Kobo Libra Colour unboxing and first impressions
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I have to admit that after watching your video, I was sold on the idea of the Kobo Libra Colour. I gave up on Amazon’s Kindle a while back and have been shopping around for a new eReader. So, I have taken the plunge and ordered the Libra Colour.
I also use Calibre to organise my eLibrary, and am looking forward to reading off the Libra when it arrives.
So I guess, a thank you is in order.
I wanted to love this product. But sadly the front light is too much for my migraines. I guess I’m stuck with the kindle for now.
Nice review. It's funny I've seen the device onscreen now a couple of times and in person yesterday in retail world and the screen looks pink to me. Other people online have commented as well. I guess it's the new blue dress/gold dress thing.
Interesting! I definitely don't see any pink
I too have tired of Amazon, thank you for the video I'm making the switch to Kobo
You won’t be disappointed. I suggest the Clara BW or the Libra 2 unless you really want color. I’ve owned almost every model.
@@davidw2744 thanks! I pulled the trigger on the Libra Colour.
Thank you for sharing. I definitely gonna get one of them. I’m dyslexic and I need Bluetooth because I listen to it on my phone. I love books but I can’t read them. I’m not very good at reading being dyslexic. I can’t pick up a book and read it straight I struggle with it and I listen to books on my phone and I seen that Scott That be brilliant and being dyslexic people need colour and I don’t do much to the brain strange thank you for sharing 👍👍📕📕📕 sorry for my spelling 🙏🏽
A win for annotators! IT IS SO STINKING GOOD! Thanks, Olly. 😊
I bought the Kobo Clara Colour, but I returned it because the page is too gray for comfort unless you dial up the brightness. I love that textured back, though. It’s easy to hold without a case, where my Kindle Basic is too slick.
That's a big difference. I had an older generation ereader (not Kobo, but similar), and recently bought the new, color version from the same company. Initially I couldn't tell, but then I put them side by side and the difference was significant. I also figured out this way that I actually prefer the colour screen, because for some reason (probably the contrast in combination with my eye conditions), the old screen tends to give me migraines more often. But regardless, it is indeed an obvious difference.
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You know, I'm trying to move away from e-readers, I rarely feel the need for color, I don't need to annotate electronically ... and yet of course I want this device!
It is very appealing!
When ordering a genuine Kobo case, it is easy to order the “wrong” one, depending upon whether you require the case to be able to hold the overpriced stylus, hereto referred as the stylus. The case that has a slot to hold the stylus has the word “notebook” in the description. I’m very pleased with the build and feel of the Kobo cases as compared to the Kindle cases. It is much more pleasant to the touch. Thank you for another wonderful video, and thank you for the time and effort that you provide to produce these videos for us. Much appreciated!
Thank you! Glad you're enjoying the videos
Yes! I am exactly the same. I use my Kindle Scribe all the time, but I have never ever used the stylus, because even I can't read my handwriting!
The Kobo does pretty good handwriting recognition and is somehow able to read mine!
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Only B/W!👍
I have kobo normal black and white and I love it had it for two years now
Is there a real advantage to reading in color? In sounds nice but I’m hard pressed to think of a practical use. I don’t read many graphic novels .
Nope, it’s just pretty
Happy Birthday Olly! I also had my birthday recently
The first couple days I had my Libra Colour, when comparing it directly side by side with my paperwhite, I felt like the UI on the kobo (I’ve been a kobo girlie for close to 15 years) is far better user experience but the screen on my paperwhite was better as far as contrast.
I was initially disappointed at how gray the Libra appeared when reading, felt like there was a grainy, screen door thing going on. I debated returning it.
However after just 2 days, my eyes have adjusted and I just don’t see the screen door or grain anymore. I live in southern Spain, so outdoor lighting ranges from overwhelmingly bright to quite shady overcast, and I’m able to read it just fine.
If I put my ereaders side by side, again I do prefer the BW look of the kindle, but I also love the colors on the Libra and the UI so ultimately I am keeping it
Yeah there definitely is a greyness to the screen as a result of the layer that gives it the colour, but agree that you don't notice it when actually reading
I ordered this after seeing MJ's video and I keep stalking my email to see if it shipped yet. I've never had a non-kindle e-reader, and I'm so excited to try this! My question is...lets say you finish the book that you wrote in. Is there an easy place to go to see the notes you made? I wouldn't want to page through it to find them. Also, do you know if it connects to goodreads like kindle does?
It doesn’t connect to Goodreads as that’s an Amazon owned service.
And when you go into a book you can opt to see a list of all your notes and highlights
@@CriminOllyBlog Thanks, Olly! I didn't realize goodreads was owned by amazon, but of course it is
Some questions, I know I can find the answers online, but a video review should cover this points imo and it could still be useful for people that want to see it in action and an opinion it the talking points are useful or not (I remember deciding wether to buy a kindle or kobo years ago in base of which let me invert the colors of the page and then as soon as I bought my kindle and tested it I found that I didn't need it as much as I thought):
1) I like the color screen, but sometimes even on some other devices I like to put the screen in B&W so that I can be less distracted by colors and has helped me immensely to be less distracted by my devices, does the kobo Clara have a black and white mode just in case?
2) You said that they are repairable but by how much? can you just take out the battery or can you replace things like the Port or the buttons?
