Kobo is discounting two of its greatest e-readers. The Kobo Elipsa 2E, a competitor to the Kindle Scribe, is on the market for an all-time low of $349.99 ($50 off) from Rakuten Kobo and Goal. In the meantime, the Kobo Libra Color is on the market for $209.99 ($20 off) from Amazon, Goal, and Rakuten Kobo. The sale runs via July tenth.
The Kobo Elipsa 2E is my prime choose for taking notes whereas studying. Its spacious 10.3-inch show allows you to write instantly on e book pages — whether or not in margins, between traces, or wherever inspiration strikes — supplying you with a pure, paper-like expertise. Whereas Amazon’s Kindle Scribe helps on-page writing, its instruments are much more restricted; you may’t freely annotate, circle textual content, or mark up pages with the identical ease. For anybody wanting an e-reader that doubles as a digital pocket book, the Elipsa 2E provides a extra intuitive and versatile expertise.
In the meantime, the Kobo Libra Color is price a glance in order for you one thing smaller however nonetheless feature-packed. Just like the Kindle Colorsoft, it contains a compact 7-inch shade show that makes highlights, annotations, and comics pop in comparison with monochrome screens. Though the Colorsoft’s hues are barely extra vibrant, the Libra Color gives a nice, easy-on-the-eyes expertise. It additionally consists of bodily page-turn buttons and stylus compatibility (bought individually), permitting you to mark up textual content or jot notes — options that the Colorsoft lacks regardless of costing extra.
Kobo’s predominant disadvantage is the shortage of native Kindle e-book help, nevertheless it makes up for this with broader file format compatibility and help for direct borrowing from public libraries via OverDrive. Plus, in the event you don’t thoughts just a few further steps, you may at all times convert Kindle books to be used on Kobo units.
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