My favorite Kindle alternative is $30 off after a recent price increase
The Verge • • technology
Key Points:
- Kobo has raised the price of its Libra Colour e-reader to $259.99, but current sales at Kobo, Best Buy, and Target offer it for the previous $229.99 price, making it an attractive purchase opportunity.
- The Kobo Libra Colour is considered a better alternative to Amazon's $249.99 Kindle Colorsoft, featuring a sharp seven-inch color display, waterproof design, and adjustable warm lighting for comfortable reading.
- It supports a wider range of file formats including EPUB, offers 32GB of storage—double that of the Kindle Colorsoft—and includes physical page-turning buttons for easier navigation.
- The device supports Kobo’s Stylus 2 for annotating ebooks, taking handwritten notes, and converting handwriting to typed text, making it practical for quick notes compared to using a phone.
- Additionally, the Libra Colour integrates with Instapaper, allowing users to save web articles for offline reading, enhancing its versatility beyond just ebook consumption.
