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

As much as I loathe Amazon, I couldn’t handle this over the Kindle Oasis. The body felt super cheap; page turn buttons were flimsy. The screen constantly had ghosting from the previous page. The only plus to this device was USB-C charging.

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.

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.

Enjoyable e-reader that doesnt need to be charged every day. I like the lighting options available on it. Putting books on it was pretty simple. I like the ability to zoom in on PDF versions of books that will stay there from page to page, but there doesnt seem to be an ability to retain that when you close the book and re-open it. The physical buttons to turn pages were a huge plus for me. Unfortunately there is no option I saw to turn off swiping for page turns entirely, so occasionally when I try to tap the page Im on to pull up the options, itll turn the page on me if Im not hitting the right area. Occasionally glitches, though infrequent enough that its not a deal-breaker. Overall helped me read content in a much more comfortable way than staring at a computer screen, which has helped make digital textbooks for school more tolerable. Would recommend.

Le instalé varios libros y funciona como se espera, la batería dura mas de una semana. Lo único malo que me ha pasado, es estar modificando las configuraciones muy rápido y seguido (como si fuera una tablet de android o ipad), se bloqueo, pero lo soluciones reseteando el equipo.

The settings are easy to use to make reading easy in all kinds of lighting. The black letters are crisp and stand out well. Syncs and updates easily with OverDrive & Libby. Easy one-hand operation. Only con so far is when reading in the dark I set refresh screen to every 10 pages. Wish I could turn off refreshes in the dark. Otherwise better experience than the 3 year old Kindle. The slightly larger screen is nice. Had I realized the size value I would have purchased the Kobo Sage 8 inch. Even so, the Kobo 2 physical page up/down are just perfect (except for the little click with each push). Its so easy to turn a page with my thumb without moving my hand or using my other hand. I really appreciate that!

This is excellent. I love that I can connect to my library and check books out directly from the tablet rather than from another device. The features are awesome, it works perfectly. I have no complaints

I have had kindle ereaders for years. My latest kindle was the 2021 paperwhite. I did not like that it lacked page turn buttons, the home screen was horrible with its book advertising, I found it hard to hold, and the entire operating system was difficult for me to navigate. The Kobo libra 2 solves all of those problems. The operating system is so easy to navigate. I love the ease of holding it, the page buttons and its automatic rotating screen. Those features help make long reading sessions much more comfortable. The home screen is beautifully organized. The screen shows only the information I want to see and is not a cluttered mess. The overdrive feature is simply AMAZING and makes this 100 times better than the kindle. It is easy to use and saves me money on books. I utilize my library like never before. I have heard of complaints that the kobo store doesnt have as many books available, I have not found a single book that I have wanted unavailable. The prices of books in the store are similar to Amazon. This uses a USB-c charger (unlike the kindle oasis). It is cheaper than the kindle oasis (the nearest equivalent kindle with buttons). Kobo does have a couple of shortcomings. It does ghost at times. The battery power doesnt last as long as the kindle, but I have only used it with the wi-fi on. Im not a fan of the fonts that are available, but I know that you can side load fonts. I have not tried that yet. I would not say the fonts are horrible either, perhaps Ive used a kindle for so long I am just used to those fonts. I feel like the plastic cover/case could be upgraded as well. The Kobo is not perfect, but it is leaps and bounds better than the kindle. The overdrive feature, the home screen, and the easy to navigate operating system really is amazing. Kindle (at this time) doesnt compare at all. I cant imagine going back.

I upgraded to this from the original Paperwhite. While I loved my Paperwhite, it had no backlight and was showing sings of wear and tear. After a lot of research, I chose Kobo due to the native overdrive configuration. To be able to check out library books directly to my device was amazing. I love this thing! Its quick, snappy, I CAN READ AT NIGHT, and the ability to click buttons to turn the page is something I didnt realize I needed. I also love the placement of the power button on the back. I never accidentally lock it while reading. The Kobo store is more pricey than the kindle store (makes sense because kindle works out deals with their authors) but they have sales and your points build up quickly. I believe that it also accepts epubs natively if you need to sideload books bought on other platforms.

perfect size for manga! beautiful screen, love it