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

I had a Kindle basic from long long back and wanted to update it to newer model, possibly with buttons like Kindle Oasis, however Oasis has been out of commission and it was not renewed in newer line-ups of Amazon kindle. The ones which were updated was not having a good feedback from users. Hence I decided to go for Kobo Libra Color(KLC). Here are my thoughts.PROS:-1. KLC is a color version with physical buttons and the colors are good enough for e-ink technology and please so not expect the tablet like quality in this. Colors are vivid and comics look as good as you can get with this technology(see images). Also you can get even more vivid colors by switching developer mode on.2. Battery backup is excellent(a week or two probably) with normal reading(couple of hours a day) and even better if the content is pure black and white(B&W). Color has lower dpi but B&W is excellent.3. You can use stylus for annotating and drawing directly on the book. It also has notebook feature.4. If there is a screen door effect(search for this term) then either I don't have that issue or it really doesn't matter because it is not at all noticeable.5. Like I said physical buttons are a god-send and very handy.6. You use google drive or Dropbox for very easy file transfer. You can also use applications to make it very easy as well.7. PDFs work very well so epubs is not the only supported format. While you can annotate on PDF file, you can't highlight on the PDFs like you do on epubs(this is because PDFs are basically like images with no text layer)CONS:-1. You lose the variety that Amazon kindle offers with its large selection of books and also in half the price that Kobo will offer. Regional books will not be found on Kobo and if it is there there it will more expensive than what Amazon offers. A work around is that you can buy on Amazon and convert it to epubs and use it on Kobo. Amazon has that facility.2. Kindle unlimited is yet another thing you might miss if you use that(I didn't).3. I don't know if Kobo has service centers in India so that another thing you might have to keep in mind.Final Verdict: Go for it if it is in your budget, it is worth it.Update: Battery backup is even better than I initially said. With an hour of reading daily it can last for around 20+ days. If you faster drain of battery, check the ebooks for some error in Calibre application.

Having been a Kindle (basic) user for 6 years, these are my thoughts on this device;1. Screen is significantly dim when front-light is Off. I almost never used front-lighting on my old device; but on Libra Colour, although I can manage to read without front-lighting while in a moderately lit room, having had come from the Kindle's bright white screen, the lack of contrast is evident. But you do get used to it, fast. However, for those comfortable reading with the front-lighting On, this shouldn't be a problem, as upping the light to around 15% solves the dimming problem in some ways.2. As expected, the colours are very muted/mild in nature.3. Larger 7-inch screen with a smooth curved edge is a pleasure to hold and read-on. No issues faced reading for many hours straight.4. Battery backup is excellent, as was in the Kindle.5. I haven't had any problems with moderately larger eBooks (approx. 95 MB). If anyone's having any issues on this, please do read about converting epub to kepub format (using Calibre or kepubify website).6. Page-turn buttons are fantastic to use and make it very easy to get spoiled by their convenience.7. I like Kobo's interface a lot better than Kindle's - it's a lot more customisable, clean and is so much less intrusive.8. Since I had always liked the Kindle's "Bookerly" font, sideloading "Bookerly" to Kobo was one of the first thing I did on it.9. Google drive & Dropbox integration works fine, though Calibre is still my go-to-means for transferring ebooks.10. As of now, sideloaded ebooks are not synched by Kobo (as opposed to "Send to Kindle" functionality).Bought the device for around Rs.17,600 during a sale and for that price, I feel it offers great value for money.

Good e-reader. Light, easy to hold in one hand and the page turn buttons add to the convenience.What I liked best is the organisation of books which are sorted according to author and series. It really makes it easy to handle a large collection.Side loading of books is quite easy. I loaded a few using google drive but I find it much simpler to do it via calibre and a cable.

I bought this Kobo libra colour as soon as it was launched in India and have been using it for over a month now. I had used kindles before and was waiting for the new kindle but switched to kobo since it was available first. Anyway comparing kindle vs kobo, kobo features way more user friendly optimization starting from fonts/sizes/margin, use of Google drive, pocket etc., There are physical page turn buttons, 2 orientations to use the device - portait and landscape. The device allows epub and common ebook formats unlike kindle with its proprietary formats. You can very easily organize your books according to their series or collections - again way better than kindle. Also this is a colour device as good as you can expect a eink colour device to be. There is an activity feature which allows you to track your reading statistics. So far I have read on this device for over 100 hours and have yet to find a feature I dislike. Absolutely perfect 5/5

It's fast. I'll update after one month for review

It's been very enjoyable reading on the Kobo. I have zero experience in e-readers & looked at a lot of reviews & decided on this.I'll only say, you do need to recharge this once in 2-3 days if you ready intermittently during the day keeping the ereader on sleep for most of the day.So far, I love it. The books are more expensive on kobo compared to kindle so bear that in mind but it you have a collection of epubs, you can read on this without any hiccups.