Kobo Libra vs Amazon Kindle Oasis 3
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
- The Kobo Libra and Kindle Oasis 3 have have the same asymmetrical design and have manual page turn buttons. This comparison takes a look at the hardware, software, UI, e-reading experience for ebooks and PDF files. We also look at the front-lit display and Amber LED lights for nighttime reading.
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These two devices represent the latest offerings from each company.
These are both the only 7" devices on the market. The 7" screen size has not been used all that much but these two really make the most of it.
Check out how they stack up against each other.
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I have the Libra, and since its my first ebook reader ever, im blown away by the screen and how "real" it feels to read on it as paper. Also its very light, but Im sure the Kindle oasis justifies its price. Luckily I also only read english books as opposed to my native tongue, to the shop is OK tho I reckon its hard for other scandinavians with Kobo. Plugging it in to the computer is great however, simple drag and drop of epubs and the Kobo recognizes it as soon as i plug it out from the computer. Great buy for me so far!
Hi, I know you posted this a long time ago, but I’m about to buy a Kobo Libra and I read a lot of English books (not my native tongue also), can you say how good the translator/dictionary stuff works on kobo Libra? Do you need the WiFi ON to use the dictionary? I heard something like that .... thank you and I hope you read this 🙂
At a glance you would think that those are 2 colors of the same device.
Jay Vansickle Right? Which one came first?
@@Sonarman77 Wrong question.
Which one is better?
@@frenchpeacock, I've used neither, but I would be interested in your opinion.
Lack of epub support is a dealbreaker to me. Amazon really, really want you to depend on their ecosystem.
You have a gazillion of mobile apps or websites today, that converts everything to mobi in seconds..... Sadly kobo has a lot to sweat to catch those bastards...
Great review, but one thing worth pointing out is that outside the US you can’t use overdrive on a kindle. So you’re paying less for the Kobo, and getting with it free access to library books that you can’t get on the Kindle.
Not just overdrive, also Audible and many other features like TTS (text-to-speech), functions that are for anglophone only.
@Kevin Burke I use audiobooks while reading time to time to keep focus. I have noticed that I read more books in a week. Especially the graphic audiobooks. But yes you are right with that
@Kevin Burke Well there is an opinion...
@Keven DeBurgh Well that's your opinion. But while driving a car you could listen to audibles but you cannot read! You should not argue from your point of view others might see it differently!
Not gonna lie this is the biggest drawback for me as I live in SEA. I would love to own a Kobo but if we don’t even have a library that offers overdrive then I can’t justify the purchase 😭
After installing KOReader on my Kobo Libra h20, pdf reading is a breeze! Highly recommend it
Hi, How can i install koreader on the libra?
The Oasis seems marginally better, but not £100 better. And I'm keen to move away from Amazon for my next ereader, so I think I'm going to get the Libra.
I love my kobo libra 2. I like it more than oasis which I gave to my older brother
The TRANSLATION on Kobo is on the Dictionary window 3:25.
There you see which language is the dictionary, then you need just to choose the language you want to translate.
ΗΙ, IS THERE ANY WAY TO SAVE MY NOTES WITH LIBRA? TO EXPORT THEM SOMEHOW? ALSO. AMAZON HAS GOODREDEAR, POCKETBOOK EREADER I THINK, KOBO? THE KOBO READERS WHERE THEY REVIEW AND DISCUSS THERE READINGS? THANKS IN ADVANCE
None of the Amazon Kindle readers can render an eBook file in the more common and open .epub format. They're limited to Amazon's proprietary Kindle format. So buying the Oasis is like buying a digital music player that can't play .mp3 files. Crazy! For nearly $100 less, the Kobo Libra will render more formats of eBook files, including .epub.
It is disappointing because the Amazon book-purchase ecosystem is convenient. But sideloading books is not, and if your books are not in the proprietary Amazon Kindle format, you are out of luck unless you're willing to waste your time running "conversions" on a PC before you load the book onto the Oasis. I'm not willing to waste my time doing that, so the Kobo is hands-down a better device for me.
When using Callibre to keep all your books ‘in one place’, you don’t have to worry about conversion because Callibre does all the work for you. Sideloading is as easy as with any Kobo device. That being said, I don’t like the closed ecosystem either.
@@christopher1800 Well, sometimes even Calibre fails to convert a simple PDF into an epub format (I use a tolino which now is made by Kobo for the Austrian and German market)!
Sadly, ePub isn’t also the kobo file format, and if you wanna know your statistics on kobo, they just count the KEPUB files.... sadly, I love the Libra H2Omodel.
I got around this by jailbreaking my Oasis. But you should t have to do that just to get the functionality you expect from an almost 300 dollar device
@@analuisamachado9056 - I read .epub books all the time on my Kobo Libra reader. I've got about 100 .epub books on my device as we speak. I only occasionally read Kindle formatted books on my Kobo device because it's just more of a hassle to handle them.
