Libra Colour

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Libra Colour

448 positive 8 neutral 81 negative

Based on 537 Reddit mentions

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First book on the 3ds

Don't buy a Kindle. Don't buy an old Kindle especially. Kindle 4s are about to be blocked from accessing the Kindle store entirely in a few days. You won't be able to register it either. You can get eInk readers with physical buttons from companies not named Amazon that are new, and still supported.

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Slight-Win4207 in r/3DS

May 11, 2026 3:23 PM

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Bitter Sweet

Amazon's real market advantage is the near monopoly they have on content. They lock a lot of authors into exclusive agreements. KOReader will breath new life into your kindle. It has no store, which I see as a plus because I don't get suggestions, etc. Everything is sideloaded using Calibre. I repla

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quarl0w in r/DungeonCrawlerCarl

May 12, 2026 12:00 AM

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What ereaders are good?

I have had numerous e-readers over the years but currently have a Kobo Libra Colour and it's my favorite so far. The integration with libby is fantastic.

Throw_Me_Away8834 in r/LibbyApp

April 3, 2026 1:58 PM

50

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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New Kindle Feature Uses AI to Answer Questions About Books—And Authors Can't Opt Out

Kobos kobo libra colour is fantastic. Blows kindle out of the water and I won't be coming back to amazon again.

Funkytowel360 in r/books

December 13, 2025 1:53 AM

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New Kindle Feature Uses AI to Answer Questions About Books—And Authors Can't Opt Out

If you want page turn buttons, I just (2 days ago!) switched from Kindle to Kobo (Libra Colour). I’m loving it so far, especially the page turn buttons (and the fact the power button isn’t on the bottom where I accidentally turn off my kindle when I rest it against something). I also love that it do

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Von_Rothdave in r/books

December 13, 2025 1:53 AM

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My 13 year old wants an e-reader, help.

Get her a Kobo, it's repairable so if it breaks you don't need to buy a whole new one. Screen savers can be customised easily. I have a Kobo Libra Colour and it's super straight forward, just has the forward and back physical buttons when reading and is touch screen otherwise.

Trick_Intern4232 in r/ereader

April 19, 2026 11:24 PM

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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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X4 Colored Next?!

I have a Kobo Libra Colour and honestly, I got it because of the hype of the color e-ink display, but the tradeoff is not worth it for me. The screen is way dimmer than a regular black and white one, forcing you to have the frontlight on almost all the time, and the screen has this weird blurry-ness

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Ravasaurio in r/xteinkereader

February 24, 2026 1:41 PM

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New Kindle Feature Uses AI to Answer Questions About Books—And Authors Can't Opt Out

I vouch for Kobo. I love my Kobo Libra Colour. And Calibre is pretty easy. I was able to download my entire Amazon library and convert them to a format for my Kobo. I think Amazon has stopped allowing you to download your library now, though. Oh also Kobo has integration with Libby/Overdrive. Makes

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Angedelanuit97 in r/books

December 13, 2025 4:17 AM

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