Kindle Oasis

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Kindle Oasis

262 positive 9 neutral 105 negative

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Kobo vs Kindle

I’m a pretty dedicated Kobo owner but it’s largely personal preference. The Paperwhite is a really good device and Amazon’s ecosystem is very easy to use. There’s a reason that Amazon is basically the default ereader for a lot of people. I switched to Kobo for two reasons. First, the form factor of

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shoes87 in r/ereader

November 29, 2025 12:21 AM

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Am I missing anything about the Kindle devices?

Lots of reasons, really. Some people are simply tired of Amazon’s near-monopoly (they’ve worked hard to ensure many people don’t even realise other ereaders exist that aren’t Kindles), or they don’t like Amazon as a company. Some people have genuine issues with Send to Kindle - if you want/need to r

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Yapyap13 in r/ereader

November 28, 2025 8:40 AM

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Just got my first Kobo - kind of regretting it after years with Kindle

I switched from Kindle Oasis to Kobo Libra Colour and will try to answer some of your questions. You can change the screen zones from the settings, I can't remember what the default was but I have the whole middle part for the menus not just the bottom of the screen, and you can drag from the top to

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MediaWorth9188 in r/ereader

November 7, 2025 6:15 AM

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What’s your favorite e-Reader and why?

Kobo Libra Colour. The built in Overdrive and Google Drive are handy. The UI is awesome. The ergonomics are much better than my Kindles. I’ve mostly stopped using Kindles now ( I’ve had them all including 1st gen and Oasis)

InterestingVisual129 in r/ereader

September 7, 2025 12:35 PM

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How long does it take you to read a book?

I read a kindle book every day, sometimes two if they are in the 350 page size. I’m 71 this week and retired, I read 4-6 hrs per day and my entire life since grade school I have always read at least an hr per day. Since retiring in 2016 I have read over 3000 kindle books. I love my Oasis!

Professional-East-29 in r/books

January 6, 2025 3:14 PM

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PSA: all Kindles Jailbreakable

I have been toying with getting a Kobo but my Oasis isn’t that old and I like my buttons. I don’t like the Amazon ecosystem and I pretty much exclusively side load all my books now. I have had my Kindle delete books off itself several times (assuming it’s Amazon’s doing). I think jailbreaking it wou

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slyfox4 in r/Calibre

February 27, 2025 3:56 PM

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Is there a reason outside of being Amazon that Kindles are disliked in this sub (US specific)?

I’ve had three Kindles over the years and the Oasis that I got in 2017 is still my primary device, so I’m certainly not anti-Kindle. Would I get another one though once my Oasis dies? Nope. Reasons are many - not a fan of Amazon’s practices; my Oasis has excellent hardware but I don’t like the book

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Yapyap13 in r/ereader

February 19, 2026 10:26 PM

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Amazon ends support for pre-2013 devices

English isn’t my native language either and your post looked fine to me! I agree though - for people who had or could only afford an older Kindle (20% off isn’t necessarily generous for people in countries where a Kindle costs a lot of money compared to their income, and in some countries it’s impos

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Yapyap13 in r/ereader

April 8, 2026 10:03 AM

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Feeling conflicted switching to Kobo

It depends on each person's use case, so I'll explain why kobo works for ME better than kindle. Amazon discontinued the kindle oasis and I didn't want to get a device without buttons. Kindle doesn't support Canadian libraries, but kobo has overdrive integration. Kindle's UI is horrible, the home pag

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MediaWorth9188 in r/ereader

April 30, 2026 3:59 PM

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Unpopular Opinion about Switching from Kindle to Kobo

Yo tampoco la entiendo Tengo dos Kobo que me encantan (al igual que mis Kindle), pero se me complica cargarles libros… por qué se complica si con calibre es tan fácil? Por eso. Porque tengo que llegar a mi casa, sentarme en el ordenador y enviarlos a los Kobo (uno por uno) para que se me puedan sinc

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Kanaimma in r/ereader

February 26, 2026 10:28 AM

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