3) How does it charge (i.e. magnetically or just with a USB-C port)? How fast does it charge? and how much does it last? I presume the color screen adds to the battery consumption just by adding a second screen that has to work alongside the b&w screen underneath
4) Are there some books that you can find on the Kobo store that are on the Kindle store or viceversa? I'm worried of switching and not finding books that I want and Amazon surely has a bigger market just cause of the fact that everyone can auto-publish on kindle
5) Regarding the last point, how easily can you pass books to the Clara? Do you have to connect it to your PC or can you use an App?
6) Does the pen have its own battery or is the Clara just reacting to the pen like a DS stylus would via the resistive layers and pressure sensitivity?
7) What are some of the things that the Clara does better than the Kindle? You mentioned being able to write directly on the letters, are there some other things that made you pause and say "I didn't know I wanted this"?
8) are there somethings that a color screen could be used for that you still prefer to read on paper? for example Children books, sure color could be useful but I'm sure a kid could find weird having to look at pictures on a small cooler screen rather than a big book, same goes with stuff like magazines/newspaper or textbooks, the main reason I'm interest in color is for comics and graphic novels, would you prefer to read them on paper or on the Kindle?
9) how are the colors rendered? are they even remotely comparable to the colors of a real comic? I look at all the images and thing that the colors are very pretty when it comes to minimal book covers o flat colors but everyone says that they are washed up when it comes to things like gradients, I don't expect a 1:1 accuracy and saturation, but I don't want to buy a device just so the colors are a just a tiny bit better than no color at all
thanks in advance even if you answer to just some of the questions :)
I can help with #2 and #3.
#2 - ifixit has partnered with kobo and offers full user guides with pictures for replacing the screen, battery, main board, front case and back case and parts are available for purchase. Kobo recommends only doing this route once the original warranty runs out.
#3 it’s USB-C charging only and from dead empty to full charge it comes in at just under 2 hours.
Gurl this was just his unboxing video. He said he’s going to do another video with an actual review
Happy belated birthday!!! Mine was yesterday. Looking forward to watching the rest of this review because I also want to separate from Amazon. OH, I'm curious about removing the DRM as you said...
Hi Olly. Question about the ereader. Can you transfer your scribbles and notes from the ereader to other devices, and what file format would that be in if so? Thanks.
Do i need another ereader? No.
Do i want the colour Libra? Absolutely yes.
Will i get it....? Desperately trying to resist.
Hi there Olly! I'd love to see how it works with manga/comics if you're able to try it out on your video. Especially how it works zooming in and out of the picture. I tried reading some Manga on my Kindle Signature and it was so SLOOOOOW! It was so unpleasant to use.
Thanks , I have an inkpad 4 . But I like kobo. I think you must always have the front light , so is the battery ok,it last a long time ? I was waiting for a new sage because 8 is the right screen size for me … perhaps they ll make it. A sage color would be great
This device sounds great I’ll be interested to hear your final thoughts.
I've had a Kobo Forma for four years now. I was skeptical about ereaders, but when the libraries closed during the pandemic, I bought it so I could virtually check out books. Surprise Surprise, I love it! And my wife loves me reading in bed without a neck light. :)
I will always prefer paper, but I love my Kobo as an alternative. One of these years I will buy one of these newer models.
I really love ereaders as a way to read - so convenient
It's great, especially for reading manuscripts and as a motorcyclist, not being saddled with books on journeys, but be careful, the screen has a tendency to die a premature death. I thought it was a kindle thing, but my Kobo went belly up only after two or three years…
It looks great indoors but too dark outdoors. I ended up returning it. The only other time I returned an ereader was the Kindle Oasis 1. I applaud Kobo for taking the risk though.
mine looks great outdoors?
That's really nice, looking forward your review. Go well Olly.
I have never had a kobo or an ereader , is it easy to make a kobo account
Yes, super easy!
@@CriminOllyBlog does one pay for that too?
Not for the account no, just for books if you buy them
@@CriminOllyBlog ok thank you so much. Getting one this week.
i have one. i put a cutout of paperlike on thescreen to make it more like the kincle scribe
Thanks. Interested in this. I like the fact that they have it user-reparable -- agreed that this is rare and helpful.
As someone who is finding Amazons ecosystem a little intrusive, how would you compare the Kobo ecosystem?
It’s MUCH lighter. It’s there if you want it but far less in your face
I want one now.
I’ve been considering this. Will be very curious about your thoughts after using it for a while. Compare it to the Bigme you have, curious how they stack up.
Will do! It certainly feels like a well done device so far
I just recently picked the libra colour up too and am loving it, was to get away from the kindle system too, really getting in to annotating now plus handy for keeping a work journal on something that is always with me
I have a question: How many different note pages you can make? I want to get one and use it for notes in school, and for every subject I want 1 apart ‘file’.
Happy Birthday Olly! Ah you’ll have a great time with Kobo. I’ve been a loyal Kobo user for years. I love the overdrive/libby plug-in so you can take out library books directly from your device. I have the same one as you and a kobo sage. The sage is a bit crisper just because colour e-reader technology is still slightly behind black and white, so if you have any issues I thoroughly recommend the sage but if not the colour should be great too. Enjoy!
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@@JasonFuhrman Pahaha busted!
Thank you!
Happy belated birthday! I recently had a birthday too! Also, I can't wait to try read a pulp book I recently got. This channel peaked my interest in those kind of books!
Hope you enjoy that pulp book! What is it?
@@CriminOllyBlog Sin on Wheels: The Uncensored Confessions of a Trailer Camp Tramp (PlanetMonk Pulps Book 21)
The title is hilarious!
@@stephanieramos8401 well that looks great!