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

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.

After couple kindles and trying to deal with missing features or annoyances I decided to give this reader a try. Its much better, reads more formats, and seems easier to use than couple kindles I had in the past. If you want to read stuff that is not in kindle/amazon store this reader is a much better option. Together with calibre its easy to organize books by series, something I couldnt easily do with Kindle (unless you buy books from the store).

Works great when it works. i got this for library books only. Dislike: *missing books from the librarys catalog (e.g. things i have taken out on libby do not appear on the kobo). *buggy. sometimes typing is incredibly frustating. itll interpret my figure tap as several different keys all over the key pad. *sometimes it synchs with overdrive. sometimes it wont. no idea what to do. wait? come back in a few days? very frustrating. i think ill get rid of it instead. *its kinda annoying how this is set up to push you towards for the kobo store. why do i have to log into walmarts website to set this up? im not going to buy books. i go this for the library books only. but i have to jump through hoops to get there! Likes *good battery power. *i did like the e-reader reading experience more than i thought i would. *way better than reading on a tablet! easier on the eyes Conclusion: this is not for me. i gave the ereader a try. back to books for me! ill check back in a few years hopefully they will figure out how to make this technology work. the concept is promising, but its a clunky buggy piece of hardware that trys to push you to buy books from them. WARNING: amazon wont let you return this. it started acting buggy now and its too late to return. so be careful.

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.

So far, I have read Fitzgeralds The Great Gatsby, Dickens Great Expectations, Wildes The Importance of being Earnest, Homers Odyssey, Gilmans The Yellow Wallpaper, Joyces Ulysses, several Philip K. Dick short stories, and I am working my way through Homers Iliad. It fits in the back pocket of my Levis, and anytime Im waiting for an appointment or have a little down time, Im reading on it. BTW, a good source of older books is The Gutenberg Project -- they are all free!

Really glad I bought this. I read a lot more than I used to with only physical books. The screen is easy on the eyes and the battery life is tremendously long. Putting .epub files on it is easy, so if you already have books in a digital format, its not difficult to transfer them.

Sorry Amazon. I am loving my new Kobo Libra 2. I have owned four Kindles in the past and they always seemed to have something lacking for me. I have the latest Kindle Paperwhite but somehow the touchscreen was at times either too sensitive or not sensitive enough and I got frustrated. I went back to using my ancient Kindle Keyboard since I liked the buttons for page turning but it was not backlit. I considered the Oasis but got so turned off by the cost, the mini USB and the extra $20 for no ads. I had heard about the Kobo Libra 2 and decided to try it when it was on sale. Since I borrow e-books from the library a lot, it is so easy now. Love the page turn buttons and even the touch screen functions are not frustrating. Glad I made the purchase.

Bought the Libra 2 to compare to the 2021 Kindle Paperwhite (PW). Pros: - Fast response: page turns often have no delay compared to 2021 PW - Format friendly: accepts more file types than Kindle does. Sideloaded a comic book that didn’t need reformated and reads flawlessly. Kindle forced the file to change file types and does not look as clean. - Buttons are great: the buttons are large enough and placed well that it is easy to change pages without adjusting my grip. Don’t want to use buttons? No problem! - Hold it however you want: hand getting tired? Flip the device around and hold it in your other hand. Or set it down in landscape mode. The screen and buttons will adjust to whatever orientation you need. - Read anytime: the screen’s brightness and warmth settings are crisp. Adjusting the brightness by sliding along the screen edge is intuitive and fast. Cons: - Dark mode: the PW has a quick and simple process for activating dark mode for nighttime reading. the Libra 2 is less intuitive. It should be an option under the brightness setting, but instead it’s on the second page of the general settings menu. - Gyro is hyperactive: sometimes just by tilting the device a little too far will cause the screen to autorotate. It can be a pain getting it to readjust to fit the orientation sometimes needing the device to be twisted different orientations before it finally responds. Note: there is an option to turn off autorotate. - Less desirable case: the official folding case does not work well as a stand. Because Kobo is not as popular as Kindle, the availability of third party alternatives is not as robust.

Best reader, great battery life even with wifi on, has buttons as well as the touch screen for turning pages, comfortlight pro easy on the eyes, 32gb storage, worth it!

I was between this and the Kindle Paperwhite, but I’m happy that I got this one. The buttons on the side make it much easier for me to read one-handed, and it’s light so that helps too. Edit: This size is actually fantastic. You can also zoom in the text so it fits the size better, which makes reading comfortable! It’s a nice ergonomic shape so reading is convenient.