Being able to email documents to a kindle is a huge pro and not one I could easily do without. I keep seeing a lot about how it’s not easy to load books onto the kindle but I’ve never had any issues with it and I love being able to email and convert PDFs to it all in one go. I also really like the text predictor when writing notes. I am looking to upgrade to the oasis soon and I keep trying to see if I should switch to kobo, but nothing I’ve found makes it sound more desirable to me (besides the not giving money to Amazon part)
ETA I’m also in USA, if I lived anywhere else I would go with Kobo b/c of the library issue. As it is now, it’s super easy for me to get library books on the kindle.
This is SUCH an underrated feature that saves me SO much time without needing to plug it into a computer every time I need new books. I don’t live in the US so we don’t have libraries that offer Overdrive so I can’t justify to switch to a Kobo either. If I had that feature, I’d definitely switch but if I need to plug my e-reader to a computer just whenever I need new books, I don’t think it’s worth it 🥺 tho having a white e-reader is certainly tempting LOL
Also oasis has worse battery life than kobo. Kobo has like 5x greater battery life
I like the Oasis, i own one but the edges are sharp. The corner becomes painful on the palm after few minutes that I have to use a case to cover the sharp edges.
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Oasis has no sharp edges. i think you are lost or confused or both lol
@@heidis2330 You are technically correct. The edges are rounded, but not enough to keep them from digging into your palm.
Hey! Do you guys have any idea of what are the chances of VPL e-books working on kindle devices anytime soon? Already have a kindle and it’s sad no being able to use it at VPL :/
Well... liked the video but you don't talk about form factor, library ease (Libra by far), the Amazon ecosystem and the many types of files Libra takes vs Amazon. Amazon's ads are pervasive at this point. I'm seriously thinking of getting a Libra after reading all the benefits but you left out those.
Nice review but, unless I missed it, you didn't talk about the physical comfort. It's a big deal to me and the reason why I bought my previous Kindle Oasis. The Kobo Libra looks more comfortable to hold, so I would have been interested to hear your thoughts. Great video otherwise though, and from the specs discussed in the video, it seems it comes down to which you value more: 5~10% better performance or $70 cheaper price.
Thanks for the overlook, but what has not been covered is the way the books archives are arranged in both devices. Thanks.
Oasis has a terrible screen contrast, it is worse than my old Kindle 4. So I sold it. Didn't expect that from a high end e-book reader. Now I'm looking into purchasing Kobo. Thanks for the comparison.
Alright, got the Kobo. Unfortunately it has the same GRAY screen as Oasis had. Apart that the device is very cool.
Hi there! is it possible to transfer my epub books that I´ve downloaded from my pc to this model of kobo? I have windows 10.
2. Does kobo have an integrated translator?
What do you recommend me, should I buy this kobo or the kindle oasis? thanks
Yes! you can connect any Kobo to your computer and drag-and-drop your file to read on your kobo
If you have the epub books stick with the Kobo! The Kindle uses its own format.
Is kindle oasis 3 good for offline manga reading e.g read from jpg/png files via some sort of file browser or do you have to cover them into cbz or cbr form
There Is a free software called "Kindle comic converter" which gives you the opportunity to transform JPEG, PDF, CBR, CBZ files into MOBI files. The experience of reading a manga on a Kindle oasis 3 is great.
I need Nauto manga pdf..Can you help me?
Is it just my eyes or does the Kindle Oasis 3 screen look better (more like paper, less like a computer screen) than the Kobo Libra H20? They seem to use the same exact screen, so I don't understand why they wouldn't look the same. (New to eBook readers).
The Oasis has a flush screen and the Kobo Libra doesn't (recessed screen) so maybe that's why you're seeing a difference on the video. (I realize your question is two years old and you might never read my answer :) )
@@xavierrethore3778 I read it. 😁. Thank you for responding. Ended up going with the Oasis.
@@jasonls44 Good choice, I have an Oasis and absolutely love it. The Kobo Libra 2 is cute in white but the plastic looks a bit cheap and the buttons are a little close to the edge I think.
I have kobo libra and have always been using kobo. But i want to have kindle oasis. I’m waiting for primes day or maybe black friday deals
i ordered a stylus pen on the website of good e reader around a week ago. but no reply to my email. i sent an email to you again. still no reply. are you guys swindler or what? check your email and reply.
I hope if my onyx boox note pro resembles the design of these readers. I mean yes it is 20.3 inch but I think if it is thicker from one side that you can hold with your hand with page up/down buttons and the remaining part of the device is thinner, that would be great I think.
I have oasis 10th generation and its handling is amazing and comfortable. I bought note pro to read my medical pdf textbooks
It does seem like the Oasis is better. But is it $100 better? Maybe not.
