![]() I SYNCED MY EXISTING PDFS AND EPUB FILES USING THE FREE CALIBRE APP ON MY PC When weighing up consumer goods, we need to move away from the symbolic link between ‘weight’ and ‘quality’. I believe it feels ‘cheap’ because it also feels ‘light’, and there’s no way a company can get around this irony. The Kobo lets me roll over and hold it with one hand. In comparison to my sleek iPhone, The Kobo Libra 2 does feel light. Other reviews warned me to expect an eReader which feels cheap and nasty. (This feels akin to the flawed thinking behind carbon offset levy offered by airlines - in the scheme of things, there are way better ways to cut your impact on the environment than by paying $300 extra for recycled plastic which… isn’t waterproof - which means you’re likely to have an accident at least once in the next decade, which means you’re going to get through more of them.) FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF THE KOBO LIBRA 2 ![]() I’ve grown very skeptical of companies who appeal to consumers’ sense of guilt by charging a motza for appealing to our eco anxiety. Reducing plastic is a noble cause and one I’m very happy to get behind, but the amount of plastic that comes in with our weekly groceries exceeds the plastic in a single eReader exterior. ![]() The new model coming out soon (The Elipsa 2E) looks severely overpriced, isn’t even waterproof, and I feel like they’re justifying the price point in appealing to people who want to cut down on plastic, as they boast that the ‘Exterior is made with recycled plastic’.I don’t need to make notes using a stylus because I hate handwriting anything these days anyhow.The Libra 2 has audiobook functionality but I plan to keep listening to audiobooks via my iPhone as I can keep that in my pocket and walk around with it. It doesn’t have Dropbox support, but I don’t pay for Dropbox storage anyway. I tend to spill drinks, so it needs to be waterproof. This is the same size as the Sage, which costs almost twice as much. 32GB of storage holds my entire library and leaves plenty free for library loans and further purchases. After looking at the functionalities on all the Kobo models, Libra 2 seems like the best value for money.Of the Kobo eReader range, I chose the Libra 2 because: Kobo allows you to compare their various eReaders side-by-side on the website. (You may find, weirdly, that a Kobo eReader costs significantly less when you purchase it via Amazon rather than via the Rakuten Kobo website, which seems bizarre.) You can get both a Kobo and an Amazon paperwhite for less than the cost of a single iPad, and both will last many more years than an iPad, which Apple renders unusable after about 3-4 years because it stops updating. ![]() I will say though, if you’re not prepared to give Amazon the shove, you subscribe to Amazon Prime, you have an extensive library of Amazon ebooks, then Amazon’s paperwhite will seem like a sensible choice for you. I want to read epubs, not just Amazon’s proprietary files (.mobi).I want to read borrowed public library eBooks on a comfortable device. However, for the eyestrain reason, I barely actually read books I’ve borrowed on Libby. I use the Libby app on my iPhone to borrow from my local public library.I can’t stand Amazon and try to avoid them as much as possible.But I do like lying in bed without the light on, reading without eyestrain.Finally, finally, I decided to switch to a dedicated eReader because:
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