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 ended up returning this because I could not use Kindle Unlimited or Scribd with it. And apparently their Kobo Plus subscription is not available in the U.S. Otherwise its a great device. I ended up getting an Onyx Boox Leaf 2 instead on Targets website using their store *debit* card for 5% off. The white version is what I got because it has a sunken screen which makes the text sharper. It is an Android e-reader, still e-ink, that has the ability to download the Play Store so I can use Audible, Kindle Unlimited, and Scribd on it. Or whatever app you want to download.

Man. I’m so glad I switched from the paperwhite. This libra 2 is 1000x better. Great battery life, way easier to hold. Perfect size. Love that I can read horizontal or vertical. The buttons are amazing. Like I cannot recommend this enough. It integrates so well with calibre if you use that to organize your books!!

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!

These stupid collections is very big issue for me: when I buy a device with 32GB onboard, I expect to be available to drop all my books (already NATURALLY divided into collections by directories), but I have no option to navigate through directories, and have to create collections. Needless to say that collections may represent a SINGLE level of nested dirs. So, having a collection (in my case - directory) named Philosophy, I cannot create some hierarchy of collections to represent in the philosophy Kant, Nitzsche etc. As well, even if I give up nested directories, I still have to find a way to save ALL of my books into collections. Conclusion: if youre planning to hold a huge library in the device - youd better give it up.

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.

While I love this device because it allows me to read my books in a comfortable form factor as a piece of tech its extremely underwhelming. The problems endemic to the Libra 2 are (I had to go through multiple devices to get one without defects): - Extremely outdated CPU that holds the device back in terms of performance and battery life - Smaller battery than competing devices, only a couple of weeks of battery with minimal usage. Battery drains dramatically doing anything that isnt turning a page in a book. Kobo should be honest and report the battery life in hours - Page turn buttons are lovely to have but awfully constructed, only one half of the button actually activates and depending on where you press it the resistance is completely different. A $5 remote has nicer buttons. - Build quality is lower than Kindle - Overpriced

This reminds me of Barnes n nobles original nook e-reader that came out before the Kindle. Personally Ive never been a fan of kindle and they ran nook into the ground. Almost like a more advanced tribute to it. Kobos software seems really user friendly. I easily purchase a book and began reading it. Free built in library is a nice touch. The way the e reader almost looks like a book on the page, the advanced brightness settings and overall lightweight feel of it it is just very appealing. Very happy with my purchase!

The kobo doesn’t allow you to download other apps that have books on it. It does however let you borrow books from the library if you make an overdrive account. It is lighter than most eReaders. The screen is clear and can adjust the brightness. Not a bad eReader just wish it had more to offer.

I have the first version of this eReader, which I love. But this new one is even better. First and foremost - - the backlight. Version one had inconsistent lighting. The left hand side of the screen was a little lighter than the rest of the screen. It wasnt a deal breaker, but it was annoying. Well thats gone now. The screen is perfectly and uniformly lit. Second, it seems like the text is even crisper than before. Maybe its the better consistency of the lighting, but this text just seems more clear. Third, they moved the power button. That makes more of a difference than I thought it would. The version one power button is a lousy button on the side that never quite felt right. And if you have a case on your reader, it made the power button almost inaccessible. With the power button on the back of the reader, its now easily reached, even with a case. Finally, the USB-C port. Nice touch. All in all, definitely a worthwhile purchase.

got first one put epub on an worked for about 6% of book then lockup an reboot tried reseting rebooting diff file, did the online help and was sent one next day this worked fine to 20% read . then could not get it to load at all did some searching an found few people say convert to kepub , calibre can install the addon. first book is working perfectly now