pain in the ass. I love it.

I had a kindle and this is so much better! integrates directly with Overdrive, most of the books I have wanted to read have been available. You get about twice as much bang for your buck as with Kindle. The books are slightly more expensive but you arent locked into a specific store to purchase them.

The product arrived with some random pixels that are always white and they dont get black no matter what. I contacted customer service as soon as I could to let them know this and they did NOTHING, but insisted in having me ship the reader back. I told him that I could not, as Im not currently in the US and not planning to return in a while. Also, shipping the item back from where I am would be more expensive than just get a new one, and he did not listened to me and just said then contact Kobo directly. I know some of you would say then just get a new one, but Im stating here the fact that I got no resolution from this company. I purchased the reader from you, so the answer must come from you, dont you think? Im really disappointed, and dont get me wrong. The Libra 2 is an amazing reader, but the damaged unit that I got and the awful customer service... Im never buying again from this company BlueProton.

This is my second Kobo device and Im very pleased: The screen quality is magnificent and the battery life is out of this world. I love that this device doesnt restrict me to one bookstore and that I can side-load e-books that I already own or use it to read e-books that Ive made, myself. Would I prefer a slightly larger screen (like my previous Kobo)? Yes. Is this screen too small? No. Do I prefer buttons to touch-screen? No. Do the buttons work well? Yes. Does the touch-screen work well? Yes. Do you need both buttons and touch-screen? No. Will I continue to purchase Kobo e-readers? YES!

Oh my goodness, I absolutely love my KOBO! I took it to the beach and the pool and it worked great, even when it got rained on!! It’s so light and easy to hold too.

after 5 months of light use, the battery can no longer hold a charge. went from 93% to 80% WHILE SLEEPING in just two hours. crashes all the time opening files bigger than 1MB. dont bother with this, and save your money. previous review highlighting differences between this and Kindle Paperwhite: it costs around the same as Kindle Paperwhite signature edition, so heres a comparison thats not a long boring novel: same for both: - 32gb storage - 7 screen - warm lighting functions minus for kobo: - no wireless charging - no automatic light adjustment (honestly who cares) - no automatic translation feature (a game changer on Kindle for anyone reading a book in another language!!) - FREEZES when opening large book files (froze on 100+mb epubs every time) -- very very disappointing. the last thing you want is to buy a book and not be able to read it. - no .doc/.docx support. honestly Kobo, what the cuss. business ppl want to read their files too. minus for Kindle: - no ergonomic BUTTONS for page turning, which is also a huge game changer. Kindle will accidentally go to next/previous pages often due to thin bezel and difficulty holding the device for a long time - no epub file format support. honestly Amazon, what the cuss. its like the most popular ebook format out there tl;dr -- if you dont read foreign/large books/doc files and NEED buttons/epub support, get the kobo. otherwise get the Kindle Paperwhite (pro tip: kids edition has no ads and sometimes have crazy sales), or maybe wait for the oasis update from Kindle. pro tip 2: invert the button so the top one is next page, makes a world of difference when holding one handed

Purchased both this and the Paperwhite 2021 version and I like this one much better. The screens and lighting are very much similar but the Kobo has the added feature of adjusting the brightness by dragging your finger on the side of the screen while still reading. The Kobo has the physical buttons which is nice but the best feature of the Kobo is that it is very easy to hold due to the casing material used. The Paperwhite material is very smooth and constantly slides around while holding it. This was the major drawback between the two. I also like the Kobo user interface, it seems more polished and has more options. Kobo can also play many more book formats without the need for conversion. If you are in the market for an ebook this is highly recommended. Only problem at this moment in time is trying to find an appropriate cover. They still have not hit the market yet.

I bought this device mainly for borrowing library books. Im a little disappointed. It connects to my overdrive account but appears to only allow you to use one library at a time? I have four libraries in my overdrive because they dont all have the same books. Someone here said you can log in and out putting your various library credentials in. What a pain. Also, I can access overdrive through the discover page and searching the Kobo store. But so far hitting borrow books from your library does not work for me. Smaller issues. Does not come with a user manual. It has two fairly useless papers in the box. The quick start guide says to turn on and charge. And the other paperwork is a battery warning and tells you to read the user guide, which isnt included. It is online.

I upgraded from a Kindle Paperwhite 2018 and for the most part it’s been a noticeable improvement. Starting with some of the cons I noticed: Screen ghosts a bit more than other e-ink screens I’ve seen but it doesn’t get in the way of anything and you can adjust the refresh interval for the screen. Overall fit and finish isn’t as good as the kindles, the plastic feels creaky and there is a noticeable gap between the back cover and the internals, but that’s negated by a case. It’s also noticeably heavier than other e-readers and even more so with the case on. Finally while it supports more file types than the Kindles, for the full feature set you have to convert books to the proprietary .kpub format so sideloading has an extra step in the process. But all of those I can easily live with. The screen is fantastic, crisp and high-contrast, text and illustrations really pop on it. Backlighting is also incredibly even and has a lot of fine control for color temperature and brightness. The Kobo UI is leagues ahead of the Kindle’s, simple to navigate and use and makes important settings easy to access while being snappy and responsive. If you need an e-reader and don’t care for Amazon’s ecosystem or want a cheaper alternative to the Oasis, this is your best option IMO.

I really like this device... Even though I had to return it. Device is super light and easy to hold. Much lighter than my kindle. However I did have to return it due to the Kobo store not being the best. I thought Id give this a shot even though I knew I cant do without the kindle store, and after going back and forth on whether to keep it, I ultimately decided to return. If you want something that is not a Kindle and does not have a very good store for purchasing books, Id recommend this device. Its easy to use, and very nice to look at.