These are the best ereaders currently on the market. How did I tell you if you are looking for an ereader here you have the best options you will find. 4.2 Tablet: advantages and disadvantages.4.1 eReader: advantages and disadvantages.3 What to look at when buying an ereader.For more information on Kobo Plus and to check out the library head on over to the Kobo Plus website where you can sign up to a 30 day free trial, after which it is $13.99 per month. You can pick up a Kobo Libra 2 from Booktopia or the Australian Kobo website now for $279. If you don’t want to be stuck in any one provider and want to be able to read most formats easily then Kobo is for you. Even without Kobo Plus the Kobo Libra 2 is great as it means I can read any book that I have downloaded from anywhere. With a Kobo e-reader you get Kobo Plus books, plus any others you already own that you can just drag and drop from your PC onto it and you also get access to your local library’s OverDrive catalogue. As I said you get a free trial so check it out and see if it’s right for you.įor me, if Kobo Plus had more books I actually wanted to read then the Kobo Libra 2 would be a great option. If it is up to me to try and find suitable books to read it is a no go. Would I continue to pay for Kobo Plus after the free trial ends? Unlikely just because I like certain authors and although I could (and should) branch out more the Kobo Plus app does not help with that - “You searched for Pierce Brown Red Rising, you may also like……” would be a nice option. The good news is that you can try a free trial of Kobo Plus to see if it is for you and you have a month to figure that out. ![]() Instead you will need to head over to the Kobo Plus website to find a book and add it to your “My Books”. You can try going to Booktopia who are meant to be partnered with Kobo for this venture and even though I log in using the same email etc for my Kobo Plus account it won’t recognise me as having a Kobo Plus account. Kobo Plus currently offers over 580,000 eBooks to read with more being added every month. If you are going to use a Kobo e-reader I also highly recommend their SleepCovers which not only protect the display while travelling but also provide a stand that can be used to prop up the book meaning you don’t have to hold it yourself - very handy in bed or if reading while eating lunch. If you are going on a holiday and are someone who likes to read on holidays, e-readers are perfect to cut down on luggage - of course you could always subscribe to Kobo Plus and just download the books when you want to read them. Kobo say it will fit “up to 24,000 eBooks” and although I am yet to test out that many I have easily dragged and dropped around 50 or so onto it and have barely scratched the surface of the storage. Inside the Libra 2 is 32GB of storage, equating to a bucketload of books. This is a great addition and to be honest, not something I’d used before now. This will allow you to automatically access your library’s online catalogue and read books from it. The Libra 2 has direct support for OverDrive - the online digital reading solution that most Australian public libraries use. The new Libra 2 is now charged using USB-C which means a much faster recharge but also a more compatible charging cable considering how many other devices these days are charged using USB-C. ![]() I find that they seem to last me a week or so before they need to be recharged. The battery of e-readers seems to be extraordinary - especially if you are coming over from using a tablet such as an iPad or Android tablet as an e-reader. IPX8 – up to 60 mins in 2 metres of water. The Kobo Libra 2 is also waterproof meaning that if you are a bath reader it will survive a drop in the bath - but I’m not convinced the Kobo SleepCover for it would survive it as well. The new Kindle Paperwhite has it as a very quick swipe down from the top and toggle dark mode so it is much more accessible. The change is not as hidden as it was but you still need to go into settings and swipe down to turn the dark mode on and off. During the day I switch over to light mode. I (and my sleeping wife next to me) much prefer the dark mode at night where the text is white on a black background. Eventually you could with the older Libra but you had to enable it within developer mode and that was hidden away and required “unlocking”. One new change to the Kobo Libra 2 is the ability to change to a dark mode. I prefer a warmer colour when reading at all times but it’s an easy change while reading if your surroundings change and you want to change the display. ![]() The display is set up to change colour (warmth that is) based on the time of the day - you can customise this yourself - meaning you can have it be a very warm colour at night which is apparently recommended to help you get to sleep better.
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