I didn’t know Amazon put ads on kindle 😮

​@@KobieK Yeah, the lock screen has an ad by default. It's $20 (either at point of sale or anytime after) to disable them. Plus, as the video shows, most of the home screen is advertisements.

@@millernerd thank you for this. I now know I should get a Kobo

@@KobieK I sold my Kindle Oasis and got a Kobo Clara BW. Am very happy. I much prefer the sunken screen. You really can tell the difference. And the brightness shortcut gesture is so good.

I have the older b/w LIbra. With the seven-inch screen and page turn buttons, it, at least for me, is essentially perfect. Also, my physician wanted to get out of the Amazon "experience" so a few months ago I gave her my mom's unused b/w Libra. (My very elderly mom just could not figure it out and no longer wanted it.) Anyway, my doctor just loves the Kobo environment. And she uses Kobo's built-in OverDrive to access our state library holdings. This is Kobo's standard feature not mentioned in the review. It is a fantastic default service along with Kobo's preinstalled Pocket. If you follow eBay offerings, you should be able to find a b/w Libra of your choice therein. Just be careful not to overpay. eBook readers seem all too often artificially overpriced on eBay. But, with patience, a good Libra is likely to be found.

I so agree. I'm waiting for Amazon. I prefer a kindle, and also prefer reading in black and white as opposed to the Kobo colour readers that I have seen. I'll stick with Amazon. Even though I disagree with some of the things they do.

I wanted kindle base version but same problem.

People on reddit suggesting that there are issues with supply chain and they won't be available for a while so go for the refurbished ones.

Hi! May i ask why did u return Kobo Clara color and get the BW instead? Im eyeing Kobo clara color and currently got Kindle basic 2022

​@@heathersky8218 The BW is crisper with superior contrast (which means you wont need to use the front light during the day and at night you can have it as low as 1-5%.) It's also noticeably more responsive by a couple of milliseconds. And lastly the Clara Colour unfortunately produces a rainbow effect on certain black and white manga/comics which is not an issue with the BW model. I feel as though an e-reader is in it's prime when the front light is off, and if I'm forced to use it I may as well be using a tablet. Hope this make sense. 👍

@@TheDanteBoots thank you so much for your response! Very in-depth. Ive never thought tht e-ink is at it best when front light is off.

May I ask you how you managed to return it? I keep looking for the page and can’t find it. Did you email them, if so, would you mind sharing it here?

@@larissadanek6646 It was purchased through a local retailer here in Australia so it wasn't an issue. However I have read on kobo's website that they offer 30 day change of mind returns if you purchased direct, I would just open a chat with them or send an email. I think you're only required to pay return postage.

As they have already migrated note-taking over to the Libra color, it seems unlikely they would cannibalize that construction by making something only 1 inch bigger However, there is speculation that gallery 3 might be implemented as that is fitting for an 8-in device

@@goodereaderThank you, I hope we get a bigger Carta 1300 screen

It's always going to be hard on camera through another device, but the kobo Clara has two less layers in front of your eyes, so it's actually clearer

btw, raised border is a perfect dust collector but I like the e-reader market is getting some kind of a refresh

…but having a ‘lighter background which makes it easier to read’ is not actually incompatible with ‘it has two fewer layers so it’s actually clearer’. The extra layers might have an effect on light diffusion, making the Kindle’s background appear lighter and thus, for OP specifically, easier to read, even if the Kobo is ‘clearer’ insofar as how distinct each letter appears on the screen. It’s possible that the whiteness being more pronounced in the Kindle affects perceived black levels-for some people, anyway-at least when it comes to text.

@@goodereader why 2? Shouldnt it be just 1 layer (glass)?

@@jweetogh4320 the outer layer of the top cover has a small film on it

Someone else said they upgraded from Clara 2E (carta 1200, same as PW) to Clara BW, and that the difference in clarity is substantial. Still you are probably okay not upgrading, but people do seem impressed by the 1300 screen.

Can't you install the kindle app on kobo devices?

Carta 1200 vs Carta 1300, literally the only difference I believe

SD card slots are being deprecated from most devices nowadays because they are so slow. Also I believe the Kobo doesn't lock you to a bookstore, unlike the Kindle it supports .epub out of the box which is an open standard. Kindle you have to convert your epubs to be able to load them into the device

I hope they make a libra bw too, hard to go back to my kindle's since their screens dont look as sharp as libra 2 or the new Clara bw

lt seems the page turns are faster so maybe that means the 6 inches is less of a disadvantage..

Its better than kindle anyway

What's the point? Even Clara 2E is better than Kindle basic. He's done that comparison.

Correct, also, it is not he, there is a team of 40 people here at good e-reader As we said at the beginning of the video, we can't do 40 plus comparisons, it is not humanly possible Thank you very much for all your support

please listen to literally the very beginning of the video

@@goodereader yeah i listen you say "start with"