Kobo is discounting two of its finest e-readers. The Kobo Elipsa 2E, a competitor to the Kindle Scribe, is offered for an all-time low of $349.99 ($50 off) from Rakuten Kobo and Target. In the meantime, the Kobo Libra Color is offered for $209.99 ($20 off) from Amazon, Target, and Rakuten Kobo. The sale runs by means of July tenth.
The Kobo Elipsa 2E is my top pick 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 way more restricted; you’ll be able to’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 presents a extra intuitive and versatile expertise.
In the meantime, the Kobo Libra Color is price a glance if you’d like one thing smaller however nonetheless feature-packed. Just like the Kindle Colorsoft, it encompasses 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 offers a nice, easy-on-the-eyes expertise. It additionally contains 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 primary disadvantage is the shortage of native Kindle guide assist, however it makes up for this with broader file format compatibility and assist for direct borrowing from public libraries by means of OverDrive. Plus, in case you don’t thoughts a couple of additional steps, you’ll be able to at all times convert Kindle books to be used on Kobo units.