Kobo
Clara BW
$139.99
Amazon
Based on 114 Reddit mentions
$249.99
Sentiment summary across the product areas Reddit users mention most.
Original Reddit posts and comments behind this analysis.
Each to their own. I like to see my comics in colour and I've never once been in a room where the backlight has felt too dim. I will however be a gatekeeper and proudly state that the Clara Colour is still significantly better value than the Kindle Colorsoft; extra storage, wireless charging, and no
...MythicSuns in r/kobo
March 5, 2026 6:35 PM
24
I can’t edit the post. I bought these in 2012 from Pottermore when they were sold DRM free. They were side loaded (or rather “send to kindle”) on to my colorsoft. I don’t buy books from Amazon, but I do love their devices. I get my books from other vendors and just transfer them to the device. The f
...TheGryffindor_Jedi in r/ereader
October 18, 2025 11:18 PM
59
Haven't made the switch at all, but I had a Libra 2 for 3 years and currently waiting on my KLC. I've held plenty of kindles in the last few years. When buying a new ereader, I didn't even consider kindle since you're stuck in the Amazon ecosystem. Aside from kindle unlimited, I don't see any advant
...5ky-_ in r/kobo
March 20, 2026 12:33 PM
16
You can’t pull books from a Colorsoft into Calibre. If you own a Kindle which is 11th gen or newer, your only option is to use Kindle for PC. (I know you’re on a Mac. So am I, but Kindle for Mac isn’t an option.) You do not use an older version of Kindle for PC. You follow the method that is repeate
...smallstuffedhippo in r/Calibre
April 13, 2026 2:54 PM
9
I had the opposite. I bought a tablet thinking that it would be better and that I could get more from it than just an e-reader a couple of years ago and ended up never using it and instead using my phone to read, which had it's own problems. Or just the traditional books... The tablet was one of the
...ihavenoidea1001 in r/ereader
March 7, 2026 11:51 AM
11
Honestly, you just think you want to read comics on e-ink. Realistically, it's not really there yet. and a 6" or 7" reader is just too small, you would want an 8' color tablet at a minimum, in my opinion. Some will say a 7" reader is good enough, but it seems tiny to me. A tablet is still the best f
...johje05 in r/ereader
April 6, 2026 9:08 AM
7
I don’t like being sold to in everything I do, I don’t like having ads bombard me in something as personal as my books. Even though I paid to have ads removed on my old kindle, the home page is still 99% dedicated to trying to get me to buy books instead of reading what I already have. It’s so inper
...JustJamieJam in r/kobo
July 3, 2025 4:42 PM
17
They work pretty well. I traded in my 2012 kindle fire towards a colorsoft earlier this year. I wasn’t using it often, mostly just for comics and graphic novels, since I had another ereader but it functioned normally (just shorter battery life).
alwaysouroboros in r/NetGalleyCommunity
April 14, 2026 4:54 PM
3
Farbdisplay ist ein wenig ein Knackpunkt. Ich habe einen kindle colorsoft. Das geht zwar schon, aber es ist halt sehr matt und nicht so viele Farben zur Auswahl. Über Calibre kann man relativ gut Bücher als sideload hochladen. Notizen sind aber nicht ideal. Mich reizt dafür der neue kindle scribe co
...kirk_hsv in r/buecher
April 11, 2026 5:02 PM
3
I switched from Kindle to kobo because Amazon discontinued the oasis and I could use libby with kobo (kindle doesn't support Canadian libraries). It turned out to be so much better for me, because now I stopped being influenced by kindle ads (kobo has no ads) to buy books I'll probably never buy, an
...MediaWorth9188 in r/kobo
March 22, 2026 11:46 AM
3