It's utterly ridiculous, at the price Amazon is charging for these devices, that they force you to pay $20 more to eliminate ads. That's unacceptable.
@@Indydi Obviously there are still enough buyers for those devices. Otherwise Amazon would have stopped this practice! *sigh*
To me this white Libra H2O looks much better than this Oasis! (There is also a black version of the Kobo Libra H2O.)
Cool explanation!!!
I have the Oasis 3 and thought the amber light was a tad soft. But next to the Oasis, the Libra looks like it has hardly any warm lighting at all
This guy obviously doesn't know how accurate those translations are. Try reading a Hindi book through translation.
They mess it up the translation
even worse than google translate. dictionary is better if you are learning a new language. it is a test of patience but this is the path in order to master new languages. motivation and patience
Are you talking about kobo translation or kindle? I don’t have any of these, wanting to buy one , to read in English (learn English) so translation is super important to me.
weight?
Just pick one and READ!
На кобо более контрастный экран?
0:15 The Saga of Tanya Evil both the anime and manga are real good. She's a little monster
Libra's light is very uneven. The top right side is darker.
It's true. I had to return my Libra because I'm way too OCD for that. Getting the Oasis.
@Kevin Burke It's no problem for me, because it's super easy to convert from other formats to Kindle supported formats. Also here in the USA Overdrive does work well with the Kindle, or so I've heard. Also it's not just the darkness that was an issue for me, it was the color of the light going from yellow to white in a gradient across the screen, which was super distracting to me.
Mein Kampfy Chair it’s not convenient since you might have other problems like bug in the “time left in chapter” which is kinda important since Kindle does not have pages. It’s not worth the money with a badly done software
I returned mine for that reason. The lighting does not do justice to the screen: uneven and off-color.
Thanks you!!!
Thx
Audible integration is pretty important too. Presumably the Kobo doesn’t have it?
It is a distinction, however Kobo has stated it doesn't believe in adding that feature to their e-readers. If someone is waiting on or expecting that, they're in for a disappointment. One should know going in that Kobo won't have that feature. It's like expecting Nintendo to upgrade their firmware and software to play high speed violent video games instead of being just good enough to play Mario and Zelda games.
It's the same reason Kobo won't add an internet browser or games to their e-readers.
@Digitalbumpin they don't believe in adding non-basic reading applications. Hence, what I said, browser capability, games, and listening applications either through audiobooks or text to speech. BTW, Audible isn't the only way to listen to a book.
@@jenniferhernandez4639 I agree. I like my Kobo because it is a very readable text, without distractions.
It's trivial to get audio books on your smart phone or computer. For a book reader, I want to focus my $$ on screen quality
Audible means nothing to me. I'd rather my reader not have it. Audible is NOT reading.
The entire reading experience is better on the Kobo and the store's ability to actually recommend books you like rather than what Kindle is pushing, sometimes for an agenda (opinion), and I for one, am sick of it.
Kobo for me thanks.
Kobo all the way! Unless you like paying for gas forever! Always under the thumb of corporations!
Awesome... I’m sticking to my Kindle.
They seem so similar it's a no brainier to get the Kindle for free shipping; saves at least $10-20 and gets that full Amazon customer support line plus audible integration
I understand the convenience of having an eReader. I purchased the new oasis but feels un-book like, as if im reading on a tablet. Still nowhere near a high-quality hard cover book in my opinion.
Wow did you figure that out all by yourself Sherlock??? 😂 Of course it's not gonna feel like a big hardcover that's the freaking point.
das 1988 you must be miserable with your life.
@@richi5831 Lol...
Well come on man. Common sense says "it's an electronic device" "looks like a tablet" So therefore it's not gonna feel like a book holding it. (A case could make it feel more book like I guess) But the point it it has a great battery life. It DOES look like paper and you won't have a bunch of paper books.cluttering your house. It's a win win and losing the feel of a paper book is worth it. In fact except for the feel of the device ereaders mimick books very very well.
eink devices aren't meant to replace physical books. they are meant to not hurt your eyes when reading and offer different advantages compared to physical, just like physical offers different advantages compared to eink devices. they serve different purposes and people.
personally i love having all my library in my pocket, without fearing losing all my books if my flat catches fire (god forbid). having a dictionary in one place without the hassle of googling, and saving quotes in a snap. you can also customize book covers, fonts, etc.
in turn, i love the smell of real books and turn real pages.
@@mz0g Exactly. I'm surprised that he was too dense to realize that...😄
These reviews are very strange. Instead of having a wine glass format - talking broadly, focused talking, again broad review- all you review/comparisons start with the details, details, and details. Totally trivial details, instead of taking about lets say screen, contrast, etc.
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Fuck Amazon. Buy Kobo.
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